PROCUREMENT PLAN (Textual Part) Project information: Nepal: Forest for Prosperity Project, Project ID: P170798 Project Implementation agency: (i) Ministry of Forest and Environment (Federal) (ii) Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment (Province 2) (iii) Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment (Province 5) Date of the Procurement Plan: June 2020 Period covered by this Procurement Plan: August 2020 – February 2022 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, with applicable caveats as follows. National Procurement Procedures: These procedures are applicable for the procurement of goods, works and non-consulting services only. In accordance with paragraph 5.3 of the Procurement Regulations, when approaching the national market, as agreed in the Procurement Plan tables in STEP, the country’s own procurement procedures may be used. When the Borrower uses its own national open competitive procurement arrangements as set forth in Nepal’s Public Procurement Act, 2007, as amended by Amendment 2073 (2016) – (1st Amendment) and the Public Procurement Regulation, 2007, as amended by Amendment 2076 (2019) – (9th Amendment), such arrangements shall be subject to paragraph 5.4 of the Bank’s Procurement Regulations and the following conditions: 1) Model bidding documents, including contract conditions agreed with the Bank (as amended from time to time), shall be used. Bidding documents shall be made available, by mail or in person, or through e-GP portal to all who are willing to pay the required fee. 2) The eligibility of bidders shall be as defined under Section III of the Procurement Regulations. Accordingly, no bidder or potential bidder shall be declared ineligible for contracts financed by the Bank for reasons other than those provided in Section III of the Procurement Regulations; 3) The request for bids / request for proposals document shall require that Bidders / Proposers submitting Bids / Proposals present a signed acceptance (in the form attached) 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. 4) Qualification criteria (in case pre-qualifications were not carried out) shall be stated in the bidding documents for all contracts, irrespective of the value, and if a registration process is required, a foreign firm declared as the lowest evaluated bidder shall be given a reasonable opportunity to register, without let or hindrance. 5) Procurement Documents include provisions, as agreed with the Bank, intended to adequately mitigate against environmental, social (including sexual exploitation and abuse and gender-based violence), health and safety (“ESHS”) risks and impacts. 6) Performance security should be an amount of five (5) to ten (10) percent of the contract price and shall not be increased merely based on comparison of the bid price of awarded bidders with the pre-bid cost estimate. 7) If a contract is terminated because of fundamental breach of contract by the contractor, the amount to be recovered from the contractor representing the employer’s additional costs for completing the contract shall be provisioned as agreed with the Bank in model bidding documents. When other national procurement arrangements other than national open competitive procurement arrangements are applied by the Borrower, such arrangements shall be subject to paragraph 5.5 of the Procurement Regulations. Leased Assets as specified under paragraph 5.10 of the Procurement Regulations: Not Applicable. Procurement of Second-Hand Goods as specified under paragraph 5.11 of the Procurement Regulations – Not Applicable Domestic preference as specified under paragraph 5.51 of the Procurement Regulations (Goods and Works). Goods: is applicable for those contracts identified in the Procurement Plan tables; Works: is applicable for those contracts identified in the Procurement Plan tables PROCUREMENT Nepal : Forests for Prosperity Project PLAN General Information Country: Nepal 2020-06-05 Bank’s Approval Date of the Original Procurement Plan: 2022-06-28 Revised Plan Date(s): (comma delineated, leave blank if none) Project ID: P170798 GPN Date: Project Name: Forests for Prosperity Project Loan / Credit No: / , TF / B2488 Min. of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment - Province 2 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 NP-MOTIFE-PROVINCE 2-168 Policy & capacity building su 362-GO-RFQ / Computers/IT c pport for new government st Request for Quota Single Stage - One E Pending Impl / Post Open - National 17,100.00 0.00 2020-09-13 2020-11-08 2021-05-07 omp.4 & support for IT comp. ructures and processes for s tions nvelope ementation 1 (computer, printer & netwo ustainable forest manageme rking etc.) nt NP-MOTIFE-PROVINCE 2-168 Policy & capacity building su 367-GO-RFB / Safety equipm pport for new government st Single Stage - One E / Post Request for Bids Open - National 40,500.00 0.00 Canceled 2020-11-18 2020-11-23 2021-01-04 2021-02-03 2021-03-10 2021-06-08 ent & harvesting & timber ex ructures and processes for s nvelope traction equipment (10 sets) ustainable forest manageme nt Policy & capacity building su NP-MOTIFE-PROVINCE 2-168 pport for new government st 498-GO-RFB / Procurement of / Post Direct Selection Direct 108,100.00 0.00 Canceled 2020-09-23 2020-09-28 2020-11-02 2021-05-01 ructures and processes for s Vehicles(4x4-N.2) ustainable forest manageme nt NP-MOTIFE-PROVINCE 2-298 Project management, monit Under Imple 355-GO-DIR / Procurement of TF / B2488 Post Direct Selection Direct 60,000.00 0.00 2022-06-10 2022-06-22 2022-06-15 2022-07-20 2023-01-16 oring and learning mentation vehicle for office & monitorin g purpose NP-MOTIFE-PROVINCE 2-298 Project management, monit Request for Quota Single Stage - One E Pending Impl 366-GO-RFQ / Procurement o TF / B2488 Post Limited 10,000.00 0.00 2022-06-15 2022-08-10 2023-02-06 oring and learning tions nvelope ementation f Furniture & fixture for office establishment NON CONSULTING SERVICES 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$) atus Documents ation Report ent / Justification Notice / Invitation s Issued Opening / Minutes for Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual CONSULTING FIRMS Activity Reference No. / Combined Evaluation Loan / Credit N Market Approac Contract Type Estimated Amo Actual Amount Expression of Interest Short List and Draft R Request for Proposals Opening of Technical Evaluation of Technic Description Component Review Type Method Process Status Terms of Reference Report and Draft Neg Signed Contract Contract Completion o. h unt (US$) (US$) Notice equest for Proposals as Issued Proposals / Minutes al Proposal otiated Contract Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Policy & capacity building su NP-MOTIFE-PROVINCE 2-168 pport for new government st Quality And Cost- Pending Impleme 374-CS-QCBS / EIA developm / Post Open - National 13,500.00 0.00 2021-09-16 2021-10-07 2021-11-20 2021-12-18 2022-01-17 2022-02-21 2022-03-28 2022-09-24 ructures and processes for s Based Selection ntation ent for harvesting plan ustainable forest manageme nt NP-MOTIFE-PROVINCE 2-168 Policy & capacity building su 499-CS-QCBS / Provincial EA , pport for new government st Quality And Cost- Pending Impleme / Post Open - National 9,000.00 0.00 2021-02-08 2021-03-01 2021-04-14 2021-05-12 2021-06-11 2021-07-16 2021-08-20 2022-08-20 GESI & social safeguard and ructures and processes for s Based Selection ntation guide line Preparation & impl ustainable forest manageme ementation - 2 nt Policy & capacity building su NP-MOTIFE-PROVINCE 2-177 pport for new government st Quality And Cost- Pending Impleme 738-CS-QCBS / Environmenta / Post Open - National 9,000.00 0.00 2020-10-13 2020-11-03 2020-12-17 2021-01-14 2021-02-13 2021-03-20 2021-04-24 2021-08-22 ructures and processes for s Based Selection ntation l and Social Audit ustainable forest manageme nt INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS Activity Reference No. / Loan / Credit N Market Approac Contract Type Estimated Amo Actual Amount Invitation to Identifie Draft Negotiated Cont Description Component Review Type Method Process Status Terms of Reference Signed Contract Contract Completion o. h unt (US$) (US$) d/Selected Consultant ract Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Policy & capacity building su NP-MOTIFE-PROVINCE 2-168 pport for new government st Individual Consult Pending Impleme 352-CS-INDV / Financial Man / Post Open 21,600.00 0.00 2020-08-12 2020-09-30 2020-10-21 2020-11-25 2021-09-21 ructures and processes for s ant Selection ntation agement Specialist ustainable forest manageme nt Policy & capacity building su NP-MOTIFE-PROVINCE 2-168 pport for new government st Individual Consult Pending Impleme 354-CS-INDV / Procurement S / Post Open 21,600.00 0.00 2020-08-03 2020-09-21 2020-10-12 2020-11-16 2021-09-12 ructures and processes for s ant Selection ntation pecialist ustainable forest manageme nt Policy & capacity building su NP-MOTIFE-PROVINCE 2-168 pport for new government st Individual Consult Pending Impleme 355-CS-INDV / Forestry and E / Post Open 43,300.00 0.00 2020-08-30 2020-10-18 2020-11-08 2020-12-13 2022-08-05 ructures and processes for s ant Selection ntation nterprises Specialist ustainable forest manageme nt Policy & capacity building su NP-MOTIFE-PROVINCE 2-168 pport for new government st Individual Consult Pending Impleme 356-CS-INDV / Governance a / Post Open 43,300.00 0.00 2020-09-03 2020-10-22 2020-11-12 2020-12-17 2022-08-09 ructures and processes for s ant Selection ntation nd JESI Specialist ustainable forest manageme nt NP-MOTIFE-PROVINCE 2-168 Policy & capacity building su 370-CS-INDV / Development pport for new government st Individual Consult Pending Impleme / Post Limited 5,400.00 0.00 2020-11-26 2020-12-01 2020-12-22 2021-01-26 2021-05-26 of labour standards & occupa ructures and processes for s ant Selection ntation tional H & S directives ustainable forest manageme nt Page 1 NP-MOTIFE-PROVINCE 2-168 Policy & capacity building su 372-CS-INDV / Preparation of pport for new government st Individual Consult Pending Impleme / Post Limited 10,800.00 0.00 2021-02-10 2021-02-15 2021-03-08 2021-04-12 2021-08-10 guidelines for local govt. land ructures and processes for s ant Selection ntation use planning and forest secto ustainable forest manageme r planning nt NP-MOTIFE-PROVINCE 2-292 Project management, monit Individual Consult Pending Impleme 257-CS-INDV / procrurement TF / B2488 Post Limited 4,000.00 0.00 2022-06-10 2022-06-15 2022-07-06 2022-08-10 2023-02-06 oring and learning ant Selection ntation of monitoring & evaluation e xpert NP-MOTIFE-PROVINCE 2-292 Project management, monit Individual Consult Pending Impleme 266-CS-INDV / procumbent of TF / B2488 Post Direct 15,000.00 0.00 2022-06-27 2022-07-07 2022-07-28 2022-09-01 2023-02-28 oring and learning ant Selection ntation financial expert NP-MOTIFE-PROVINCE 2-301 Project management, monit Individual Consult Pending Impleme 517-CS-INDV / procurement o TF / B2488 Post Limited 15,000.00 0.00 2022-06-27 2022-07-02 2022-07-23 2022-08-27 2023-02-23 oring and learning ant Selection ntation f environment & safeguard e xpert NP-MOTIFE-PROVINCE 2-292 Project management, monit Individual Consult Pending Impleme 262-CS-INDV / procurement o TF / B2488 Post Limited 15,000.00 0.00 2022-06-27 2022-07-02 2022-07-23 2022-08-27 2023-02-23 oring and learning ant Selection ntation f forestry expert Page 2