PROCUREMENT PLAN (Textual Part) Project information: Republic of Croatia Towards Sustainable, Equitable and Efficient Education Project (SEE EDUCATION) (P170178) Project Implementation agency: Ministry of Science and Education Date of the Procurement Plan: March 2022 Period covered by this Procurement Plan: Initial procurement plan Preamble In accordance with paragraph 5.9 of the “World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” (July 2016) (“Procurement Regulations”) the Bank’s Systematic Tracking and Exchanges in Procurement (STEP) system will be used to prepare, clear and update Procurement Plans and conduct all procurement transactions for the Project. This textual part along with the Procurement Plan tables in STEP constitute the Procurement Plan for the Project. The following conditions apply to all procurement activities in the Procurement Plan. The other elements of the Procurement Plan as required under paragraph 4.4 of the Procurement Regulations are set forth in STEP. The Bank’s Standard Procurement Documents: shall be used for all contracts subject to international competitive procurement and those contracts as specified in the Procurement Plan tables in STEP. National Procurement Arrangements: In accordance with paragraph 5.3 of the Procurement Regulations, when approaching the national market (as specified in the Procurement Plan tables in STEP), the country’s own procurement procedures may be used. When approaching the national market, as agreed in the procurement plan for the project, the country’s own procurement procedures may be used, subject to meeting the requirements for national competitive procedure as required in par. 5.3 through 5.6 in the applicable Procurement Regulations, and more specifically: a. open advertising of the procurement opportunity at the national level. b. the procurement is open to eligible firms from any country. c. the request for bids/request for proposals document shall require that Bidders/Proposers submitting Bids/Proposals present a signed acceptance at the time of bidding, to be incorporated in any resulting contracts, confirming application of, and compliance with, the Bank’s Anti-Corruption Guidelines, including without limitation the Bank’s right to sanction and the Bank’s inspection and audit rights; d. the Procurement Documents include sufficient provisions, as agreed with the Bank, to adequately mitigate against environmental and social (including SEA/SH), risks and impacts; e. contracts with an appropriate allocation of responsibilities, risks, and liabilities; f. publication of contract award information; g. rights for the Bank to review procurement documentation and activities; h. an effective complaints mechanism; and i. maintenance of records of the Procurement Process. The Project Operations Manual (POM) will provide details on the procurement procedures, the type of procurement and contract documents which will be suitable for the various contracts which will follow the national procurement procedures, as agreed in the project procurement plan. The national thresholds as regulated by the public procurement framework would determine the type of procedure to be used, i.e. open procedure as defined in the Croatian public procurement law or the regulations on small value procurement. Selection of consultants would apply the selection methods according to the applicable Procurement Regulations, depending on the nature, scope and value of the contract. The POM will elaborate on the approach. The detailed project procurement plan will be prepared in STEP after project approval and will be updated on a regular basis to address status of procurement under the project. All procurement and contract documents will include Bank’s standard form Letter of Acceptance of Bank’s Anti-corruption guidelines and sanctions procedures. including without limitation the Bank’s right to sanction and the Bank’s inspection and audit rights and sufficient provisions, as agreed with the Bank, to adequately mitigate against environmental and social (including SEA/SH), risks and impacts. World Bank team will provide samples and standard forms used in other projects in Croatia. PROCUREMENT Croatia : Croatia: Towards Sustainable, Equitable and Efficient Education Project PLAN General Information Country: Croatia 2022-03-17 Bank’s Approval Date of the Original Procurement Plan: 2022-07-26 Revised Plan Date(s): (comma delineated, leave blank if none) Project ID: P170178 GPN Date: Project Name: Croatia: Towards Sustainable, Equitable and Efficient Education Project Loan / Credit No: IBRD / 93030 Ministry of Science and Education Executing Agency(ies): WORKS Activity Reference No. / Estimated Actual Am Bid Evaluation Report Loan / Credit N Market Approac Procurement Pro Prequalification High SEA/SH R Procurement D Process St Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Evalu Draft Bidding Docum Specific Procurement Bidding Documents a Proposal Submission / Contract Complet Description Component Review Type Method Amount (U ount (US$ and Recommendation Signed Contract o. h cess (Y/N) isk ocument Type atus Documents ation Report ent / Justification Notice / Invitation s Issued Opening / Minutes ion S$) ) for Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned GOODS Activity Reference No. / Bid Evaluation Report Loan / Credit N Market Approac Procurement Pro Prequalification Estimated Am Actual Amount Process St Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Evalu Draft Bidding Docum Specific Procurement Bidding Documents a Proposal Submission / Description Component Review Type Method and Recommendation Signed Contract Contract Completion o. h cess (Y/N) ount (US$) (US$) atus Documents ation Report ent / Justification Notice / Invitation s Issued Opening / Minutes for Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual NON CONSULTING SERVICES Activity Reference No. / Bid Evaluation Report Loan / Credit N Market Approac Procurement Pro Prequalification Estimated Am Actual Amount Process St 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