Second Phase Coastal Transmission Backbone Project

West Africa Power Pool APL Program

Procurement Plan

I. General

1. Project information: WEST AFRICA POWER POOL APL 1 PROJECT

Project ID No: P094917

Project Implementing Agency: VoltaRiver Authority (VRA)

2.Bank’s approvalDate of the Procurement Plan: May 31, 2006

  1. Date of General Procurement Notice: Online June 15 2006; Paper Form (Issue ---, June 30, 2006)
  2. Period covered by this procurement plan: June 2006 to December 2007
II. Goods /Supply and Installation
  1. Prior Review Threshold: Procurement Decisions subject to Prior Review by the Bank as stated in Appendix 1 to the Guidelines for Procurement:

Procurement Method / Prior Review Threshold / Comments
1. / ICB (Goods) / >=500,000 / All Contracts
2. / ICB (Goods/ Works/ Supply & Installation) / >=1.0 million / All Contracts

(a)List of Contract Packages which will be procured following ICB: all contracts indicated under 1 and 2 above

(b)ICB Contracts estimated to cost above US$500,000 equivalent or more per Contract will be subject to prior review by the Bank.

2.Prequalification: N/A

3.Proposed Procedures for CDD Components (as per paragraph. 3.17 of the Guidelines: N/A

  1. Reference to (if any) Project Operational/Procurement Manual: The Procurement Plan will also form part of the Project Implementation Manual.
  1. Any Other Special Procurement Arrangements: (including advance procurement and retroactive financing, if applicable): N/A

Procurement Packages with methods and Time Schedule

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Ref.No / Contract
(Description) / Procurement
Method / P-Q / Domestic Preference
(yes/no) / Review
by Bank
(Prior / Post) / Expected
Bid-Opening
Date / Comments/
Contracts Signature Date
A / Supply of Reactors and Transformers
- Akosombo /Volta extension
- 3rd BSP Accra/Tema / ICB / No / No / Prior / 04/07/07 / 09/09/07
B / Extension of the Akosombo and Volta Sub-stations; / ICB / No / No / Prior / 31/05/07 / 10/27/07
C / Construction of 3rd Bulk Supply Point for the Accra/Tema load centers / ICB / No / No / Prior / 07/29/07 / 12/16/07
P1-D&2-2 / Upgrade of SCADA and Metering Systems of sub-stations – Phase II / ICB / No / No / Prior / 11/01/06 / 13/02/07
E / S&I of Modern Circuit Breakers and Relays at Switchyard of the Kpong Generation Station / ICB / No / No / Prior / 07/29/07 / 12/16/07
F / Rehabilitation of Cranes and Rust Treatment of Cranes and Penstocks at the Akosombo Generation Station / ICB / No / No / Prior / 10/14/07 / 03/02/08
G / Supply of Equipment for VRATrainingCenter
- Mod. Plant Simulator
- 330kV Transmission Training Line
- Staff Technical Cap.
- Dev. Specific Training Modules
- Learning Resources / ICB / No / No / Prior / 04/04/07 / 03/06/08
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 / Comments
1. / QCBS (Firms) / >=200,000 / All Contracts
2. / Individual Consultants (IC) / >=100,000 / All Contracts
3. / Single Source (SS) Firms/Individuals / All Values / All Contracts

2.Consultancy services estimated to cost above US$200,000 equivalent per contract and Single Source selection of consultants (firms/individuals) for all assignments will be subject to prior review by the Bank.

3.Short lists entirely of national consultants: Short lists of consultants for services estimated to cost less than US$200,000 equivalent per contract may be composed entirely of national consultants in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.7 of the Consultant Guidelines.

4.Any Other Special Selection Arrangements: None

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Ref. No. / Description of Assignment / Selection
Method / Review
by Bank
(Prior / Post) / Expected
Proposals Submission
Date / Comments/ Contracts Signature Date
Northern Transmission Sector Network Development Study / QCBS / Prior / 11/04/06 / 05/24/07
Feasibility, Engineering and ESIA for the proposed Aboadze-Kumasi transmission line Project. / QCBS / Prior / 10/23/06 / 04/01/07
Feasibility, Engineering and ESIA for the proposed Tumu-Han-Wa transmission line Project. / QCBS / Prior / 11/15/06 / 04/12/07
Development of “Emergency Preparedness Plans” including Environmental Management Plan for the Akosombo and Kpong Generation Stations. / QCBS / Prior / 11/17/06 / 5/04/2007
GhanaSystemControlCenter Study. / QCBS / Prior / 12/08/06 / 05/25/07