Ethiopia Promoting Basic Services Program Phase III Project

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia Promoting Basic Services Program Phase III Project

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Country:-         Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Program: -     Promoting Basic Services Phase Three (PBS-III)

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Credit No.5162-ET

Project ID No. P128891

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia  has received financing in the amount of US$600,000,000 equivalent from the International Development Association(IDA) toward the cost of the Promoting Basic Services Phase Three (PBS-III) Program, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, related services and consulting services to be procured under this program.

The program will include the following components:

Sub program A.   Basic Service Block Grants

Sub program B.   Strengthening Local transparency and Accountability Systems                        

 Component B1: Citizens Engagement

 Component B2: Local Public Financial Management and procurement strengthening

 Component B3: Managing for Results

Subprogram C:Results Enhancement Fund

The following are brief description of the goods planned to be procured under ICB procedures:-

1.      Procurement of vehicles

2.      Procurement of IT Equipments, software and accessories

3.      Supply and installation of different Management Information Systems (MISs)

The following are brief description of the consulting services planned to be procure under QCBS procedures

1.      Impact Assessment surveys

2.      Liquidity/cash management, single treasury and commitment control

3.      Socio-Economic Study

4.      Data quality assessment

5.      Satisfaction surveys

6.      Sustainability studies

7.      Tracking surveys

8.      M&E system assessment

9.      Validation assessment

10.  Facility surveys

11.  Different reviews

 Procurement of contracts financed by the IDA will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits (January 2011), and is open to all eligible bidders  as defined in the guidelines. Consulting services will be selected in accordance with the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (January 2011)

Specific procurement notices for contracts to be bid under the World Bank's international competitive bidding (ICB) proceduresand for contracts for consultancy services will be announced, as theybecome available, in UN DevelopmentBusiness and dgMarket and in the local English daily newspapers.

Interested eligible bidders who require additional information should contact the address below:-

Ministry of Finance & Economic Development

Channel One Programs Coordinating Unit

P.O. Box 1037

Tel. (251-1) 11 57 05 94

Fax. (251-1) 11 57 24 14

Email: infocopcu@mofed.gov.et

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia