PROCUREMENT PLAN (Textual Part) Project information: Moldova Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (MSME) Competitiveness Project (P177895) Project Implementation agency: Ministry of Economy (MoE) through Project Implementation Unit Date of the Procurement Plan: August 18, 2022 Period covered by this Procurement Plan: August 18, 2022- August 02, 2027 Preamble Applicable procurement arrangements: Procurement under the Project will be carried out in accordance with the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers: Procurement in Investment Project Financing of Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services (Fourth Edition, November 2020), (hereinafter referred to as “Procurement Regulations”), and with the latest “Guidelines on Preventing and Combating Fraud and Corruption in Projects Financed by IBRD Loans and IDA Credits”. In accordance with paragraph 5.9 of the 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. This textual part along with the Procurement Plan tables in STEP constitute 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. The Bank’s Standard Procurement Documents (SPDs) shall be used for all contracts subject to international competitive procurement and those contracts as specified in the Procurement Plan tables in STEP. 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 may be used. For national competitive procurement, either the adjusted Bank’s SPDs or other documents developed based on these SPDs or sample documents developed by the Bank will be used. 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. Other Relevant Procurement Information Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC): The project provides for a CERC which is an ex-ante mechanism available to the Government for rapid access to financing to respond to an eligible crisis or emergency. Procurement arrangements under CERC will be flexible and streamlined as provided in the Bank Guidance “Procurement in Situations of Urgent Need of Assistance or Capacity Constraints”. The CERC — if activated — will be implemented by MoE, relying on the Ministry of Internal Affairs through its General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations to implement the technical aspects, given its mandate to lead emergency response and recovery efforts. The MoE will retain responsibility and carry out all the procurement. Procurement under the Matching Grant Facility (MGF): Private sector commercial practices may be followed for goods and consulting services under sub-grants in accordance with paragraph 6.46 and 7.26 of Procurement Regulations. Eligible expenditures under the sub-grants will be goods (small value equipment for production process) and consulting services (business development services). No contract under sub-grants will exceed the Commercial Practices thresholds (equal or more of US$1 million for goods, works and non-consulting services; and equal or more of USD 300,000 for consulting services). Otherwise, Request for Bids and Consultants Quality and Cost-based Selection with international market approach will be applied as defined in the Procurement Regulations. Because of the demand-driven nature of MGF, it is not possible to estimate the sub-beneficiaries nor their procurement requirements under MGF financing of sub-grants at the appraisal stage of the project. Therefore, it is not possible for the PIU to develop a Procurement Plan which provides the basis for procurement methods under this component. Procurement Types, Method and Prior Review Thresholds Type of Procurement Method Threshold (US$, millions) Prior Review Threshold • Works (including Turnkey, • Open International > 5 • All contracts more than US$20 million Supply & Installation of Plant equivalent and equipment, and PPP) • Open National < 5 • National Request for Quotation < 0.2 • Goods, Information • Open International > 1 • All contracts more than US$6 million technology and Non- equivalent Consulting Services • Open National < 1 • National Request for Quotation < 0.1 • Consulting firms • Selection Based on Consultants’ • All contracts more than US$4 million Qualifications < 0.3 equivalent • Least Cost Selection and Fixed Budget Selection - in justified cases • Quality- and Cost-based Selection and Quality-based Selection - in all other packages • National market approach (As per paragraph 7.25 of the Procurement Regulations) < 0.3 • Consulting - individuals • No threshold • All contracts more than US$500,000 equivalent • Direct selection • No threshold • With prior agreement based on justification: • For goods/works/non-consulting services: As per paragraphs 6.8–6.10 of the Procurement Regulations. • For consultants: As per paragraphs 7.13–7.15 of the Procurement Regulations. Note: The above thresholds are for the initial 18-month implementation period. Based on the procurement performance of the Project, these thresholds may be subsequently modified. PROCUREMENT Moldova : MSME Competitiveness Project PLAN General Information Country: Moldova 2022-08-24 Bank’s Approval Date of the Original Procurement Plan: 2022-08-24 Revised Plan Date(s): (comma delineated, leave blank if none) Project ID: P177895 GPN Date: Project Name: MSME Competitiveness Project Loan / Credit No: IDA / 71740 Project Implementation Unit of the Competitiveness Enhancement Project Executing Agency(ies): WORKS Activity Reference No. / Estimated Actual Am Bid Evaluation Report Loan / Credit N Market Approac Procurement Pro Prequalification High SEA/SH R Procurement D Process St Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Evalu Draft Bidding Docum Specific Procurement Bidding Documents a Proposal Submission / Contract Complet Description Component Review Type Method Amount (U ount (US$ and Recommendation Signed Contract o. h cess (Y/N) isk ocument Type atus Documents ation Report ent / Justification Notice / Invitation s Issued Opening / Minutes ion S$) ) for Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned GOODS Activity Reference No. / Bid Evaluation Report Loan / Credit N Market Approac Procurement Pro Prequalification Estimated Am Actual Amount Process St Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Evalu Draft Bidding Docum Specific Procurement Bidding Documents a Proposal Submission / Description Component Review Type Method and Recommendation Signed Contract Contract Completion o. h cess (Y/N) ount (US$) (US$) atus Documents ation Report ent / Justification Notice / Invitation s Issued Opening / Minutes for Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual NON CONSULTING SERVICES Activity Reference No. / Bid Evaluation Report Loan / Credit N Market Approac Procurement Pro Prequalification Estimated Am Actual Amount Process St Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Evalu Draft Bidding Docum Specific Procurement Bidding Documents a Proposal Submission / Description Component Review Type Method and Recommendation Signed Contract Contract Completion o. h cess (Y/N) ount (US$) (US$) atus Documents ation Report ent / Justification Notice / Invitation s Issued Opening / Minutes for Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual CONSULTING FIRMS Activity Reference No. / Combined Evaluation Loan / Credit N Market Approac Contract Type Estimated Amo Actual Amount Expression of Interest Short List and Draft R Request for Proposals Opening of Technical Evaluation of Technic Description Component Review Type Method Process Status Terms of Reference Report and Draft Neg Signed Contract Contract Completion o. h unt (US$) (US$) Notice equest for Proposals as Issued Proposals / Minutes al Proposal otiated Contract Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS Activity Reference No. / Loan / Credit N Market Approac Contract Type Estimated Amo Actual Amount Invitation to Identifie Draft Negotiated Cont Description Component Review Type Method Process Status Terms of Reference Signed Contract Contract Completion o. h unt (US$) (US$) d/Selected Consultant ract Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual MD-CEP-310714-CS-CDS / PI U Executive director of the Pr Project Management and Im Pending Impleme IDA / 71740 Post Direct Selection Direct - National 191,750.00 0.00 2022-08-17 2022-08-27 2022-10-10 2027-08-10 oject Implementation Unit of plementation ntation the MSME Competitiveness P roject Page 1