[Updated 17 April, 2012]

Attachment I –Procurement Plan

I. General

1. Project Information: Increased Access to Electricity Services Project

Project ID No. P077452

Project Implementing Agencies: ZESCO

2. Bank’s approval Date of the Procurement Plan:

3. Date of General Procurement Notice: April 29, 2008

4. Period Covered by this Procurement Plan: February 2012 – December 2013

II. Works

5. Prior Review Threshold: Procurement Decisions subject to Prior Review by the Bank as stated in Appendix 1 to the Guidelines for Procurement:

Table A8.1: Thresholds for Procurement Methods and Prior Review – Goods and Works

Expenditure Category / Procurement Method / Contract Value Threshold
(US$) / Contracts Subject to Prior Review
(US$ millions)
1. Works / ICB (Works/Supply & Installation)
NCB
Shopping
Direct Contracting
Commercial Practices / >=3,000,000
>=50,000 - <500,000
<50,000
All values / All Contracts
1st 2 contract only
None
All Contracts
None
2. Goods / ICB
NCB
Shopping
Direct Contracting
Commercial Practices / >=100,000
>=50,00 < 100,000
<50,000
All values / All Contracts
1st 2 contract only
None
All Contracts
None

Prequalification: There will be no prequalification of Bidders

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

7. Reference to (if any) Project Operational/Procurement Manual: The Procurement Plan will also form part of the Project Implementation Manual.

8. Any Other Special Procurement Arrangements(including advance procurement and retroactive financing, if applicable): N/A.

Procurement Packages with Methods and Time Schedule

ZESCO Limited

a) Works

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
Ref. No. / Contract
(Description) / Estimated
Cost
US$ / Procurement
Method / Pre-qualification(yes/no) / Domestic Preference
(yes/no) / Review
by Bank
(Prior / Post) / Expected
Bid-Opening
Date / Comments
1. ZESCO (reinforcement)
Lot 1 / Upgrade of Coventry Street, Roma & Figtree and Chisamba Area Substations / 3,500,000.00 / ICB / No / No / Prior / September 15, 2012 / Reinforcement in Coventry Street, Roma & Figtree and Chisamba Areas of Lusaka
Total / Supply and installation Contract / 3,500,000.00
2. ZESCO (Intensification) – to be co-financed by EU via IDA administrated trust fund – one contract
Lot1 / Kabushi, New Kawama, Chipulukusu and Chibolya / 4,140,000.00 / ICB / No / No / Prior / June 30, 2012 / Intensification sites in Copperbelt
Lot 2 / Makululu, Chelstone and Vorna Valley / 3,300,000.00 / ICB / No / No / Prior / June 30,2012 / Intensification sites in Central Region
Lot 3 / Garden Township / 2,500,000.00 / ICB / No / No / Prior / May 30,2012 / Grid Intensification in Garden Township
Total / Supply and Installation Contract / 9 ,940,000.00
3. ZESCO (Grid extension) -- to be co-financed by EU via IDA administrated trust fund
Lot 1 / Mukonchi Farmblock / 2,400,000.00 / ICB / No / No / Prior / June 30, 2012 / Grid extension site in Central Region
Lot 2 / Mangango / 2,000,000.00 / ICB / No / No / Prior / June 30,2012 / Grid extension site in Central Region (Mission)
Total / 4,400,000.00

b) Goods

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
Ref. No. / Contract
(Description) / Estimated
Cost
US$ / Procurement
Method / Pre-qualification(yes/no) / Domestic Preference
(yes/no) / Review
by Bank
(Prior / Post) / Expected
Bid-Opening
Date / Comments
1 / Transformers / 3,500,000.00 / ICB / No / Yes / Prior / July 18, 2012 / Transformers for Reinforcement works in Lusaka

REA

a) Civil Works

1 / Mini-hydro Sub-projects / 14,000,000 / Accordance with paragraph 3.12 of the Procurement Guidelines / No / No / Prior / N/A / The sub-projects will be defined in the course of the project implementation into individual contracts with respective procurement methods. Costs include IDA funding of $6.0m and government contribution of $4.0M. Beneficiary developers will contribute $4.0m.

b) Goods

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
Ref. No. / Contract
(Description) / Estimated
Cost
US$ / Procurement
Method / Pre-qualification(yes/no) / Domestic Preference
(yes/no) / Review
by Bank
(Prior / Post) / Expected
Bid-Opening
Date / Comments
6 / Solar PV Sub-projects (supply, installation, and maintenance) / 2,430,500.00 / ICB / No / No / Prior / N/A / Three sub-projects have been defined during the course of the project implementation into individual contracts with respective procurement methods. Projects have been identified in Education and Health, coordinated with REA. Implementation will proceed after conclusion of feasibility studies of the identified sub-projects

c) Consultant Services

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
Ref. No. / Description of Assignment / Estimated
Cost
US$ / Selection
Method / Review
by Bank
(Prior / Post) / Expected
Proposals Submission
Date / Comments
REA
1. / Consulting services for implementation supervision of 6 SSMP sites / 300,000 / QCBS / Post / 1 June, 2012 / GEF funding

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