The World Bank Report No: ISR10156 Implementation Status & Results Tunisia Modernization of Tunisia Public Procurement System (P128843) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Modernization of Tunisia Public Procurement System Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 1 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 17-May-2013 (P128843) Country: Tunisia Approval FY: 2012 Product Line: Institutional Development Fund Region: MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA Lending Instrument: Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 12-Dec-2011 Original Closing Date 20-Apr-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date 01-Oct-2013 Last Archived ISR Date Effectiveness Date 20-Apr-2012 Revised Closing Date 20-Apr-2015 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from IDF Proposal) The development objective of IDF Grant would be to assist public procurement stakeholders in Tunisia in modernizing the country's procurement system, enhancing alignment with best international practices through strengthening institutional and procedural aspects and designing a capacity building program to ensure its proper implementation. More particularly the grant aims to(i)modernize the procurement processing, contract management and control arrangements, (ii)further improve procedural and institutional aspects of the public procurement system (draft SBDs and Guidelines, enhance Procurement Observatory Portal, etc) and to (iii) design a sustainable public procurement capacity building program, Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Strengthening of the procurement regulation and systems 170565.00 Development of a sustainable National Training and Capacity Building program for public 71250.00 Public Disclosure Copy procurement Audit of the project 8185.00 Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Page 1 of 3 The World Bank Report No: ISR10156 Implementation Status Overview Recipient has had a gap/delay in starting implementation due to transition situation, in Tunisia there was no government, new Government installed very recently..: first advance payment of Legal advisor /consultant to prepare new procurement regulation/decree has only been paid on March 25, 2013 but has submitted schedule in inception report to submit the new decree for task force approval by May 15 2013. Purchase of equipment is ongoing. PDO component (iii):TORs are being prepared for capacity building program Public Disclosure Copy Locations Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Tunisia Tūnis Gouvernorat de Tunis ✔ ✔ Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target modernization of procurement procedural Date Value 20121231 20130515 20130715 system Date 15-May-2013 20-May-2013 30-Jul-2013 Comments draft decree submitted to task Draft decree submitted to New Procurement Decree force on May 15,2013 Government's Task Force on enacted /promulgated before May 20, 2013 end of July 2013 Data on Financial Performance (as of 15-Aug-2012) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P128843 TF-12222 Effective 20-Apr-2012 20-Apr-2012 20-Apr-2012 20-Apr-2015 20-Apr-2015 Disbursements Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P128843 TF-12222 Effective USD 0.25 0.25 0.00 0.04 0.21 16.00 Public Disclosure Copy Disbursement Graph Page 2 of 3 The World Bank Report No: ISR10156 Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation CSM needs to approve award of equipment and capacity building contracts (expected in Q4) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Projects There are no related projects. Public Disclosure Copy Page 3 of 3