The World Bank Report No: ISR11364 Implementation Status & Results Brazil Brazil: Reducing Bureaucracy for Faster, More Transparent, and More Economic Procurement in Alagoas (P121738) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Brazil: Reducing Bureaucracy for Faster, More Transparent, Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 3 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 04-Aug-2013 and More Economic Procurement in Alagoas (P121738) Country: Brazil Approval FY: 2010 Product Line: Institutional Development Fund Region: LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN Lending Instrument: Implementing Agency(ies): Agencia da Modernizacao da Gestao de Processos do Estado de Alagoas - AMGESP Key Dates Board Approval Date 06-May-2010 Original Closing Date 29-Nov-2013 Planned Mid Term Review Date Last Archived ISR Date 16-Mar-2012 Effectiveness Date 24-Nov-2011 Revised Closing Date 28-Nov-2013 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from IDF Proposal) The proposed project's development objective is to enhance the efficiency, transparency, and quality of public procurement in the state of Alagoas, Brazil, simplifying bidding preparation procedures and reducing the average bidding preparation times. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Simplifying procurement processing procedures. 200000.00 Development of a web-based reference price system. 250000.00 Project financial audit. 0.00 Overall Ratings Public Disclosure Copy Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Implementation Status Overview Following a lengthy selection process, especially due to an extreme difficulty in identifying qualified consultants for the short list, AMGESP finally signed the Contract in January 2013. The Consultant has already delivered the set of products for Part A of the Project (redesign Amgesp’s procurement process to simplify the procedures). The set of products for Part B of the Project are scheduled to be delivered until mid August 2013. With this revised schedule, although it will not be possible to measure results within the established target date, it will still be possible to measure them before the Project Closing Date. Page 1 of 3 The World Bank Report No: ISR11364 Locations Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Brazil Alagoas Maceio ✔ Public Disclosure Copy Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Reduce AMGESP's current average Text Value 252 days. 180 75 days. procurement processing time. Date 01-Jan-2009 21-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2013 Comments Reduced use of direct contracting. Text Value 52% of expenditure amount. 25% of expenditure amount. Date 01-Jan-2009 30-Jun-2013 Comments This indicator has not been measured so far. Reference prices are public. Text Value No baseline value. Reference prices are published online and in the State's Official Gazette. Date 01-Jan-2010 21-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2013 Comments This indicator is not available yet. Data on Financial Performance (as of 23-Dec-2011) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P121738 TF-97283 Effective 31-Aug-2011 21-Oct-2011 24-Nov-2011 29-Nov-2013 28-Nov-2013 Public Disclosure Copy Disbursements Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P121738 TF-97283 Effective USD 0.50 0.50 0.00 0.12 0.38 24.00 Disbursement Graph Page 2 of 3 The World Bank Report No: ISR11364 Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation AMGESP will publish a new Regulation to implement the new procurement procedures before July 15, 2013, and it will work closely with the Consultant through July to complete the delivery of the web-based Price Reference Database. Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Projects There are no related projects. Public Disclosure Copy Page 3 of 3