一一一一一一一一一一一一一一 Henan Green Agriculture Fund Project Procurement Plan Country: P.R. China 一一一一一 Project Name: Henan Green Agriculture Fund Project 一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一 Loan No.( 一一一一): Project ID No.( 一一一一): P169758 Implementation Institution: Henan Agriculture Development Fund Investment Co. Ltd. 一一一一一               Date of General Procurement Notice: March 12, 2021 一一一一一一一一2021 3 12  Date of Procurement Plan: August 5, 2021 一一一一一一一2021 8 5  Period Covered by this Procurement Plan: the whole project period 1 一一一一一一一一一一一       Preamble 一一 In accordance with paragraph 5.9 of the “World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” (July 2016, Revised November 2017 and August 2018) (“Procurement Regulations”) the Bank’s Systematic Tracking and Exchanges in Procurement (STEP) system will be used to prepare, clear and update Procurement Plans and conduct all procurement transactions for the Project.   “     IPF        ” 2016 7   2017 11  2018 8     “    ”  5.9                STEP                            This textual part along with the Procurement Plan tables in STEP constitutes the Procurement Plan for the Project. The following conditions apply to all procurement activities in the Procurement Plan. The other elements of the Procurement Plan as required under paragraph 4.4 of the Procurement Regulations are set forth in STEP.        STEP  “    ”        “    ”                      STEP           4.4                  A. The Bank’s Standard Procurement Documents (SPDs): The Bank’s SPDs shall be used for all contracts subject to international competitive procurement and those contracts as specified in the Procurement Plan tables in STEP. A.          SPD       SPD                     STEP             B. National Procurement Arrangements: In accordance with paragraph 5.3 of the Procurement Regulations, when approaching the national market (as specified in the Procurement Plan tables in STEP), the country’s own procurement procedures (Tendering and Bidding Law of the Peoples’ Republic of China, i.e. TBL promulgated by its Order No. 21 dated August 30, 1999 and the Implementation Regulations of the TBL promulgated by its State Council Order No. 613 dated November 30, 2011 and any 2 amendments thereof) may be used with the following conditions to meet the requirements for open competitive procurement of paragraph 5.4 of the Procurement Regulations: B.                5.3             STEP                      1999 8 30  21                    2011 11 30     61 3                                      5.4                   a. All procurement notices shall be published in a national newspaper of wide circulation, or on a widely-used website / electronic portal with free access. a.                               /         b. A minimum of 30 days shall be given to Bidders between the date of such advertisement (or the date of availability of procurement documents, whichever is later and the deadline for the submission of bids). The advertisement and procurement documents shall specify the deadline for the submission of bids. Potential Bidders shall be allowed to inspect and purchase procurement documents at any time prior to the deadline for the submission of bids. b.                                               30                                                   c. Any Bidder/Consultant should be eligible to participate in a procurement process and to be awarded a Bank-financed contract as defined in paragraphs 3.21, 3.22 and 3.23 of the Procurement Regulations. c.          3.21 3.22 3.23                                  d. Bidders/Consultants shall be allowed to submit bids/proposals by mail or in person. Bidders/consultants shall not be mandatory required to be present at the bid/proposal opening session. d.                                  e. Bidders should not be required to register as a condition for inspecting or purchasing procurement documents, submitting its bid or receiving contract award. A winning Bidder shall be given reasonable opportunity of registering (if required) before contract signing without any let or hindrance. Bidding shall not be restricted to any class of contractors. e.                                                                                3 f. The winning bidder shall not be required, as a condition of award, to reduce its bid price. No contract negotiation shall be permitted unless agreed in the procurement plan. f.                                              g. No bid may be rejected solely on the basis that the bid price exceeds any cost estimate. Rejection of all bids or re-bidding shall not be allowed solely because the number of bids is less than three (3). Rebidding shall not take place without any sound justification. g.                                                                  h. The Bank’s procurement documents for approaching the national market or any procurement document acceptable to the Bank shall be used. All procurement documents must require that bidders/consultants present a signed acceptance at the time of bidding or submitting a proposal, to be incorporated in any resulting contract, confirming application of and compliance with the Bank’s Anti-Corruption Guidelines, including without limitation the Bank’s right to sanction and the Bank’s inspection and audit rights. h.                                                                                           i. The procurement documents shall disclose the newspaper and / or the electronic means in which the information on contract award shall be published. i.                  j. The contract award notification shall identify: (a) name and address of the Borrower’s Project Implementing Unit, (b) name and reference number of the contract being awarded and the selection method used (c) names of all Bidders/Consultants that submitted bids/proposals and their prices as read out at the bid opening meeting and as evaluated (d) names of all Bidders/ Consultants whose bids/proposals were rejected either as nonresponsive or as not meeting qualification criteria or were not evaluated, with the reasons there for and (e) the name of the successful Bidder/Consultant, the final contract price, the contract duration and a summary of its scope. j.           a               b                    c                        d                     e                            4 k. The Borrower shall implement an effective complaint mechanism allowing bidders or consultants to complain, and have their complaints handled and responded in a timely manner. Procurement documents should indicate the complaint mechanism procedure and provide the professional title and address of the officials to whom such protests should be sent. k.                                                                 l. The Bank shall be allowed to review procurement documentation and activities related to the activities included in the procurement plan. l.                                    C.Other national procurement arrangements: When other national procurement arrangements other than national open competitive procurement arrangements are applied by the Borrower, such arrangements shall be subject to paragraph 5.5 of the Procurement Regulations. C.                                            5.5      Prior Review Thresholds一一一一 Works and Supply & Installation: USD5 million for high risk; USD10 million for substantial risk; USD15 million for moderate risk; USD20 million for low risk             500        1000        1500       2000    Goods: USD1.5 million for high risk; USD2 million for substantial risk; USD4 million for moderate risk; USD6 million for low risk       150        200        400       600    Firm Consultant: USD0.5 million for high risk; USD1 million for substantial risk; USD2 million for moderate risk; USD4 million for low risk 5         50        100        200       400    Individual Consultant: USD0.2 million for high risk; USD0.3 million for substantial risk; USD0.4 million for moderate risk; USD0.5 million for low risk         20        30        40       50    Threshold for short list comprising entirely of national consultants: