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RISP II Proposed Additional Financing 2009 
PROCUREMENT PLAN
 
I. General 
1. 
Agreed Date of the procurement Plan
 
Original: 
March 31, 2009
 
1. 
Date of General Procurement Notice
:
estimated May 2009 
 
II. Goods and Works and non consulting services. 
2. Prior 
Review 
Threshold
:
Procurement Decisions subject to Prior Review by Bank as stated in 
Appendix 1 to the Guidelines for Procurement : 
 
Procurement Method 
Procurement Threshold 
Prior/post Review 
1. 
ICB 
> $100,000 
All subject to prior review 
2. Shopping 
(Goods) 
< 
$100,000 
All subject to post review
 
3. 
Direct Contracting* 
Any amount 
All subject to prior review 
4. 
Commercial Practices 
< $100,000 
All subject to post review
 
*
all Contracts subject to justification 
 
2. Pre-qualification
.
Bidders shall be pre-qualified in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 
2.9 and 2.10 of the Guidelines (No pre-qualification is envisaged) 
3.  
Any Other Special Procurement Arrangements
:
Direct Contracting envisaged for ACSA, this is a continuation Contract, will be concluded as a 
Technical Services Contract. Procurement of services by ACSA will follow procedures 
established in the Rural Advisory Services Operational Manual, accepted by Association; 
 
Commercial Practices will be used for contract related to con-lending under the Rural Financing 
Component.  As it is not know exactly what investments will be made it is not possible to indicate 
a
procurement plan for this item.  A total of US$8,000,000 may be disbursed using Commercial 
practices 
 
4. 
Procurement Items with Methods and Time Schedule: 
Major items indicated 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Ref. 
No. 
Contract (Description) 
No. 
Of 
pack
ages 
 Procureme
nt  
Method 
Review by 
Bank (Prior 
/
Post) 
Expected 
Bid-
Opening 
Date  
1
Rural Advisory Services (ACSA 
and Service Providers) 
1
Direct 
Contract 
Prior 2010 
III. Selection of Consultants 
1. Prior 
Review 
Threshold
:
Selection Decisions subject to Prior Review by Bank as stated in 
Appendix 1 to the Guidelines Selection and Employment of Consultants: 
 
Selection  Method 
Procurement Threshold 
Prior/post Review 
1. 
Competitive Methods  (Firms) QCBS 
> $100,000 
All subject to prior review 
2. 
Competitive Methods  (Firms) LCS,CQ 
< $100,000 
All subject to post review 
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3. 
Individual Consultants (IC) 
Any amount 
All subject to post review 
4. 
Single Source (Firms and Individuals)* 
Any amount- 
All subject to prior review 
*
all Contracts subject to justification 
 
2.  Short list comprising entirely of national consultants
:
Short list of consultants for services, 
estimated to cost less than $100,000 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:  
 
Development Agencies under Component 2 may be hired under Single Source arrangements 
 
4. 
Consultancy Assignments with Selection Methods and Time Schedule: 
See below 
 
1
2
3
4
5
6
Ref. 
No. 
Description of Assignment 
No. of 
packages 
 Selection 
Method 
Review 
by Bank 
(Prior / 
Post) 
Expected 
Proposals 
Submission 
Date  
1.   
Development Agencies for RBD 
Component 
4
SSS* 
 
Prior May 
2010 
2.  
Project Audit 
2 
 
LCS 
Prior 
January 
2011 
*
(extension of contracts already signed under RISP II) 
 
III. Other 
 
1. Ex-Post Review: 
All other contracts below Bank’s prior review threshold are subject to Bank’s 
selective ex-post review. Periodic ex-post review by Bank staff will be undertaken during regular 
supervision missions. Procurement documents, such as bidding documents, bids, bid evaluation 
reports and correspondence related to bids and contracts will be kept readily available for Bank’s ex-
post review during supervision missions or at any other points in time.  Bank missions will review at 
least 1 out of every 5 contracts which are subject to ex-post review. 
2. Record Keeping:
 CAPMU will maintain complete procurement files which will be reviewed by 
Bank supervision missions. All procurement related documentation that requires Bank prior review 
will be cleared by Procurement Accredited Staff (PAS) and relevant technical staff.  No packages 
above mandatory review thresholds by RPA are anticipated. Procurement information will be 
recorded by the borrower and submitted to Bank as part of the quarterly (FMRs) and annual progress 
reports. A simple management information system with a procurement module would be established 
to assist the PIU procurement specialists to monitor all procurement information. 
 
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