Lao - Financial Management Capacity Building Project

42217  May 22,2007 Expected Pre- Domestic Review Ref. Contract ~roeomment Bid- cost qualification Preference by Bank Comments No. rncription) Method Opening CuS%) Iydno) (yeduo) (Prior/ Post) ComponentA: Financial Management Reform 1 I I 1 I Computers,printers, I 6 network and software for Shopping No No Post Jan-OS BOL and BFSU  ComponentB: Public Finance Management Reform Computers and peripherals 7 for Budget Department, Shopping No No Post Mar-08 ITreasury Department GFIS rollout Phase I1 8 (Connectivity, hardware ICB No No Post May-08 & sofkare) Computers and peripherals 1 NCB No No Post Oct-08 forExternal Finance Dept Publication of Standard 10 bidding documents Shopping No No Post Oct-08 (PrMO) 1 Computers for StateAudit 'l Shopping No No Post Nov-08 Organization Rehabilitation and First NCB 12 extension works inNorth NCB No No Prior Jan-08 contract- Prior Training Center Review (Works) ComponentC: SOE Reform and Enterprise Development l 13 Vehiclefor BPO/SAMD IAPSO No No Post Oct-08 Motorbike for l 4 Shopping No No Post Oct-08 BPO/SAMD 15 m c e equipment fox BP0 Shopping No No Post Oct-08 Component D:ProjectManagement and Evalnation 18 Office equipment Shopping No Post Dec-08 l No 19 Vehicle IAPSO No No Post Dec-OS 20 3 Motorbikes Shopping No No Post Dec-OS  lMh.ttd Cost inS desip budget nonn ig Dept xiget Nommc -1 rcasar) Treasun A Treasun fJok Sinale s o m contracljmwith Gswpja Uniyasity; ThtGaorgiaStartUnivssiIy (GSU) hasrmiquecolmayerpi- on:(i) Ihe carrem ime~govnwnmtalM-up emd fhe history ofmevohnm; (11) has h t c d g cabut rhc revenueshanng hmmdwd the wcakncssm that &a in LaoPDR; (h)and IS fullyawareofthe prms~onsofthenew organic budget law in Lao PDR along with otherrelatedlaws and xguhlions:and (iv) has un~quc regmnal experience on mistmg other similarmmuies (Indmesla,Chma, Ukm~ncctc) on dmlopingrobustrcmw sharingheworks swh - txpenence is neededTot eflcctively advismg the G o m c n t ofLao on mrmc h n n g bnttworks This uniqwcxpcrimcc is coupkd wilh the hi& technical sk~llsIhat mneeded (andGSU has) on dcvclwplngmrenucshanng hrncworks in developingwunhies.Thus thisuniquecountry expenam and possession on highly scarce technical skills art the reams for direu conmctjngw~thGSU.