41689
GEF- MANILA THIRD SEWERAGE PROJECT
Procurement Plan

Public Disclosure Authorized
A. General
1.
Project information:
Country ­ Philippines
Borrower ­ Republic of the Philippines (LBP)
Project Name ­ GEF - Manila Third Sewerage Project
Loan/Credit No. - To be supplied later
Project Implementing Agency (PIA) - Department of Environment and Natural Resources, a
department of the executive branch of the Government of the Philippines

Public Disclosure Authorized
2.
Bank's approval Date of the procurement Plan - July 14, 2006
3.
Date of General Procurement Notice: April 20, 2006
4.
Period covered by this procurement plan: Mid 2006 to 2007

B. Goods and Works
1. Prior Review Threshold: Procurement Decisions subject to Prior Review by the Bank as
stated in Appendix 1 to the Guidelines for Procurement as determined by the
Procurement Specialist based on the on the assessment of the implementing agencies'
capacities.

Public Disclosure Authorized
Procurement Method
Prior Review Threshold
Comment
1. International
Competitive
More than US$5 million

Bidding for Works
2.
Shopping for Works
More than US 100,000.00

3.
National Competitive Bidding for
More than US$2million

Works
4.
National Competitive Bidding for
More than US$500,000.00

Goods
4
Shopping for Goods
More than $50,000

2. Reference to (if any) Project Operational/Procurement Manual: For ICB, the Banks
Procurement Guidelines and Standard Bidding Documents will be used. For NCB, the
Philippine Bidding Documents, as harmonized with the World Bank will be used and the
Public Disclosure Authorized
differences that are not acceptable to the Bank will be included as Procurement Annex to
the Grant Agreement. For Shopping method, the forms being applied by DENR, which
was found in accordance with the Procurement Law that is acceptable to the Bank will be
used.

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3. Any Other Special Procurement Arrangements: To comply with the project readiness
filter of contracts equivalent to 20% of loan amount ready for signing at Board date.
Prequalification is not adopted.

4. Procurement Packages with Methods and Time Schedule:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Ref
Contract
Estim.
Procure
P-Q
Domest.
Review
Expect.
Coments
No.
(Description)
Cost
ment

Prefer
(Prior/
Bid-
US$ M
Method
(yes/no)
(yes/no)
Post)
Opening
1
Pilot Joint STP
Public
No No Prior
April
Partly
CW
Bidding
2007
Funded
by Bank
2
Water quality
NCB No No Post April
monitoring
2007
equipment
3
Office equipment
NCB
No No Post
Various

GOODS
dates
4
ICT equipment
Shopping No No Post
March

2007
5
Computers/Office
NCB
No No Post
March

equipment for PMO
2007
6
Office furnerture
Shopping No No Post
Februar

y 2007
7
Vehicle
NCB
No No Post
March

2007
8
MIS software
Shopping No No Post
March

2007
III. 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
Comment
1.
Hiring of firms using competitive method
US$100,000.00
Based on July 15, 2002
memo of OPCPR.
2. Individual
Consultants
US$50,000.00
-do-
3.
Single source selection (SSS) for firms and
All contracts
-do-
sole source selection for individuals
2. Short list comprising entirely of national consultants: Short list of consultants for
services, estimated to cost less than $200,000 equivalent per contract, may comprise
entirely of national consultants in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.7 of the
Consultant Guidelines.

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3. Consultancy Assignments with Selection Methods and Time Schedule:

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Ref.
Description of Assignment
Estimated
Selection
Review
Expected

No.

Cost
Method
by Bank
Proposals
Comments

US$
(Prior /
Submis-
million
Post)
sion
01 Strengthening
Partnership

April 2007
-A partnership development
Lump sum Post
-B information center
QCBS
Prior
-C water quality data
QCBS
Prior
-D Public assessment
Lump sum Post

02
Master planning and policy

April 2007
development
-A Master planning
QBS
Prior
-B Policy development
Lump sum Post
03 Innovative
financial
QBS Prior
April
2007
mechanism
04 Market-based
incentives
Lump sum Post
April 2007
05
TA for rate rebasing
QBS Prior
April
2007
06 Project
management
QCBS Prior
April
2007
07
Feasibility Study Pilot STP
CQS Post
April
2007
IV. Implementing Agency Capacity Building Activities with Time Schedule
1. In this section the agreed Capacity Building Activities are listed with time schedule




No.
Expected outcome /
Estimated
Estimated
Start Date
Comments

Activity Description
Cost
Duration

1
Training on Procurement
US$3,000
5 days
November FASPO,
2006
BAC,
Secretariat
2
Training on Procurement
US$3,000 5
days
November
same
Management
2006

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