76381 Procurement Plan I. General 1. Project information: Country: Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe Project Name: Central African Backbone APL2 São Tomé and Príncipe Grant Number: H 642_ST Project Implementing Agency (PIA): Project’s Fiduciary and Administrative Agency 2. Bank’s approval Date of the Procurement Plan [Original: November, 2010; Revision 1 April 25, 2011; Revision 2: December 8, 2011; Revision 3: January 22, 2013; Revision 4: April 3, 2013. 3. Date of General Procurement Notice: May 4, 2011 4. Period covered by this procurement plan: March, 2013 to December, 2013 II. Goods and Works and non-consulting services. 1. Prior Review Threshold: Procurement Decisions subject to Prior Review by the Bank as stated in Appendix 1 to the Guidelines for Procurement: Procurement Method Prior Review Threshold Comments 1. ICB and LIB (Goods) ≥$ 250,000 2. NCB (Goods) < $ 250,000 Post review 3. ICB (Works) ≥$ 500,000 Not expected 4. NCB (Works) < $ 500,000 Post review 5. Shopping (Goods and Works) < $ 50,000 Post review 2. Prequalification: Not applicable 3. Proposed Procedures for Components (as per paragraph. 3.17 of the Guidelines): Not applicable 4. Reference to (if any) Project Operational/Procurement Manual: Available 5. Any Other Special Procurement Arrangements: Not applicable 6. Procurement Packages with Methods and Time Schedule 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ord. Ref. No. Contract Estimated Procure Review Expected Comments No. (Description) Cost ment by Bank Bid-Opening Method (Prior / Date Post) Maintenance of January 25, Already 1 01/S/CAB/12 DC Prior computers equipments 2013 hired II. 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 Prior Review Threshold Comments 1. Quality and Cost-based Selection (Firms) ≥$ 100,000 2. Quality and Cost-based Selection (Firms) < $ 100,000 Post review 3. Single Source Selection (Firms) All 4. Single Source Selection (Individuals) All 5. Least-cost Selection < $ 100,000 6. Selection Based on Consultants’ Qualifications < $ 100,000 Post review 7. Selection of Individual Consultants ≥$ 50,000 8. Selection of Individual Consultants < $ 50,000 Post review All Single Source contract to be subject to Prior Review 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: 3.1. Least-cost Selection 3.2. Selection Based on the Consultant’s Qualifications 4. Consultancy Assignments with Selection Methods and Time Schedule 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ord. Ref. No. Description of Assignment Estimated Selection Review Expected Comments No. Cost Method by Proposals Bank Submission (Prior / Date Post) Technical Assistance to modernize and harmonize March 21, 1 09/C/CAB/11 QCBS Prior Already opened legal and regulatory 2013 framework the ICT Sector Technical assistance to January 28, 2 10/C/CAB/11 perform technical and LCS Post 2014 financial annual audits of the ACE SPV Auditing services for the December 13, Process of recruitment 3 04/C/CAB/12 LCS Prior project 2012 completed Technical Assistance to improve access to ICT April 12, 4 11/C/CAB/11 service in rural areas and to IC Prior 2013 structure PPP investments Technical Assistance in April, 9 5 01/C/CAB/13 journalism for the mid-term IC Post 2013 evaluation of the project Technical Assistance in monitoring and evaluation April, 9 6 02/C/CAB/13 IC Post for the mid-term evaluation 2013 of the project Recruitment of Technical February, 27 Process of recruitment 7 01/C/CAB/12 SSS Prior Advisor 2013 completed Recruitment of Procurement November 29, 8 06/C/CAB/12 SSS Prior Specialist 2013 November, 29 9 07/C/CAB/12 Recruitment of accountant SSS Prior 2013 Recruitment of Project November, 29 10 08/C/CAB/12 SSS Prior Coordinator 2013 Recruitment of Financial November, 29 11 09/C/CAB/12 SSS Prior Manager 2013 IV. Implementing Agency Building Activities with Time Schedule 1. In this section the agreed Capacity Building Activities (some items could be from CPAR recommendation) are listed with some schedule Ord. Expected outcome / No. Estimated Estimated Activity Description Start Date Comments Cost Duration 1