Procurement Plan I. General 1. Project Information Country : Rwanda Recipient : Republic of Rwanda Project Name : Rwanda Housing Finance Project Loan Credit No. : 6343-RW 2. Bank’s Approval Date of the Procurement Plan : May 27, 2019 3. Date of General Procurement Notice : May 27, 2019 4. Period Covered by this procurement plan: 18 months II. Goods, Works, and Non-Consulting Services 1. Thresholds for the Method of Procurement: Method of Procurement Thresholds for Method (US$ equivalent) Open International (Goods) Equal to or more than 2 million Open National (Goods) – Open Tender <2 million and >2,500 according to Ministerial Order 2014 RFQ (Goods) Less than 2,500 or as stipulated in Rwanda Procurement Regulations Open International (Works) Equal to or more than 10 million Open National (Works) - Open Tender Less than 10 million according to Ministerial Order 2014 RFQ (works) Less than 2,500 or as stipulated in Rwanda Procurement Regulations Open International (Non-consulting Equal to or more than 2 million Services) Open National (Non-consulting Services) - Less than 2 million Open Tender according to Ministerial Order 2014 Direct Contracting No threshold; meet requirements of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations Note: Special procurement arrangements include Direct Contracting, use of state-owned enterprises, United Nations agencies, third-party monitors, local nongovernmental organizations, force account, servants need, and results-based arrangements. It is not expected that there will be a need for prequalification in the procurement arrangements under the Rwanda Housing Finance Project. III. Selection of Consultants 1. The selection methods of procurement of consultants’ services (firms). The approved selection methods are as reflected in section VII of the Procurement Regulations. Table III.1. Selection Methods of Procurement of Consultants’ Services Method of Procurement Thresholds for Methods QCBS According to the requirements of paragraph 7.3 of the Procurement Regulations Quality-Based Selection According to the requirements of paragraph 7.8 to 7.10 of the Procurement Regulations Selection under a Fixed Budget According to the requirements of paragraph 7.4 and 7.5 of the Procurement Regulations Least-Cost Selection According to the requirements of paragraph 7.6 and 7.7 of the Procurement Regulations Selection based on the Consultants’ According to the requirements of paragraph 7.11 and Qualifications 7.12 of the Procurement Regulations Direct Contracting Must meet the requirements of paragraph 7.13 to 7.15 of the Procurement Regulations and with prior agreement in the Procurement Plan with the World Bank. 2. The short list may consist of all national consultants in case the estimated cost is less than US$300,000. 3. Procurement methods for selection of IC. The approved selection methods are as reflected in section VII of the Procurement Regulations. Table III.2. Procurement Methods for Selection of IC Method of Procurement Thresholds for Methods Open Competitive Selection According to the requirements of paragraph 7.36 and 7.37 of the Procurement Regulations Limited Competitive Selection According to the requirements of paragraph 7.38 of the Procurement Regulations Direct Contracting Must meet the requirements of paragraph 7.39 of the Procurement Regulations and with prior agreement in the Procurement Plan with the World Bank Note: Shall meet the requirements as stated in Procurement Regulations. 4. Prior review thresholds. The details of the procurement review/oversight are defined in annex II of the Procurement Regulations. The following would be subject to prior review of the World Bank regardless of the method of selection: • Consulting firm. First procurement under the project irrespective of value and all procurements estimated to cost more than US$1 million. • IC. All procurements estimated to cost more than US$0.3 million. 5. The ToR for all consultant contracts shall be furnished to the World Bank for its prior review and no objection. 6. Pre-qualification. Not expected for the packages of works/goods. 7. Proposed procedures for Community Driven Development (CDD) components. Not applicable. 8. Reference to (if any) Project Operational/Procurement Manual. The BRD’s own procurement procedures shall be used. 9. Any other special procurement arrangements. Not applicable. 10. The Procurement Packages/Plan with procurement arrangements and time schedule are as shown in Table III.3. Table III.3. Procurement Plan with Procurement Arrangements and Time Schedule Ref Contract Cost Selectio Review Expected Expected Lead No Description Estimate n by the Bid Contract Institution (US$) Method World Proposal Completio Bank Submissio n Date (Prior n Deadline or Post) Selection of I Consultants 1 Review/update of 250,000 QCBS Post 01 Aug 20 Mar MININFRA Housing Market 2019 2020 RHA study, including CoK market needs in BRD CoK and Housing Market study in other districts’ cities 2 Feasibility study 250,000 QCBS Post 21 Sep 25 May MINECOFIN and business plan 2019 2020 MININFRA for a future RMRC BRD 3 Review of 250,000 QCBS Post 06 Nov 25 June RHA affordable housing 2019 2020 MININFRA pilots/experiments in Rwanda 4 Review of the MINECOFIN incentive MININFRA framework for BRD affordable housing 23 July in Rwanda in key 250,000 QCBS Post 04 Dec 2020 areas, including 2019 provision of land and infrastructure, fiscal, and other financial incentives 5 Review of the 250,000 QCBS Post 16 Feb 04 Nov RHA Condominium Law 2020 2020 MININFRA MINECOFIN BRD 6 Establishing a PPP 250,000 QCBS Post 21 Feb RDB framework for 2020 10 Oct 2020 MININFRA housing BRD development 7 A study on low-cost 250,000 QCBS Post 04 Mar 06 Nov MININFRA and efficient 2020 2020 RHA housing BRD technologies 8 Review of the 250,000 QCBS Post 16 April 19 Dec BNR Regulatory 2019 2020 MINECOFIN Framework for BRD Mortgage Lending PROCUREMENT Rwanda : Rwanda Housing Finance Project PLAN General Information Country: Rwanda Bank’s Approval Date of the Original Procurement Plan: 2019-05-29 2019-05-29 Revised Plan Date(s): (comma delineated, leave blank if none) Project ID: P165649 GPN Date: 2019-05-27 Project Name: Rwanda Housing Finance Project Loan / Credit No: IDA / 63430 Executing Agency(ies): Development Bank of Rwanda Ltd 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 RW-BRD-115546-CS-QCBS / Review/update of Housing Market study, including Quality And Cost- Pending market needs in City of IDA / 63430 Post Open - National 0.00 2019-07-02 2019-08-01 2019-09-14 2019-10-12 2019-11-11 2019-12-16 2020-01-20 2020-03-20 Based Selection Implementation Kigali (CoK) and Housing Market study in other districts' cities RW-BRD-115549-CS-QCBS / Feasibility study and business plan for a future Quality And Cost- Pending IDA / 63430 Post Open - National 0.00 2019-08-22 2019-09-21 2019-11-04 2019-12-02 2020-01-01 2020-02-05 2020-03-11 2020-05-25 Rwanda Mortgage Based Selection Implementation Refinancing Company (RMRC) RW-BRD-115554-CS-QCBS / Quality And Cost- Pending Review of affordable housing IDA / 63430 Post Open - National 0.00 2019-10-07 2019-11-06 2019-12-20 2020-01-17 2020-02-16 2020-03-22 2020-04-26 2020-06-25 Based Selection Implementation pilots/experiments in Rwanda Page 1 RW-BRD-115556-CS-QCBS / Review of the incentive framework for affordable housing in Rwanda in key Quality And Cost- Pending IDA / 63430 Post Open - National 0.00 2019-11-04 2019-12-04 2020-01-17 2020-02-14 2020-03-15 2020-04-19 2020-05-24 2020-07-23 areas, including provision of Based Selection Implementation land and infrastructure, fiscal, and other financial incentives RW-BRD-115563-CS-QCBS / Establishing a Public-Private Quality And Cost- Pending IDA / 63430 Post Open - National 0.00 2020-01-22 2020-02-21 2020-04-05 2020-05-03 2020-06-02 2020-07-07 2020-08-11 2020-10-10 Partnership (PPP) framework Based Selection Implementation for housing development RW-BRD-115568-CS-QCBS / Quality And Cost- Pending A study on low-cost and IDA / 63430 Post Open - National 0.00 2020-02-03 2020-03-04 2020-04-17 2020-05-15 2020-06-14 2020-07-19 2020-08-23 2020-11-06 Based Selection Implementation efficient housing technologies RW-BRD-115569-CS-QCBS / Quality And Cost- Pending Review of the Condominium IDA / 63430 Post Open - National 0.00 2020-01-02 2020-02-16 2020-03-31 2020-04-28 2020-05-28 2020-07-02 2020-08-06 2020-11-04 Based Selection Implementation Law RW-BRD-115574-CS-QCBS / Review of the Regulatory Quality And Cost- Pending IDA / 63430 Post Open - National 0.00 2020-03-02 2020-04-16 2020-05-30 2020-06-27 2020-07-27 2020-08-31 2020-10-05 2020-12-19 Framework for Mortgage Based Selection Implementation Lending INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS Page 2