Page 1 Procurement Plan I G ENERAL Agreed date of procurement Plan Original: April 23, 2007 Date of General Procurement Notice : estimated June 2008 II. Goods and Works and non-consulting services. 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 Method Threshold Prior Review Threshold /Comments 1. ICB for Goods > $100,000 All subject to prior review 2. ICB for Civil Works > $500,000 All subject to prior review 3. NCB for Civil Works < $500,000 First two contracts for each country and all contracts more than $200,000 subject to prior review 4. Shopping for Goods, Civil Works and technical services (TS) < $100,000 First two contracts for each country subject of prior review 5. Direct Contracting * - All subject of prior review Note: *) All contracts subject of justification Detailed procurement contracts for goods and works are enclosed in the table below (in para III. 3). 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 Applicable Method Threshold Prior Review Threshold /Comments 1. Competitive Methods (Firms) QCBS >$200,000 All prior review 2. Competitive Methods (Firms) LCS Any amount All contracts more than $100,000 each 3. Competitive Methods (Firms) FB Any amount All contracts more than $100,000 each 4. Competitive Methods (Firms) CQ <$ 200,000 First two contracts for each country and all more than $100,000 subject to prior review 5. Individual consultants (Individual) - First two contracts for each country and all more than $50,000 subject to prior review 6. Single Source (Firms and individual) * - All subject of prior review 7. TOR for consulting contracts All methods/values All subject to prior review *) All contracts subject to justification 2. Short list comprising entirely of national consultants : Short list of consultants for services, estimated to cost less than $100,000 equivalent per contract, may comprise entirely of national consultants in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.7 of the Consultant Guidelines. 51168 Page 2 3. Consulting Services assignments and contracts for goods and works with selection methods and time schedule: - For Albania: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 C ontract (Description) T ype of contract N umber of C ontract P rocurement Method R eview by Bank ( Prior / Post) E xpected Contract s ignature D ate E xpected contract c ompletion date Component 1 – Understanding and management of Lake Shkodra Ecosystem 1. Project Coordinator for Albania (local consultant) CS 1 Individual Prior 01/01/2008 09/30/2012 2. Operating cost for Project Coordination OC - - - Annual Plan 3. Project Vehicle G 1 Shopping Prior 10/01/2008 11/01/2008 4. Secretariat staff local CS 1 Individual Post 09/01/2008 09/01/2011 5. Assistant for Secretariat (local) CS 1 Individual Post 09/01/2008 09/01/2011 6. Operating cost for Secretariat (office supply, consumables, etc) OC - - - Annual Plan 7. Operating cost for bilateral Lake Management Committee (office supply; consumables, utilities; etc) OC - - - Annual Plan 8. IT equipment and office furniture for bilateral Lake Management Committee (*) Goods 2 Shopping Prior 09/30/2008 12/30/2008 9. Refurbishment of Lake management Committee office CW 1 Shopping Prior 09/30/2008 06/30/2009 10. Operating cost for WGs OC - - - Annual Plan 11. Seminars, workshops, study tours for working groups (*) TR - - - Annual Plan 12. Legal framework harmonization and integrating role of commission into national legislation (*) CS 1 CQ Prior 09/30/2008 06/30/2009 13. Public awareness campaign, public outreach/communication (local firms) (*) CS multiple CQ Post 03/30/2009 06/30/2012 14. Developing joint fisheries monitoring and management plans (*) CS 1 CQ Post 06/30/2009 03/15/2010 15. Establish and maintain joint database (*) CS 1 Individual Prior 09/30/2009 09/30/2010 16. Lab equipment for targeted transboundary monitoring programs (*) G multiple shopping Prior 07/30/2009 11/30/2009 17. Laboratory services for environmental monitoring TS 1 Shopping prior 09/01/2009 09/01/2011 18. Expertise for socio-economical study (*) CS 1 CQ Prior 09/30/2008 06/30/2009 19. Local expertise for targeted studies identified by working groups (*) CS 6 Individuals Post 03/30/2009 06/30/2012 20. Assistance on learning and capacity building on international cooperation on water basin management (regional expertise) (*) CS 1 Individual Post 10/30/2010 03/30/2011 21. Prepare Lake-wide Zoning and Management Plan CS 1 Individual Post 10/30/2008 01/30/2009 Component 2. Enhancing Sustainable use of Lake ecosystem 22. Development of architectural/landscape design (local) CS 1 Individual Post 06/30/2009 09/30/2009 23. Expertise on inventory cultural heritage sites CS 1 Individual Post 12/30/2008 04/30/2009 24. Pilot renovation of cultural sites/visitor CW 2 NCB Prior 03/15/2010 09/30/2010 Page 3 centers 25. Feasibility study and design for pilot renovation of cultural sites/visitor centers (local) CS 1 CQ Post 06/30/2009 12/30/2009 26. Different Equipment for fishermen organization support (refrigerated truck, fishing nets, cell phones, etc) G 3 Shopping Post 06/30/2009 09/30/2009 27. Expertise on fishermen organization support CS 2 Individual Post 03/30/2009 07/15/2009 28. Equipment for Enhance Lake protection enforcement capacity G 2 Shopping Post 03/30/2009 06/30/2009 29. Operating cost OC - - - Annual Plan Component 3. Investment to protect water quality 30. Public awareness (local) CS 1 CQ Post 03/30/2010 11/30/2010 31. Design study of needs for restoring lake trees groves CS 1 Individual Post 03/15/2009 08/30/2009 32. Restoring lake trees groves CW 1 shopping post 09/30/2009 11/30/2009 33. Design for stream bank erosion control CS 1 CQ post 10/15/2009 04/30/2010 34. Stream design bank erosion control CW 1 Shopping Post 09/15/2010 12/30/2012 35. Architectural design for community based lakeside vegetation management pilot CS 1 Individual Post 03/15/2010 08/15/2010 36. Improvement works for community based lakeside vegetation management pilot CW 1 shopping Post 03/30/2011 06/30/2011 37. Equipment for community based lakeside vegetation management pilot G 1 Shopping Post 07/30/2010 09/30/2010 38. Procurement consultant (local) CS 1 Individual Prior 09/01/2008 09/30/2012 Notes: (*) – These marked assignments are for joint activities, where the selection process (and contracting) will be made from one country, while the beneficiaries will be both countries. (**) Contracts for part time FM specialist (0.030) and financial audits are government financed. - For Montenegro: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Contract (Description) Type of contract Amount financed by the GEF (million USD) Number of Contract Procurement Method Review by Bank (Prior / Post) Expected Contract signature Date Expected contract completion date Component 1 – Understanding and management of Lake Skadar Ecosystem 1. Project Coordinator (local) CS 0.105 1 Individual Prior 06/30/2008 09/30/2012 2. Operating cost for bilateral Lake Management Committee (office supply; consumables, utilities; etc) OC 0.028 - - - Annual Plan 3. Operating cost for the TSU (**) OC 0.048 - - - Annual Plan 4. Seminars, workshops, study tours for working groups (*) TR 0.040 - - - Annual Plan 5. Operating cost for working groups (*) OC 0.030 - - - Annual Plan 6. International consultant for preparing Lake- wide zoning and management plan (*) CS 0.070 1 Individual Prior 06/30/2009 03/30/2010 7. Local experts for preparing Lake-wide zoning and management plan (*) CS 0.020 1 Individual Post 07/30/2009 03/30/2010 8. Develop joint lake water/ecological monitoring manuals as per EU parameters (*) CS 0.040 1 CQ Post 11/30/2008 03/30/2009 9. Equipment for targeted transboundary monitoring program (small boat, net, etc) (*) G 0.020 2 Shopping Post 09/30/2009 04/15/2010 Page 4 10. Laboratory services for environmental monitoring TS 0.050 1 Shopping Prior 09/01/2009 09/01/2011 11. TA for designing predictive hydrological model (*) CS 0.240 1 QCBS Prior 10/30/2010 03/30/2011 12. Assistance on learning and capacity building on international cooperation on water basin management (regional expertise) (*) CS 0.033 1 Individual Post 10/30/2010 03/30/2011 Component 2. Enhancing Sustainable use of Lake ecosystem 13. Capacity building on tourism (local - first year contract financing only from GEF)) CS 0.012 1 Individual Post 01/01/2009 12/30/2009 14. Pilot renovation of cultural sites/visitor centers CW 0.100 1 Shopping Prior 03/15/2010 09/30/2010 15. Construction works for model eco-camping site CW 0.045 1 Shopping Post 03/15/2010 06/15/2010 16. Works on migratory waterfowl monitoring stations CW 0.040 1 Shopping Post 09/15/2010 11/30/2010 17. Capacity building for natural resources support (local – first year contract financing only from GEF) CS 0.013 1 Individual Prior 01/01/2009 12/30/2009 18. Different Equipment for fishermen organization support (fishing nets, etc) G 0.025 2 Shopping Post 02/15/2010 05/30/2010 19. Expertise on fishermen organization support CS 0.025 1 Individual Post 06/30/2009 11/30/2009 20. Motorized Small Boats (three types) for Enhancing Lake protection enforcement capacity G 0.090 2 Shopping Post 03/30/2009 05/30/2009 21. Vehicles for Enhancing Lake protection enforcement capacity G 0.050 2 Shopping Post 06/30/2009 09/30/2009 22. Other equipment (binoculars, cameras, walkie-talkie, compass, etc) for Enhance Lake protection enforcement capacity G 0.010 1 Shopping Post 03/30/2009 08/30/ Component 3. Investment to protect water quality 23. Vranja WWTP building construction CW 0.430 1 NCB Prior 02/15/2009 09/30/2009 24. Study on waste inventory, site investigation, option analyses and feasibility study CS 0.800 1 QCBS Prior 10/30/2008 04/15/2010 26. Environmental impact assessment CS 0.100 1 CQ Prior 06/15/2010 12/15/2010 27. International advisor KAP hazardous waste containment CS 0.100 1 Individual Prior 09/30/2008 09/30/2010 Total for Montenegro (***)) 2.56 Total GEF financing (Albania and Montenegro) 4.55 Notes: (*) – These marked assignments are for joint activities, where the selection process (and contracting) will be conducted from one country, while the beneficiaries will be both countries. (**) - The Project will finance, for Montenegrin part, the operating cost including salaries for the TSU in Podgorica for about 10 months of operation. The TSU is carrying out other WB projects and it was agreed that the cost for the remaining part of the project will be covered from other Bank projects the TSU is/will implement. The three TSU staff are consultants (not Government employees) and were selected competitively under the previous WB project. (***)- contracts for financial audits are government financed IV. Ex-Post review: 1. Contracts for goods, woks and consulting services below prior review thresholds are subject of Bank’s selective ex-post review. Periodic ex-post review by the Bank will be undertaken during regular supervision missions. Procurement documents, such as bidding documents, bids, bid evaluation reports and correspondence related to bids and contracts will be kept readily available for the Bank’s ex-post review during supervision mission or Page 5 at any other point of time. Bank’s mission will review at least one out of every five contracts which are subject of ex-post review. 2. Record Keeping: The TSU in Montenegro and DNPP of MEFWA in Albania will maintain complete procurement files which will be reviewed by supervision missions. All procurement related documents that requires prior review will be cleared by the Procurement Accredited Staff (PAS) and related technical staff. Procurement information will be recorded by the TSU and DNPP and submitted to the Bank as part of quarterly (FMRs) and annual progress reports.