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Total cost toi ±oan-financed
procurement procedures, the Project is about $305,000.
equipmen- needed under
The RTG does not exempt taxes or duties on
loan-fananced imports so arrangements will be made to have
MOAC reimburse local importers for all identifiable taxes on
imported equipment, MOAC can directly pay customs and other
fees for off-shore suppliers who do not have local agents.
Procurement of U.S. vehicles has been a
chronic problem in Thailand since no suitable two-wheel
drive utility vehicles manufactured in the U.S. are available.
RTG agencies accordingly prefer to use small Japanese
right-hand drive pickup or jeep type vehicles that are
partially manufactured in Thailand and that have a strong
dearer network and readily available spare parts and main-
tenance throughout the country.
To avoid the need to import
unsuitable U.S. veh:cies, the sixteen pick-ups and one
minibus proposed under the Pro3ect w-.ll be procured by the
RTG using their own resources.
Four jeeps will also be procured under the
grant and these are pxoposed to be AMC CJ-8 vehicles under
proprietary procurement arrangements AMC jeeps have been
established under several earlier projects (e.g. Hill Area
Education and Northeast Smali-Scale Educationt as the only
suitaDle four-wheel drive U.S. utility vehicle for use in
Thailand necause of their avaiiabiity with right hand drive
and the availability of spare parts/servicing in rural
It is planned that DTEC will procure these four
areas.
jeeps through purchase orders using AID direct letters of
commitment.
Fourteen small motorcycles will be purchased
w~th loan funds to support extension wo:kers amd two will be
Since these small (less
purchased for engineering support,
a
than 200 cc) motorcycles are not availabie in the U.S.,
636 1 waiver is requested to allow purchase of locally
manufaztured machines.
c Other Local Costs
Most other local costs tinancea by tne AlD
assistance are planned to oe funded through a itrmbuysement
system as follows: