India - National Ganga River Basin Project : procurement plan

62464 PROCUREMENT PLAN FOR FIRST 18 MONTHS OF NGRBP I. General 1. Project information Country : India Borrower : Government of India Project Name : National Ganga River Basin Project (NGRBP) of the GOVERNMENT OF INDIA aims that the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA): builds capacity of its nascent operational-level institutions for managing a comprehensive Ganga clean-up and conservation program; and reduces point- source pollution loads through sustainable interventions at selected locations on the Ganga. The project will have two components relating to institutional development and priority infrastructure investments. The first component would seek to build the institutional capacity to effectively implement the overall NGRBA program, including infrastructure investments funded by the second component. The total project cost is estimated at about US$1.55 billion including counterpart funding from the center and the state governments. Project I.D. for NGRBP : P119085 Credit No. : (to insert) Project Implementing Agency (PIA): NGRBA Program Management Group (PMG)), Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India 2. Bank’s approval Date of the procurement Plan: : 14 March 2011 3. Date of General Procurement Notice: 30 March 2011 4. Period covered by this procurement plan: The procurement period of project covered from year July 2011 to November 2012 (Eighteen months). II. Goods and Works and non-consulting services 1. Prior Review Threshold: Procurement Decisions subject to Prior Review by the Bank as stated below Prior Review Thresholds Proposed Procurement Method Thresholds Proposed (USD million) (USD million) *# ICB NCB Shopping Goods 0.5 1 <0.5 <0.5 Works 5.0 20 <20 <0.1 @ * If a transaction comprises several packages, lots or slices, the aggregate estimated value of contracts determines the applicable threshold amount. # Irrespective of the prior review thresholds, first NCB contract for goods and works from all EAs will be subjected to prior review by Bank. @ Under Works category, NCB method limit of up to $20 Million to be used for STPs under Component 2 of the project, for items/packages identified in prior approved procurement plans. Irrespective of this upper limit, the decision to proceed on NCB or ICB terms above the value of $10 Million will be based on: (i) a capacity assessment of the local contracting industry and ability of potential bidders to respond to the tender requirements; and (ii) the scope for reduction of the geographical dispersion of the contracts (whenever possible) through a careful packaging strategy to be applied during the feasibility DPR stage and while finalizing the annual plans and procurement plans. 2. Pre-qualification : Not Applicable 3. Proposed Procedures for CDD Components (as per paragraph. 3.17 of the Guidelines) Not Applicable 4. Reference to (if any) Project Operational/Procurement Manual: Procurement Manual has been developed by NGRBP PMG, this has been agreed with the Bank, and will guide procurement of goods, works and services in the project. 5. Any Other Special Procurement Arrangements: (i) Contracts to be financed under retroactive financing, if agreed; (ii) All Contracts awards will be published in the NGRBP PMG and State web sites within 7 days of award; (iii) While conducting evaluation of bids and proposals, NGRBP PMG will ensure the eligibility of the firms and consultants pursuant to the provisions of Due Diligence concerning Bank’s Sanctions Policies and Procedures in the Procurement Guidelines 6. Procurement Packages with Methods and Time Schedule Ref Description of Contract/Item Estimated Method Review Expected Comments No. Cost by Bank Bid US$ Prior or Opening Post date S Non-Consultancy Services/Supply and ICB Prior O Installation of ICT G Contract C C S Non-Consultancy NCB Prior M G H Services Contract L E L S P ICB Prior Dec 2012 Several packages P S UP PCB L E L S P ICB Prior Dec 2012 Several packages P S WB PCB L E L ICB Prior Dec 2012 Several packages I UP PCB L E L ICB Prior Dec 2012 Several packages I WB PCB L E L S P ICB Prior Dec 2012 Several packages P S J PCB L E L S P NCB Prior Dec 2012 Several packages P S B PCB L E L S P NCB Prior Dec 2012 Several packages P S UK ECB F W Q M K NCB Prior Dec 2012 Several packages CPCB L E L NCB Prior Dec 2012 Several packages I J PCB L E L NCB Prior Dec 2012 Several packages I UK ECB L E L NCB Prior Dec 2012 Several packages I B PCB D NCB Prior Dec 2012 Several packages GKC I S E IT LCD DLP NCB Post Sep 2012 Several packages UPS NGRBA PMG I S E IT LCD DLP NCB Post Sep 2012 Several packages UPS UP SPMG  L E L S P NCB Post Dec 2012 Several packages P S CPCB V UP SPMG NCB Post Jun 2012 I S E IT LCD DLP NCB Post Jun 2012 Several packages UPS GKC L E L NCB Post Dec 2012 Several packages I CPCB I S E IT LCD DLP NCB Post Sep 2012 Several packages UPS B SPMG V B SPMG NCB Post Jun 2012 I S E IT LCD DLP NCB Post Sep 2012 Several packages UPS W B SPMG S S GIS R S NCB Post Jun 2012 Several packages GKC V W B SPMG NCB Post Jun 2012 V NGRBA PMG NCB Post Jun 2012 I S E IT LCD DLP NCB Post Sep 2012 Several packages UPS U SPMG V U SPMG NCB Post Jun 2012 I S E IT LCD DLP Shopping Post Sep 2012 Several packages UPS J SPMG V J SPMG Shopping Post Jun 2012 V GKC Shopping Post Jun 2012 7. The following conditions shall be met in order for the bidding process under National Competitive Bidding (Open Tender): a) Only the model bidding documents for open tender as agreed in NRLM Manual shall be used for bidding;  b) Invitations to bid shall be advertised in at least one widely circulated national daily newspaper or in the official gazette, or on a widely used website or electronic portal with free national and international access, in English, at least 30 days prior to the deadline for the submission of bids; c) No special preference will be accorded to any bidder either for price or for other terms and conditions when competing with foreign bidders, state-owned enterprises, small-scale enterprises or enterprises from any given State; d) There shall be no negotiation of price with the bidders, even with the lowest evaluated bidder; e) Extension of bid validity shall not be allowed without the prior review arrangements for each level (a) for the first request for extension if it is longer than four weeks; and (b) for all subsequent requests for extension irrespective of the period (such concurrence shall be considered by the prior review authority only in cases of Force Majeure and circumstances beyond the control of the Purchaser / Employer); f) Re-bidding shall not be carried out without the agreement of the prior review authority. The system of rejecting bids outside a pre-determined margin or “bracket” of prices shall not be used in the project; g) Rate contracts entered into by Directorate General of Supplies & Disposals will not be acceptable as a substitute for open tender procedures. Such contracts will be acceptable however for any procurement under limited tender or local shopping procedures; h) Two or three envelop system will not be used i) As per 1.1(e) of World Bank Procurement Guidelines, the Association’s right to inspect accounts and records of the bidders, suppliers and contractors will be included in the bidding document of all contracts from eth proceeds of the World Bank support. II. Selection of Consultants 1. Prior Review Threshold: Prior Review Methods and Value Thresholds Thresholds Proposed LCS/F QCBS QBS CQS SSS (USD million) BS * >0.5 for firm Default and Case by <0.1 <0.2 Case by Case >0.1 for mandatory above 0.2 Case based & subject to Individuals on prior justifications SSS: all agreement * If a transaction comprises several packages, lots or slices, the aggregate estimated value of contracts determines the applicable threshold amount. 2. All institutional contracts selected through competitive methods valued above $200,000 and through single source irrespective of the value will be subject to prior review by Bank. Notes: The Request for Expression of Interest for consultancy services estimated to cost above $200,000 per contract for firms shall be advertised in World Bank External web site. 2. Short list comprising entirely of national consultants: Short list of consultants for services, estimated to cost less than $_500,000 equivalent per contract, may comprise entirely of national consultants in  accordance with the provisions of the World Bank Consultant Guidelines. 3. Any Other Special Selection Arrangements: None 4. Consultancy Assignments with Selection Methods and Time Schedule 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Review Expected Ref. Estimated by Description of Assignment Selection Proposals No. Cost Bank Comments Method Submission US$ (Prior / Date Post) C T S N G R B A QBS Prior O C S G K B D M U QBS Prior N C P M S N G R B A QCBS Prior N C C P C B G W P S QBS Prior O I C S E S E A QCBS Prior O G B C N G R B A P C C P QCBS Prior J C C P C B Q A QCBS Prior F C P F M A N G R B QCBS Prior O A C C P C B B QCBS Prior M G C S G QCBS Prior O C C P C B QCBS Prior M C S G A A P N G R QCBS Prior J B A C I M S N G QCBS Prior J R B A C P M E S N G R B QCBS Prior O A C C P C B C M P QCBS Post J G C U P S P QCBS Post M  M G I A S N G R B P C P F M I A N G QCBS Post O R B A P M G C B S P M G I A QCBS Post J S N G R B P C W B S P M G I A QCBS Post J S N G R B P C U S P M G I A QCBS Post J S N G R B P C J S P M G S A S QCBS Post J N G R B P IV. Implementing Agency Capacity Building Activities with Time Schedule S. No. Expected outcome / Estimated Cost per Estimated Start Comments Activity Description Head Duration Date (Rs) 2 nd quarter Training on Procurement 50,000 to 65,000 per 1 10 days FY 2011-12 Management participant Focused Training on Works and Goods 2 nd quarter procurement under the Approximately 20000 2 3 days FY 2011-12 project for officers from per participant central and state Pollution Control Boards