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PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT > 
PROCUREMENT PLAN FOR RMA 
 
I. General
1. 
Project information
:
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Project Name: PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT  
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Country:  Bhutan 
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Project Code:  P073458 
 
2. 
Bank’s approval
 
Date of the procurement Plan
 Draft Procurement Plan dated April 11,2007  
Revision  0 approved by the Bank on 25
th
 April 2007 
 
3. 
Date of General Procurement Notice
:
17
th
 April 2007. 
 
4. 
Period covered by this procurement plan
:
18
months (From April 2007 to October 2008)  
 
II. Goods and Works and non-consulting services.
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a)  Procurement Methods and Thresholds 
 
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Category 
Method of Procurement 
Threshold (US$ Equivalent) 
(WORLD BANKS 
THRESHOLD) 
ICB US$ 
500,000 
NCB 
Below US$ 500,000 and above 
US$ 50,000 
Shopping  
US$ 50,000 
Works 
Others 
To be agreed with Bank on case to 
case basis. 
ICB US$ 
200,000 
LIB US$ 
200,000 
NCB 
Below US$ 200,000 and above 
US$ 50,000 
Shopping US$ 
50,000 
Goods 
(also applicable for non-
intellectual services and the 
services contracted on the 
basis of performance of 
measurable physical outputs) 
Others 
To be decided on case to case 
basis. 
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b) Prior Review Threshold 
 
Works/Goods: Works estimated to cost US$ 200,000 and goods estimated to cost US$ 100,000 
 
and all single source selection 
  
 
2. Pre-qualification
.
Not Applicable 
3.         Reference to (if any) Project Operational/Procurement Manual: 
RGOB’s revised manual will be 
used for shopping. For all other procurement, Bank’s standard bidding document and procedures will 
apply. 
 
4. 
Any Other Special Procurement Arrangements
:
Nil 
 
5. 
Procurement Packages with Methods and Time Schedule 
–
Attach for Works (Annex 1), Goods 
(Annex II) and Services other than consultancy (Annex III)
 
III.       Selection of Consultants
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a) Selection Methods and Thresholds:  
 
see attachment iv 
 
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b) Prior Review Threshold 
 
Consultancy Services: 
> US$100,000 equivalent for firms; and 
 
> US$ 50,000 equivalent for individuals 
 
>
All single source selection 
 
2.     Short list comprising entirely of national consultants
:
Short list of consultants for services, estimated 
to cost less than $ 200,000 equivalent per contract, may comprise entirely of national consultants in 
accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.7 of the Consultant Guidelines. 
 
3. 
Any Other Special Selection Arrangements:  
 .Nil 
 
4. 
Reference to (if any) Project Operational/Procurement Manual: 
N/A
 
IV.        Implementing Agency Capacity Building Activities with Time Schedule
No capacity building activities envisaged for the next 18 months.