World Bank Assisted National Agricultural Higher Education Project Education Division Indian Council of Agricultural Research Government of India Procurement Plan (Ist Phase – 18 months ) From : May 2017 to Sept.,2018 1 I. General 1. Project information Country : India Borrower : Government of India Project Name : NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL HIGHER EDUCATION PROJECT (NAHEP) Project Identification No (ID) : P151072 : -- Project Implementing Agency (PIA): ICAR and all participating Agriculture Universities 2. Bank’s approval Date of the Initial Procurement Plan: 4. Date of General Procurement Notice: 16th December 2016 Period covered by this procurement plan: First 18 months of the project i.e April, 2017 to Sept., 2018 5. Applicable Bank Guideline: a) For Goods ,Works and Non-consulting Services :"Guidelines: Procurement of Goods, Works and Non-Consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers" dated January 2011 (Procurement Guidelines) and revised July 2014; and b) For Consultancy Services :"Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers" dated January 2011 (Consultant Guidelines) and revised July 2014; 2 II. Goods, Works and Non-Consulting Services Category Method of Threshold (US$ Prior review threshold Procurement Equivalent) Goods and International Contracts more than the All contracts Non- competitive Bidding equivalent of US$ 3 equal to consulting (ICB) million per contract or greater than US$2 services(excl Limited International As per para 3.2 of the million equivalent; uding TI Bidding Guideline , all Contracts contracts) more than the equivalent of US $ 100,000 per contract National competitive Contracts more than the Bidding (NCB) equivalent of US$ 100,000 but less than the equivalent of US$ 3 million per contract (with NCB conditions) Shopping ** Up to $100,000 Direct As per para 3.7 of Contracting(DC) Guidelines Community# As per para 3.19 of the Participation guideline Force Account As per para 3.9 of Guidelines Framework As per para 3.6 of Agreements(FA) Guidelines Works ICB Civil works more or All contracts equal to or equivalent of greater than US$10 million US$40,000,000 per equivalent contract NCB Civil works more than 100,000 and upto $40,000,000 (with NCB conditions) Shopping Civil works up to $100,000 DC As per para 3.7 of Guidelines Community As per para 3.19 of the participation# guideline Force Account As per para 3.9 of Guidelines Consultants’ CQS/LCS Contracts Up to All contracts equal to or Services $300,000 or less per greater than US$1 Million contract equivalent for firms; and equal to or greater than 3 Category Method of Threshold (US$ Prior review threshold Procurement Equivalent) Single source As per para 3.9-3.11 of US$300,000 equivalent selection (SSS) Guidelines for individuals Individual contracts As per Section V of Guidelines QCBS/QBS/FBS for all other cases (i) International >$800,000 shortlist (ii) Shortlist may Up to $800,000 comprise national consultants only * If a transaction comprises several contracts, lots or slices, the aggregate estimated value of all contracts, lots or slices will determine the applicable threshold amount. **State Rate Contracts cannot be used at par with Shopping. If state rate contract exists for an item, the same can be considered as one of the 3 quotations to be sought under shopping procedures. However DGS&D rate contracts are acceptable under any procurement under the Shopping procedure # Community Procurement would be applicable to activities under learning/training pilots It would be based on World Bank “Guidance Note For Management of Procurement Responsibilities In Community-Driven Development Projects dated December 2009 and as included in the Procurement manual. 2. Pre-qualification: Not Applicable 3. Reference to Project Procurement Manual: A Procurement Manual based on World Bank Guidelines “Procurement of Goods, Works, and Non-Consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011,Revised July 2014”and “Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers” has been prepared. All procurements in the project will be governed by the procedures described in the Manual. In case of any inconsistency between the Procurement Manual and the World Bank Guidelines 2011, Revised July 2014, the provisions of the Guidelines shall prevail. 4. Any Other Special Procurement Arrangements (Goods & Works) : A. Contracts procured in advance will be financed under retroactive financing within the specified limits, as agreed to in the Credit Agreement provided they are procured in accordance with agreed processes and procedures for the project and have been cleared as part of procurement plan. B. National Competitive Bidding (NCB) method for procurement of goods, works and non- consulting services as per the above value thresholds will be conducted in accordance 4 with paragraph 3.3 and 3.4 of the World Bank Procurement Guidelines and the following provisions: (i) Only the model bidding documents for NCB agreed with the GOI Task Force (and as amended for time to time), shall be used for bidding; (ii) Invitations to bid shall be advertised in at least one widely circulated national daily newspaper (or on a widely used website or electronic portal with free national and international access ) along with an abridged version of the said advertisement published in a widely circulated national daily inter-alia giving the website/electronic portal details from which the details of the invitation to bid can be downloaded), at least 30 days prior to the deadline for the submission of bids; (iii) No special preference will be accorded to any bidder either for price or for other terms and conditions when competing with foreign bidders, state-owned enterprises, small-scale enterprises or enterprises from any given State. (iv) Except with the prior concurrence of the Bank, there shall be no negotiation of price with the bidders, even with the lowest evaluated bidder; (v) Extension of bid validity shall not be allowed with reference to contracts subject to prior review without the prior concurrence of the World Bank (i) for the first request for extension if it is longer than four weeks; and (ii) for prior approved packages, all subsequent requests for extension irrespective of the period. (Such concurrence will be considered by the Bank only in cases of Force Majeure and circumstances beyond the control of the Purchaser/Employer); (vi) Re-bidding shall not be carried out with reference to Contracts subject to Bank prior review without the prior concurrence of the Bank. (vii) The system of rejecting bids outside a pre-determined margin or "bracket" of prices shall not be used in the project. (viii) Rate contracts entered into by Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals will not be acceptable as a substitute for NCB procedures unless agreed with the Bank on case to case basis. Such contracts will be acceptable however for any procurement under the Shopping procedures. (ix) Two or three envelop system will not be used (except when using e- Procurement system assessed and agreed by the Bank). (x) As per 1.1(e) of World Bank Procurement Guidelines, the Association’s right to inspect accounts and records of the bidders, suppliers and contractors will be included in the bidding document. 5 Selection of Consultants 1. Methods and Value thresholds for Consultancy Services Consulting Methods Value Threshold* Review Arrangements Services Consulting i) Quality and Cost Services Based Selection (Firms) (QCBS) ii) Quality Based Selection (QBS) iii) Selection based on a Fixed Budget (FBS) iv) Selection Based on Least Cost First QCBS Contract Basis (LCS) irrespective of value and all v) (Selection based Contracts estimated subsequent consultancy on Consultant’s to cost equivalent of contracts valued above US$ 1 Qualification US$ 200,000 or Million will be subject to Prior (CQS) less per contract. Review by the World Bank. All other contracts will be vi) Single Source As per the subject to post review. Selection (SSS)# provisions of paragraph 3.8 to 3.11 of Consultant Guidelines Individual i) Competitive As per the Consultants Selection provisions of paragraph 5.1 to 5.6 of Consultant Guidelines ii) Single Source As per the Selection (SSS) provisions of paragraph 5.1 and 5.3 to 5.6 of Consultant Guidelines * If a transaction comprises several packages, lots or slices, the aggregate estimated value of contracts will determine the applicable threshold amount. # Irrespective of contract value any hiring of Government or Research Institutes of unique and exceptional nature requires prior no objection of the World Bank on case to case basis. 2. Short list comprising entirely of national consultants: Short list of consultants for services, estimated to cost less than US $800,000 equivalent per contract, may comprise entirely of national consultants in accordance with the provisions of Para 2.7 the World Bank Consultant Guidelines. 6 3. Any Other Special Selection Arrangements (Consulting Services) : (a) Contracts procured in advance will be financed under retroactive financing within the specified limits, as agreed to in the Credit Agreement provided procurement is in accordance with agreed processes and procedures for the project. (b) Requests for Expression of Interest (REOI) for assignments expected to cost more than US$ 300,000 shall be advertised in UNDB online in accordance with Para 2.5 of the Consultant Guidelines. With respect to each contract for the employment of individual consultants estimated to cost the equivalent of US $ 30,000 or more, the qualifications, experience, terms of reference and terms of employment of the consultants shall be furnished to the World Bank for its prior review and No Objection iv) Implementing Agency Capacity Building Activities with Time Schedule S. Expected outcome / Start Date Comments No. Activity Description 1 Training in World Bank online To familiarise the procurement STEP system Immediate official in regard to electronic submissions to the Bank. 2 Trainings in Bank Procurement To make procurement Officials at ASCI Within 3 months from participating AU’s familiar of the with WB procurement procedures negotiations 3 Customized training for all Based on the learning from the selected official at PIU and project and hands on experience a selected AU’s. Within 3 months customized training to be of effectiveness. conducted for strengthening the specific understanding for all IA. 7 PROCUREMENT India : National Agricultural Higher Education Project PLAN General Information Country: India Bank’s Approval Date of the Original Procurement Plan: 2018-12-11 2019-09-23 Revised Plan Date(s): (comma delineated, leave blank if none) Project ID: P151072 GPN Date: 2016-12-16 Project Name: National Agricultural Higher Education Project Loan / Credit No: IBRD / 87760 Executing Agency(ies): UAS BENGALURU WORKS Bid Evaluation Activity Reference No. / Draft Bidding Loan / Credit Market Procurement Prequalification Estimated Actual Amount Process Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Specific Procurement Bidding Documents Proposal Submission / Report and Description Component Review Type Method Document / Signed Contract Contract Completion No. Approach Process (Y/N) Amount (US$) (US$) Status Documents Evaluation Report Notice / Invitation as Issued Opening / Minutes Recommendation for Justification Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual IN-UAS BENGALURU- 90025-CW-RFQ / BRICK LINING OF FOUR FARM Support to Agricultural Request for Single Stage - One PONDS AND IBRD / 87760 Post Limited 10,714.00 10,783.34 Signed 2019-01-26 2019-03-23 2019-09-19 Universities Quotations Envelope INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS (UAS, BANGALORE) IN-UAS BENGALURU- 90028-CW-RFQ / RENOVATING OF LABS (UAS, BANGALORE) TO ACCOMMODATE Support to Agricultural Request for Single Stage - One EQUIPMENT BEING IBRD / 87760 Post Limited 10,715.00 10,291.37 Signed 2019-01-26 2019-03-23 2019-09-19 Universities Quotations Envelope PROCURED FOR THE PROJECT ELECTRIFYING LABS, ERECTING WORK BENCHES IN LABS IN-UAS BENGALURU- 90023-CW-RFQ / RENOVATION OF POLY HOUSE(2NO'S) (UAS, BANGALORE), CONTROLLED Support to Agricultural Request for Single Stage - One IBRD / 87760 Post Limited 21,429.00 21,616.02 Signed 2019-01-26 2019-03-23 2019-09-19 TEMPERATURE AND RH Universities Quotations Envelope FACILITY, REPLACEMENT OF POLY SHEETS, FIXING OF ELECTRICAL POINTS AND PART-ICING (PAN AND PAD SYSTEM). GOODS Bid Evaluation Activity Reference No. / Draft Bidding Loan / Credit Market Procurement Prequalification Estimated Actual Amount Process Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Specific Procurement Bidding Documents Proposal Submission / Report and Description Component Review Type Method Document / Signed Contract Contract Completion No. Approach Process (Y/N) Amount (US$) (US$) Status Documents Evaluation Report Notice / Invitation as Issued Opening / Minutes Recommendation for Justification Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual IN-UAS BENGALURU- 90020-GO-RFQ / Plant growth chamber ( UAS Bangalore) Support to Agricultural Request for Single Stage - One IBRD / 87760 Post Limited 64,286.00 65,307.98 Signed 2019-01-26 2019-03-23 2019-09-19 To grow plants under Universities Quotations Envelope controlled environmental conditions for crop physiology experiments.. Page 1 IN-UAS BENGALURU- 90026-GO-RFQ / ONE- SCANNING ELECTRON Support to Agricultural Open - Single Stage - Two IBRD / 87760 Post Request for Bids 142,857.00 137,563.03 Signed 2019-01-21 2019-01-26 2019-03-09 2019-05-22 2019-06-26 2019-12-23 MICROSCOPE-SEM (UAS, Universities International Envelope BANGALORE) WITH ACCESSORIES IN-UAS BENGALURU- 90021-GO-RFQ / Real time PCR (UAS BANGALORE) Support to Agricultural Request for Single Stage - One for measuring real time IBRD / 87760 Post Limited 25,714.00 18,293.35 Signed 2019-01-26 2019-03-23 2019-09-19 Universities Quotations Envelope amplifications of nucliec acids from biological samples. IN-UAS BENGALURU- 90022-GO-RFQ / COMPUTATION FACILITIES WITH HIGH Support to Agricultural Request for Single Stage - One END SERVER WITH IBRD / 87760 Post Limited 39,428.00 35,432.84 Signed 2019-01-26 2019-03-23 2019-09-19 Universities Quotations Envelope CLIENT PCs, IOTs cloud platform, IT solutions and Accessories .(UAS BANGALORE) IN-UAS BENGALURU- 90027-GO-RFQ / DNA FRAGMENT ANALYZER - MultiNA (UAS, BANGALORE) FAST RUN Support to Agricultural Request for Single Stage - One TIMES, REAL TIME DATA IBRD / 87760 Post Limited 35,000.00 35,805.60 Signed 2019-01-26 2019-03-23 2019-09-19 Universities Quotations Envelope VIEWING, VARIABLE THROUGHPUT, HIGH SENSITIVITY, HIGH RESOLUTION, LOW MAINTENANCE. IN-UAS BENGALURU- 90153-GO-RFQ / Soil Support to Agricultural Request for Single Stage - One moisture sensor data IBRD / 87760 Post Limited 7,329.00 6,239.82 Signed 2019-01-26 2019-03-23 2019-09-19 Universities Quotations Envelope acquisition system (UAS, Bangalore) IN-UAS BENGALURU- 101324-GO-RFQ / Computer Support to Agricultural Request for Single Stage - One IBRD / 87760 Post Open - National 18,557.00 18,491.02 Signed 2019-03-23 2019-05-18 2019-11-14 & Peripherals ( UAS Universities Quotations Envelope Bangalore) IN-UAS BENGALURU- 101326-GO-RFQ / Supporting Support to Agricultural Request for Single Stage - One Accessories for DNA IBRD / 87760 Post Open - National 7,142.00 7,181.82 Signed 2019-03-23 2019-05-18 2019-11-14 Universities Quotations Envelope Fragment Analyser Multi NA (UAS BANGALORE) IN-UAS BENGALURU- Under 118712-GO-RFQ / SPECTRO Support to Agricultural Request for Single Stage - One IBRD / 87760 Post Limited 57,142.00 0.00 Implementati 2019-08-10 2019-10-05 2020-04-02 -RADIO METER ( UAS Universities Quotations Envelope on BANGALORE) IN-UAS BENGALURU- 113455-GO-RFQ / REAL TIME PCR: Machine with 96 or 384 well with bright Under white LED existration source Support to Agricultural Request for Single Stage - One IBRD / 87760 Post Limited 25,714.00 0.00 Implementati 2019-08-10 2019-10-05 2019-11-04 and run time around 30 Universities Quotations Envelope on minutes with wide dye compactability and detecting sensing of one copy. (UAS Bangalore) Page 2 IN-UAS BENGALURU- 113456-GO-RFQ / OFFICE Under Support to Agricultural Request for Single Stage - One EQUIPMENT: Desktops - 3 IBRD / 87760 Post Limited 4,285.00 0.00 Implementati 2019-08-10 2019-10-05 2019-11-04 Universities Quotations Envelope No's, Linear workstations - 3 on No's ( UAS BANGALORE) IN-UAS BENGALURU- 113457-GO-RFQ / FURNITURE AND FIXTURES: 1)Conference table 2 No's. 2) Revolving chairs-20 to Under 25 No's Support to Agricultural Request for Single Stage - One IBRD / 87760 Post Limited 11,885.00 0.00 Implementati 2019-08-10 2019-10-05 2019-11-04 3) Sofa set 1 No., Universities Quotations Envelope on 4) AC-2 No's. 5) Executive Chairs - 2 No's. Exclusive lab set up for NAHEP project (UAS BANGALORE) IN-UAS BENGALURU- 117532-GO-RFQ / Infra Red Gas Analyzer (IRGA) -1.NO THE EQUIPMENT IS Under REQUIRED TO MONITOR Support to Agricultural Request for Single Stage - One IBRD / 87760 Post Limited 57,142.00 0.00 Implementati 2019-08-10 2019-10-05 2019-11-04 PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS Universities Quotations Envelope on ( PHOTO SYNTHETIC EXCHANGE TRANPIRATION IN OBJECTIVES 1A AND 1C IN-UAS BENGALURU- 117548-GO-RFQ / 3D PROTOTYPING SYSTEM, MICRO CT SCANNER, CAD- CAM WORKSTATION AND SOFTWARE, 3D PROTOTYPING METAL Under LAND RESIN PRINTER - Support to Agricultural Request for Single Stage - One IBRD / 87760 Post Limited 42,857.00 0.00 Implementati 2019-08-10 2019-10-05 2019-11-04 1.NO : THE FACILITY IS Universities Quotations Envelope on ESSENTIAL FOR INTRODUCING CAD AIDED DESIGNING AND PROTOTYPING OF FARM MACHINERY FOR OBJECTIVE ..ACITIVITY 1 A IN-UAS BENGALURU- 113450-GO-RFB / CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY: 1 No. Completely closed Pending Support to Agricultural Single Stage - One bench top instrument with IBRD / 87760 Post Request for Bids Open - National 178,571.00 0.00 Implementati 2019-10-30 2019-11-04 2019-12-19 2020-01-18 2020-02-22 2020-08-20 Universities Envelope all the features of confocal on bright field and fluorescent options ( UAS BANGALORE) IN-UAS BENGALURU- 117535-GO-RFQ / Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy Instrumentation- 1.NO SPECIFICATIONS WITH SOLID DELIVERY SYSTEMS COLUMN Pending Support to Agricultural Single Stage - One COMPARTMENT PDA IBRD / 87760 Post Request for Bids Open - National 142,857.00 0.00 Implementati 2019-10-30 2019-11-04 2019-12-16 2020-01-15 2020-02-19 2020-08-17 Universities Envelope DETECTOR AND MASS on ANALYSER WITH OPERATING SOFTWARES (TO IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY METABOLITES IN BIO LOGICAL) Page 3 NON CONSULTING SERVICES Bid Evaluation Activity Reference No. / Draft Bidding Loan / Credit Market Procurement Prequalification Estimated Actual Amount Process Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Specific Procurement Bidding Documents Proposal Submission / Report and Description Component Review Type Method Document / Signed Contract Contract Completion No. Approach Process (Y/N) Amount (US$) (US$) Status Documents Evaluation Report Notice / Invitation as Issued Opening / Minutes Recommendation for Justification Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual CONSULTING FIRMS Activity Reference No. / Combined Evaluation Loan / Credit Market Contract Type Estimated Actual Expression of Interest Short List and Draft Request for Proposals Opening of Technical Evaluation of Description Component Review Type Method Process Status Terms of Reference Report and Draft Signed Contract Contract Completion No. Approach Amount (US$) Amount (US$) Notice Request for Proposals as Issued Proposals / Minutes Technical Proposal Negotiated Contract Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS Activity Reference No. / Invitation to Loan / Credit Market Contract Type Estimated Actual Draft Negotiated Description Component Review Type Method Process Status Terms of Reference Identified/Selected Signed Contract Contract Completion No. Approach Amount (US$) Amount (US$) Contract Consultant Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual IN-UAS BENGALURU- 117555-CS-INDV / CONSULTANT - SPECIALIST ON PLANT Individual Support to Agricultural Under ENDOPHYTIC IBRD / 87760 Post Consultant Limited 3,428.00 0.00 2019-08-05 2019-08-10 2019-09-09 2019-10-14 2020-04-11 Universities Implementation INTERACTIONS STUDIES Selection 60000/- PER MONTH FOR 4 MONTHS -( UAS BANGALORE) IN-UAS BENGALURU- 117556-CS-INDV / CONSULTANTS - Individual FORECASTING PEST AND Support to Agricultural Under IBRD / 87760 Post Consultant Limited 3,428.00 0.00 2019-08-05 2019-08-10 2019-09-09 2019-10-14 2020-04-11 DISEASES OUTBREAKS Universities Implementation Selection MODELLING. 60000/- PER MONTH FOR 4 MONTHS Page 4