Attachment 1 – Simplified Procurement Plan
I. General
1. Project information:
Countries: Benin, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria
Project Name: Niger River Basin Water Resources Development and Sustainable Ecosystems Management Project – P093806
Project Implementing Agencies: Niger Basin Authority (NBA), Direction des Aménagements et Equipements Ruraux Agricoles (DAERA-Niger), Power Holding Company of Nigeria PLC (PHCN), Centre Régional pour la Promotion Agricole (CERPA-Benin), Direction Nationale du Génie Rural (DNGR-Guinea), Agence d’Exécution des Travaux d’Infrastructures et d’Equipements Ruraux (AGETIER-Mali)
2. Bank’s approval Date of the procurement Plan : Original- May 9, 2007
3. Date of General Procurement Notice: January 24, 2008
4. Period covered by this procurement plan: From October 2007 to March 2009
II. Goods and Works and non-consulting services.
1. Prior review Threshold: Procurement decisions subject to Prior Review
Procurement Method / Prior Review Threshold(US equivalent) / Comments
1. / ICB(Works) / Nigeria: >=1,000,000
Others: >=500,000 / ALL
2. / NCB (Works) / Nigeria: < 1,000,000
Others: <500,000 / First Two Contracts
3. / ICB (Goods) / >=250,000 / ALL
4. / NCB (Goods) / <250,000 / First Two Contracts
5. / Shopping (Goods and Works) / <50,000 / First Two Contracts
6. / Direct Contracting / ALL
2. Prequalification.Bidders for: (i) Rehabilitation of Kainji Power Station (units 5, 6 &12) (possible 9&10); (ii) Rehabilitation of spillway discharge channel & navigation Lock System of Jebba Hydro Power Station shall be prequalified in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 2.9 and 2.10 of the Guidelines.
3. Reference to (if any) Project Operational/Procurement Manual:
4. Any Other Special Procurement Arrangements: N/A
5. Procurement Packages with Methods and Time Schedule
Ref. No. / Contract (Description) / Estimated Cost (US$) / Procurement Method / P-Q / Domestic Preference / Review by Bank / Expected Bid Opening1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8
1. Goods and Works
(a) List of contract Packages which would be procured following ICB :
Nigeria
1 / Rehabilitation of power plans (units 5,6&12)(possible 9&10) & Common Systems at Kainji Hydro Power Station / 106,740,000 / ICB / YES / YES / PRIOR / 29-Apr-08
2 / Rehabilitation of Navigation Lock System at Kainji Hydro Power Station / 340,000 / NCB / NO / NO / PRIOR / 09-Oct-07
3 / Supply and installation of hydrological equipment for Kainji and Jebba Hydro Power Station (including communication) / 729,000 / ICB / NO / YES / PRIOR / 31-Nov-07
4 / Dam safety instrumentation at Kainji and Jebba sites / 1,100,000 / ICB / NO / YES / PRIOR / 10-Feb-08
5 / Overhaul of the Draft Tubes & Sand Blasting & Coating of Penstocks & Scroll cases at Jebba HPS / 320,000 / NCB / NO / NO / PRIOR / 08-Jan-08
6 / Rehabilitation of Spillway Discharge Channel and Navigation Lock System and Grouting of Auxiliary Dam 3 Jebba Hydro Power Station(HPS) / 7,000,000 / ICB / NO / YES / PRIOR / 08-Feb-08
7 / Supply & Installation (S&I) of Complete Conservator Tank with some components parts for 110MVA 330/16KV Unit Transformers at Jebba Hydro Power Station / 650,000 / ICB / NO / YES / PRIOR / 08-Jan-08
8 / 400Ah 110 V dc Battery Bank and the upgrade of Sequence of Events Recorder (SER) in control room at Jebba HPS / 130,000 / NCB / NO / NO / POST / 08-Mar-08
9 / Supply of Maintenance Tool & Machines for the reinforcement of mechanical, Electrical & Protection, Control & Metering workshops at Jebba HPS / 1,190,000 / ICB / NO / NO / PRIOR / 12-Jan-08
10 / Supply of Spare Parts for the Rehab. of Jebba HPS: Lot1-Submersible Pumps; Lot2-Governor Air Compressors; / 900,000 / ICB / NO / NO / PRIOR / 09-Nov-07
11 / Clearing and Evacuation of Bed Load accumulations / 200,000 / NCB / NO / NO / POST / 09-Dec-07
12 / Supply of major power plant spares consisting of Break Pressure Control Valves, Mechanical Overspeed Valves, Main Gate Control Valves, Oil Deflector and Hand Pilot Control Valves for Jebba PS Units, Transformer Bushing Seals / 640,000(*) / Direct contracting / NO / NO / PRIOR / 09-Nov-07
Guinea
16 / Low land Development works – 144 ha in Faranah / 704,880 / ICB / NO / YES / PRIOR / 18-Mar-08
17 / Forestry protection & development of degraded forest – 9 ha in Faranah / 138,460 / NCB / NO / NO / PRIOR / 10-Apr-08
Mali
1-ABFN-Mali
18 / Riverbank stabilization in Sofara (including mechanical and vegetation works) / 1,970,724 / ICB / NO / YES / PRIOR / 10-Mar-08
19 / Riverbank stabilization in Diondori (including mechanical and vegetation works) / 1,970,724 / ICB / NO / YES / PRIOR / 10-Mar-08
2- DNPIA-Bourgou
20 / Development of bourgou fields (500 ha). / 887,223 / ICB / NO / YES / PRIOR / 10-Mar-08
3-DNGR
21 / Development of recessional irrigation in Djambacourou valley (1000 ha) / 2,608,352 / ICB / NO / YES / PRIOR / 08-Sep-08
4- FisheryDP
22 / Development of fishery infrastructure and fish ponds. / 1,290,330 / ICB / NO / YES / PRIOR / 10-May-08
23 / Development of conservation, processing, storage and trade facilities to support fish marketing. / 434,436 / NCB / NO / NO / PRIOR / 25-Apr-08
24 / Supply of fishery equipment / 494,379 / ICB / NO / YES / PRIOR / 27-Apr-08
25 / Purchase of cooling trucks for the transport of fish-production. / 346,066 / ICB / NO / YES / PRIOR / 27-Apr-08
Benin
26 / Rehabilitation works of 12 small dams and agricultural diversification. / 1,381,215 / ICB / NO / YES / PRIOR / 19-Aug-08
27 / Irrigation Works for developing 250 ha in Karimama & Malanville municipalities / 1,973,165 / ICB / NO / YES / PRIOR / 19-Dec-08
28 / Construction of storage facilities for farming products in Malanville & Karimama. / 167,719 / NCB / NO / NO / PRIOR / 20-Feb-09
29 / Works for new forestry earth tracks. / 325,572 / NCB / NO / NO / PRIOR / 19-Aug-08
30 / Development of buffering forest and forestry enrichment in Upper Alibori area. / 640,835 / ICB / YES / YES / PRIOR / 19-Aug-08
31 / Forestry & agro-forestry development and rehabilitation of cashew breeding. / 526,342 / ICB / YES / YES / PRIOR / 19-Aug-08
32 / Reforestation of degraded areas (1200 ha) and development of erosion control upstream of rehabilitated areas. / 339,572 / NCB / NO / NO / POST / 19-Aug-08
Niger
33 / Works for rehabilitation & mechanical watershed protection of Aboka dam. / 554,548 / NCB / NO / NO / PRIOR / 19-May-08
34 / Works for rehabilitation & mechanical watershed protection of Them dam. / 478,284 / NCB / NO / NO / PRIOR / 19-May-08
35 / Works for rehabilitation & mechanical watershed protection of Djambala irrigated area. / 798,911 / ICB / NO / YES / PRIOR / 19-Jul-08
36 / Works for rehabilitation & mechanical watershed protection of Kourani Baria irrigated area. / 1,588,067 / ICB / NO / YES / PRIOR / 19-Jul-08
37 / Works for rehabilitation & mechanical watershed protection of Sona Lossa irrigated area. / 1,392,363 / ICB / NO / YES / PRIOR / 19-Jul-08
38 / Works for mechanical stabilization of priority koris in Dallols Foga & Maouri. / 910,197 / ICB / NO / YES / PRIOR / 19-Aug-08
39 / Reeds removal, fish ponds enrichment and development of storage and trade technologies in Niger. / 397,198 / NCB / NO / NO / POST / 19-Aug-08
NBA/SE
40 / Purchase of three 4WD cars (one for NBA/SE & two for Niger) & one urban car for NBA/SE. / 165,000 / NCB / NO / NO / PRIOR / 19-Oct-07
41 / Purchase of office equipment for management teams & for other NBA units including desks, computers, phones, internet & phone connections / 138,000 / NCB / NO / NO / PRIOR / 19-Oct-07
Note. ICB: International Competitive Bidding
NCB: National Competitive Bidding
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(US$ equivalent) / Comments
1. / QCBS (Firms) / >100,000 / ALL
2. / Single Source (SS)/Firms/ Individual / All / ALL
3. / Individual Consultants (IC) / >50,000 / ALL
4. / Consultant Qualification (CQ) / <100,000 / First Two Contracts
5. / Training (Annual Plan) / ALL / ALL
All TORs regardless of the value of the contract are subject to IDA prior review.
2. Short list comprising entirely of national consultants: Short list of consultants for services, estimated to cost less than $200,000 equivalent per contract, may comprise entirely of national consultants in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.7 of the Consultant Guidelines.
3. Any Other Special Selection Arrangements: N/A
4. Consultancy Assignments with Selection Methods and Time Schedule
2 Consulting Services(a) List of Consulting Assignments with short-lists including international firms.
Ref. No. / Description of Assignment / Estimated Cost
(US$) / Selection Method / Review by the Bank / Expected Proposal Submission / Comments
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
Nigeria
1 / Feasibility and EIA Studies for the Zungeru Dam Site in Nigeria / 2,000,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 10-Oct-08
2 / Improvement of the flood warning systems and development of a decision support and management system for Kainji and Jebba Dams / 1,910,.000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 15-May-08
3 / Engineering Supervision of the rehab. of Kainji PS / 3,000,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 28-Dec-07
4 / Engineering Supervision of the Rehab. of Jebba PS / 250,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 30-Jan-08
5 / Preparation of Resettlement Plan for Zungeru Dam / 1,000,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 15-Feb-09
6 / Detailed Engineering Design for Zungeru / 1,800,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 15-Feb-09
7 / Environmental Action Plan - Mitigation Measures for Kainji and Jebba sites / 1,000,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 17-Feb-09
8 / TA for the preparation of the BD for rehabilitation of Kainji HPP / 100,000 / IC / PRIOR / 19-Aug-07
Guinea
9 / Consultancy services for socio-economic studies & preparation of bidding documents for low land development in Faranah / 412,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 16-Aug-07
Mali
10 / Update of the topography and assessment of the irrigation feasibility (including a risk assessment of salinization) for Taoussa dam / 500,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 30-Jan-08
11 / Update of the Resettlement Action Plan for Taoussa dam according international standards / 700,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 30-Sep-08
12 / Update of the Environmental Impact Assessment of Taoussa dam according international standards including and estimate of hydraulic impact down to Jebba dam / 600,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 30-Sep-08
1- ABN-Mali
13 / Feasibility study, Detailed design and works control for riverbank stabilization in Sofara & Diondori and support to sustainable management of infrastructure. / 390,977 / QCBS / PRIOR / 05-Jul-07
2-DNGR
14 / Feasibility study, Detailed design and works control for Development of irrigation in Djambacourou valley. / 260,835 / QCBS / PRIOR / 15-Sep-07
15 / Consultancy and advisory work for mobilizing, supporting & training communities in adequate farming and O&M practices for benefiting from irrigation development in Djambacourou valley. / 226,813 / QCBS / PRIOR / 15-Sep-07
3-Fishery
16 / Study for characterizing the fishery sector in the Niger Basin in Mali / 321,347 / QCBS / PRIOR / 19-Oct-07
17 / Studies and works control for development of fish breeding & fish ponds. / 143,370 / QCBS / PRIOR / 02-May-07
18 / Consultancy and advisory work for mobilizing and supporting fishery stakeholders (inc. development of local management plans and communication actions) / 978,871 / QCBS / PRIOR / 02-May-07
Niger
19 / Update the Resettlement Action Plan for Kandadji dam to international standard / 300,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 02-May-07
20 / Update of the Environmental Impact Assessment for Kandadji dam according international standards including and estimate of hydraulic impact down to Kainji dam / 600,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 19-Oct-07
21 / Update of the Detailed Engineering Design for Kandadji dam / 200,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 2009
22 / Studies and works control for the rehabilitation of Aboka and Them dams and upstream watersheds. Support to sustainable management of infrastructure. / 123,800 / QCBS / PRIOR / 19-Oct-07
23 / Studies and works control for the rehabilitation of Djambala irrigated area and upstream watersheds. Support to sustainable management of infrastructure. / 86,295 / QCBS / POST / 19-Oct-07
24 / Studies and works control for the rehabilitation of Kourani Baria irrigated area and upstream watersheds. Support to sustainable management of infrastructure. / 89,773 / QCBS / POST / 01-Feb-08
25 / Studies and works control for the rehabilitation of Sona Lossa irrigated area and upstream watersheds. Support to sustainable management of infrastructure. / 77,541 / QCBS / POST / 01-Feb-08
26 / Advisory work for enhancing sustainable benefits from rehabilitated dams & irrigated areas in Niger. / 251,729 / QCBS / PRIOR / 01-Feb-08
27 / Coordination of community vegetation works upstream rehabilitated infrastructure and Kandadji. Capacity building for sustainable management. / 1,559,707 / QCBS / PRIOR / 01-May-08
28 / Survey of degraded areas in Dallol Foga. Coordination of community vegetation works. Capacity building for sustainable management. / 1,543,052 / QCBS / PRIOR / 01-Feb-08
29 / Survey of degraded areas in Dallol Maouri. Coordination of community vegetation works. Capacity building for sustainable management. / 1,543,052 / QCBS / PRIOR / 01-Oct-08
30 / Studies on fishery stocks and statistics in the Niger Basin in Niger. / 108,327 / QCBS / PRIOR / 19-Oct-07
Benin
31 / Studies and works control for rehabilitation and diversification of 12 small dams. / 256,511 / QCBS / PRIOR / 19-Oct-07
32 / Advisory consultancy for sustainable management & production of benefits from rehabilitated small dams. / 214,223 / QCBS / PRIOR / 20-Jan-07
33 / Studies & works control for developing 250 ha of irrigated lands in Karimama & Malanville municipalities. / 197,316 / QCBS / PRIOR / 19-Oct-07
31 / Advisory consultancy for sustainable management & production of benefits from new irrigated areas. / 223,788 / QCBS / PRIOR / 20-Jan-07
34 / Forestry studies and mapping for Upper Alibori. / 234,018 / QCBS / PRIOR / 19-Oct-07
35 / Accompanying measures for community mobilization around forestry activities. / 219,219 / QCBS / PRIOR / 19-Nov-07
31 / Support to tree breeding and capacity building. / 119,376 / QCBS / PRIOR / 19-Oct-07
36 / Support to forestry income generation activities. / 162,786 / QCBS / PRIOR / 01-Jun-07
37 / Capacity building and awareness raising of forestry stakeholders and populations. / 234,447 / QCBS / PRIOR / 19-Feb-07
NBA/SE
38 / Consultancy for (i) supporting NBA in finalizing the OPE, (ii) Developing and installing a software for OPE and (iii) providing training and follow-up for the new OPE system. / 120,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 19-Oct-07
39 / Consultancy for strengthening NBA institutions' communication capabilities & practices / 242,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 19-Nov-07
40 / Update of the accounting system in NBA & training of staff in HQ, Implementing Agencies & Focal Structures / 118,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 19-Oct-07
41 / Diagnosis and recommendations for improving Administrative and Management practices in NBA/SE staff including training on performance based management and best practices. / 182,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 20-Jan-08
42 / Preparation of the Financial Implementation Manual / 108,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 20-Jun-07
43 / Consultancy for recruitment of the Project Management Team / 60,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 20-Jun-07
44 / External audit / 200,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 19-Oct-07
45 / Harmonization & capacity building on project's templates & procedures for effective Project management between NFS, Implementing Agencies & NBA/SE. / 160,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 20-Jan-08
46 / Consultancy for producing adequate templates and detailed procedures for harmonized management between NBA SE &Focal Structures + training / 160,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 19-Oct-07
49 / Individual recruitment of 5 international specialists & 5 regional specialists for building up the Panel of Experts / 260,000 / IC / PRIOR / 19-Jun-07
50 / Consultancy to establish a regional environmental code for the Niger Basin / 120,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 19-Oct-08
51 / Consultancy for developing legal instruments package to support the SDAP implementation / 150,000 / QCBS / PRIOR / 19-Oct-08
52 / Consultancy for the development & application of a Water Charter for the Niger Basin / 179,500 / QCBS / PRIOR / 20-Jan-08
Note: QCBS = Quality and Cost based Selection
CQ = Selection Based on Consultants’ Qualification