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Description of Risk Potential procurement delays: new arrangements for clearance of evaluation reports with the SIC may lead to procurement delays; experience with the past and ongoing projects in country shows frequent procurement delays. Given the larger scale of the program, there is a risk that the PMU may not be able to cope with additional responsibilities assigned under the PAMP II. Inadequate competition: procurement may not attract adequate competition; proposals with cost higher than the estimated costs; bidders not qualified for the specific assignments. Procurement of Civil Works: There is large scope of civil works. They are scattered across the project region including remote areas. The execution of scattered civil works could lead to quality issues in rehabilitation and construction of irrigation and drainage infrastructure. Opportunities for fraud and corruption related to contracting, labor payment and contract management are high. Risk Rating H S S H H 40 Mitigation Measures Monitoring submission of the documents and follow up with the SIC; recording this information in the evaluation reports. Advanced preparation of technical specifications or TORs; further procurement training will be provided during project implementation. A separate procurement consultant in the PMU will be recruited for the PAMP II to provide assistance and advice on a day-to-day delivery of services. Consolidate procurement packages as feasible to maximize interest from qualified bidders; establish advertising policy; wide and advance advertising; creating a database of suppliers of the required goods, construction contractors and consultants. Hiring of 3 rd Party QA/QC consultant(s) to ensure quality of civil works; training and capacity building of WUAs to supervise carried out works; payment of wages through Bank accounts; regular physical inspections by PMU engineers and Bank supervision mission. Public oversight and raising community level awareness of public employment program through local NGOs to be hired; verification of eligibility of the public works beneficiaries; effective recordkeeping of labor payments; Enforcement of public disclosure and transparency provisions of the Bank’s Guidelines; disclosure of contract awards and implementation progress information on the publicly accessible website, national press and communities information boards. Residual Risk Rating Average H S S M M S S
35. Procurement Plan. The initial procurement plan was agreed between the Borrower and the Project Team during negotiations. After the project is approved by the Board it will be published on the Bank’s external website. The Procurement Plan will be updated in agreement with the Bank project team annually or as required to reflect the actual project implementation needs and improvements in institutional capacity. The thresholds for methods of procurement and prior review limits are detailed below. Expenditure Category Contract Value (US$) Procurement Method Bank Prior Review Goods >200,000 ICB All the ICB contracts ≤ 200,000 NCB First 2 NCB contracts ≤ 100,000 Shopping The 1st Shopping contract Works NA DC All DC contracts (including nonconsulting services) >1,000,000 ICB All the ICB contracts ≤ 1,000,000 NCB First 2 NCB contracts ≤ 100,000 Shopping The 1st Shopping contract NA DC All DC contracts Consultant Services Irrespective of Value QCBS, QBS, FBS, LCS, CQS* 41 All contracts above USD 100,000 for firms plus the 1st CQS contract regardless of value; and all contracts above USD 50,000 for individuals; and all SSS contracts. NA SSS NA IC Notes: ICB – International Competitive Bidding NCB – National Competitive Bidding DC – Direct Contracting QCBS – Quality and Cost Based Selection QBS – Quality Based Selection FBS – Fixed Budget Selection LCS – Least Cost Selection *CQS – Selection Based on Consultants’ Qualification will be followed depending on type of assignments for estimated value less than USD 200,000 SSS – Single Source Selection IC – Individual Consultant selection procedure NA – Not Applicable 36. Frequency of Procurement Supervision. In addition to the prior review supervision to be carried out from the country office, the capacity assessment of the Implementing Agency has recommended two supervision missions per year during which ex-post reviews will be conducted on a sample basis (20 percent in terms of number of contracts) for the contracts that are not subject to Bank
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