Procurement Plan I. General 1. Project Information Country : Bhutan Borrower : Project Name : Bhutan Green Transport Project Loan Credit No. : P171012 2. Bank’s Approval Date of the Procurement Plan : Preamble In accordance with paragraph 5.9 of the “World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” (July 2016, Revised November 2017 and August 2018) (“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 the Borrower uses its own national open competitive procurement arrangements, such arrangements shall be subject to paragraph 5.4 of the Procurement Regulations and the following conditions: 1) At the Borrower’s request, the Bank may agree to the Borrower’s use, in whole or in part, of its electronic procurement system, provided that the Bank is satisfied with the adequacy of such system. 2) Procurement shall be open to eligible bidders 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) 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 5) The Bank shall have the right to review procurement documentation and activities. When other national procurement arrangements (other than national open competitive procurement) are applied by the Borrower, such arrangements shall be subject to paragraph 5.5 of the Procurement Regulations. II. Goods, Works and Non consulting Services 1. Prior Review Threshold Method of Thresholds for Method (USD Prior Review Threshold Procurement equivalent) (USD) RFB International > 200,000 USD All contract above USD (Goods) 100,000 RFB National (Goods) > USD 30,000 and up to USD 200,000 RFQ (Goods) Up to USD 30,000 RFB International > 1.5 million All contract above (Civil Works) USD 300,000 RFB National (Civil > 50,000 and up to USD 1.5 million Works) RFQ (Civil Works) Up to USD 50,000 RFB International > 200,000 USD All contract above (Non-Consulting USD100,000 Services) RFB National (Non- < 200,000 USD Consulting Services) RFQ <30,000 USD Direct Contracting No Threshold; meet paragraph 6.8, 6.9 and 6.10 of regulations Note: The Prior Review Thresholds will be reviewed during the implementation of the project and modified depending on the risk assessment and implementation of mitigation measures. In the case of contracts subject to prior review, before granting / agreeing to (a) a material extension of the stipulated time for performance of a contract; or (b) any substantial modification or waiver of the scope of services or other significant changes to the terms and conditions of such that the contract, including issuing; or (c) any change variation order or orders under such contract amendment (except in cases of extreme urgency) which would in aggregate, singly or combined with all variation orders or amendments previously issued, increase the original contract amount of the contract by more than 15% (fifteen percent); or (d) the proposed termination of the original price contract, the Borrower shall seek the Bank’s no objection to the proposed extension, modification, or change order. A copy of all amendments to the contract shall be furnished to the Bank for its record. 2. Prequalification Not Applicable 3. Reference to Project operational/Procurement Manual Standard Procurement Documents agreed between Project and Bank will be used for all works, consultancy and goods procurements. 4. Any Other Special Procurement Arrangements: 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 the Borrower uses its own national open competitive procurement arrangements, such arrangements shall be subject to paragraph 5.4 of the Procurement Regulations and the following conditions. Requirements for national open competitive procurement include the following: 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. contracts with an appropriate allocation of responsibilities, risks, and liabilities; e. publication of contract award information; f. rights for the Bank to review procurement documentation and activities; g. an effective complaints mechanism; and h. maintenance of records of the Procurement Process. 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. II. Domestic Preference. 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 not applicable The bid evaluation will be carried out as per agreed timeline in the Procurement Activity Schedule III. Selection of Consultant 1. Prior Review Threshold Method of Procurement Threshold (USD Prior Review Threshold Equivalent) (a) Quality and Cost Based No threshold All Contracts above 70,000 Selection USD for Consultant Firms (b) Quality Based Selection No threshold (c) Selection Made Under a No threshold Fixed Budget All contracts above 50,000 (d) Least Cost Selection No threshold USD for Individual (e) Selection Based on < 100,000 Consultants. Consultant’s Qualifications (f) Single Source Selection As per Consultant of firms Guidelines Para 3.9 (g) Selection of Individual No threshold Consultants Note: The Prior Review Thresholds will be reviewed during the implementation of the project and modified. In the case of contracts subject to prior review, before agreeing to: (a) an extension of the stipulated time for performance of a contract; (b) any substantial modification of the scope of services, substitutions of key experts, or other significant changes to the terms and conditions of the contract; or (c) the proposed termination of the contract, the Borrower shall seek the Bank’s no objection. A copy of all amendments to the contract shall be furnished to the Bank for its record. 2. Short List comprising entirely of national consultants: Short list of consultants for services, estimated to cost less than USD 20,000 equivalent per contract, may comprise entirely of national consultants. PROCUREMENT Bhutan : Bhutan Green Transport Project PLAN General Information Country: Bhutan Bank’s Approval Date of the Original Procurement Plan: 2019-12-18 2019-12-18 Revised Plan Date(s): (comma delineated, leave blank if none) Project ID: P171012 GPN Date: Project Name: Bhutan Green Transport Project Loan / Credit No: / Executing Agency(ies): Thimphu Thromde, Bhutan WORKS Bid Evaluation Activity Reference No. / Draft Bidding Loan / Credit Market Procurement Prequalification 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) (US$) Status Documents Evaluation Report Notice / Invitation as Issued Opening / Minutes Recommendation for Justification Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual GOODS Bid Evaluation Activity Reference No. / Draft Bidding Loan / Credit Market Procurement Prequalification Actual Amount Process Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Specific Procurement Bidding Documents Proposal Submission / Report and Description Component Review Type Method Document / Signed Contract Contract Completion No. Approach Process (Y/N) (US$) 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 NON CONSULTING SERVICES Bid Evaluation Activity Reference No. / Draft Bidding Loan / Credit Market Procurement Prequalification 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) (US$) Status Documents Evaluation Report Notice / Invitation as Issued Opening / Minutes Recommendation for Justification Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual CONSULTING FIRMS Activity Reference No. / Combined Evaluation Loan / Credit Market Contract Type Actual Amount Expression of Interest Short List and Draft Request for Proposals Opening of Technical Evaluation of Description Component Review Type Method Process Status Terms of Reference Report and Draft Signed Contract Contract Completion No. Approach (US$) 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 BT-TT-149565-CS-QCBS / Consultancy for Technical and Safeguards Preparation (International) - for development of priority bus Quality And Cost- Open - Pending service infrastructure, / Prior 0.00 2020-01-15 2020-01-20 2020-02-18 2020-04-03 2020-04-18 2020-04-30 2020-05-23 2021-05-23 Based Selection International Implementation pedestrianization of down town Thimphu City, and Low or Zero Emission bus fleet, low emission transport master plan etc. INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS Activity Reference No. / Invitation to Loan / Credit Market Actual Amount Draft Negotiated Description Component Review Type Method Contract Type Process Status Teams of Reference Identified/Selected Signed Contract Contract Completion No. Approach (US$) Contract Consultant Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Page 1