Details of the project procurement activities published under GPN.
GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE (GPN)
Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Eshteghal Zaiee – Karmondena Project (EZ-Kar)
Project ID No.: P166127
Implementing Agencies:
1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA)
2. Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG)
3. Kabul Municipality (KM)
4. Ministry of Economy (MoEc)
Procurement of Goods, Works, Consultancy and Non-Consultancy Services for the EZ-Kar Project
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GoIRA) has been provided with a grant (US$ 50
million) from the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) and a grant (approximately US$ 150
million) from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group, thus totaling
grants of US$ 200 million, towards the cost of the Eshteghal Zaiee- Karmondena Project (EZ-Kar), and it
intends to apply part of the proceeds of these grants to payments for goods, works, related non-
consulting and consulting services to be procured under this project.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Since 2016, there have been a significant number of Afghan refugees returning to the country. The
number of internally displaced within Afghanistan due to conflicts, droughts and mounting insecurity has
also risen significantly. Together the returnees and IDPs have concentrated in some provinces and
especially in some cities. The high influx of displaced populations in some areas has also added to the
pressures on the host communities on limited resources, public infrastructure and economic and
employment opportunities. The Project Development Objective (PDO) of the EZ-Kar is to strengthen the
enabling environment for economic opportunities in cities where there is a high influx of displaced people.
The EZ-Kar duration is from 2019 to 2023 (5 years), and includes a coverage/ target area of Afghan
refugees in Pakistan, and the cities of Kabul City (Kabul Province), Jalalabad (Nangarhar), Kandahar City
(Kandahar Province), Herat City (Herat Province), Puli Khumri (Baghlan), Maimana (Faryab), Ferozkoh/
Chaghcheran (Ghor), Khost Matun (Khost province), Asadabad (Kunar), Kunduz City (Kunduz Province),
Mehtarlam (Laghman), Parun (Nuristan), and Taloqan (Takhar). The EZ-Kar essentially includes the
following core components:
Component #1: Regional and National Integration of Displaced Persons, to be implemented by the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). It provides technical assistance, institutional support and training,
necessary equipment, and operational assistance to MoFA to: (a) enhance its capacity to provide
consular services (such as issuance of passports and verification of certificates); (b) develop and
implement a joint communication strategy for MoFA and MoRR to disseminate information to Afghan
refugees in Pakistan in order to facilitate their access to economic opportunities and social services
through information centers at MoFA missions in selected cities of Pakistan, in collaboration with MoRR;
and (c) support day-to-day implementation of this Component. Total budget = US$ 4.5 million.
Component #2: Short Term Employment Opportunities, Reforms and Market-Based Infrastructure, to be
implemented by the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG), via its urban Citizens’ Charter
Afghanistan Project’s Project Implementation Unit (CCAP PIU). This component includes essentially a
labor intensive, cash-for-work program (Maintenance and Construction Cash Grants) that targets poor
households as beneficiaries, providing enough labor and payments to sustain the poor households
through one lean season. Around 1,100 urban communities will be targeted with these MCCG grants of
US$ 27,000 each. This Component also includes the establishment of urban Gozar Assemblies (GAs)
and parallel Business Gozars (BGAs), each of which will receive a sum of US$ 200,000 for prioritized
market-based infrastructure development/support. This Component will cover 12 of the 13 prioritized
cities, except Kabul. Municipal-level regulatory reforms also fall under this Component. Total budget =
US$ 120.5 million.
Component #3: Prioritized Urban Investments in Four Provincial Capital Cities (PCCs), to be
implemented by the IDLG, via its City Investment Project’s Project Implementation Unit (CIP PIU). This
component will cover the cities of Jalalabad, Kandahar, Herat and Khost Matun. Performance grant
allocations for prioritized urban investments will be awarded against achievement of specific performance
criteria in three cycles. Four participating PCCs will receive 5 percent of the formula-based allocation
investment financing amount following the submittal of a “Municipal Investment Platform” (Cycle-1). The
remaining financing for investments will be distributed in two subsequent budgetary cycles awarded
based on the level of compliance by the municipality with the public financial management triggers. Total
budget =US$ 25 million.
Component #4: Market Based Infrastructure and Regulatory Reforms, to be implemented by the Kabul
Municipality (KM) for within its own coverage area. The KM will develop and implement several regulatory
reforms with the immediate focus on simplification of construction permits. Other reforms relevant to
Doing Business (DB) indicators will also be supported. The KM will identify “Priority Project” investments
through consultations with businesses. The funding for these investments will be released in three
tranches and will be conditional on meeting the regulatory reform triggers for this component. Total
budget = US$ 40 million.
Component #5: Red Carpet and Program Coordination, to be implemented by the Ministry of Economy
(MoEc). The first of its sub-components seeks to move the government from providing “red tape”
(bureaucratic/difficult processes) to providing a “red carpet” (an investor friendly way of operating) through
the provision of technical and operational assistance to MoEC for supporting national regulatory reforms
and feasibility assessment of business service centers in selected cities. Its second sub-component
mandates MoEC as responsible for inter-ministerial coordination within GoIRA for overall management
and project oversight across the IAs, for all aspects of the EZ-Kar. Total budget = US$ 10 million
PROCUREMENT NOTICE
This General Procurement Notice (GPN) is being issued by the MoEc (on behalf of all
Implementing Agencies) of the EZ-Kar, with regard to all procurement that will be undertaken
under the EZ-Kar Project.
All goods, works, non-consulting services and consulting services required for the Project and to be
financed out of the proceeds of the IDA/ARTF Grant(s) for EZ-Kar shall be procured in accordance with
the requirements set forth or referred to in the “World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers”
dated July 2016, revised November 2017 (“Procurement Regulations”), and the provisions of the
Recipient’s procurement plan for the Project (“Procurement Plan”) dated November 18, 2018 and the
same may be updated from time to time in agreement with the World Bank.
Specific procurement notices will be announced, as they become available, in the following websites: UN
Development Business, dgMarket, NPA website www.ppu.gov.af and in the local Newspapers. These
specific procurement notices will also be available in the website for the EZ-Kar that is expected to be set-
up shortly, and the websites of the relevant implementation agency:
MoEc: www.moec.gov.af; IDLG: www.idlg.gov.af; MOFA: www.mofa.gov.af; and KM: www.km.gov.af
At the time of publication of this GPN, the planned and approved major procurement activities for the EZ-
Kar include the following:
Consultancy Services:
1. Firm: Feasibility Assessment for Business Service Support Centers in Select EZ-Kar Cities – MoEc
2. Firm: Preparation of Communication/ Media Products for the EZ-Kar Visibility and Branding – MoEc
3. Firm: Design, set-up, pilot and training of staff in a Project specific Management Information System
(MIS)– MoEc
4. Firm: Development of a National Regulatory Reform Plan
5. Firm: Phased Impact Evaluation (baseline, mid-term, post-project completion) for select sub-
components
6. Firm: Independent Monitoring and Approving Agents
7. Firm(s): NGOs to serve as Facilitating Partners (FPs) for EZ-Kar’s Component 2; total 5 packages
proposed for 13 cities – IDLG
8. Firm: Developing web-based GRM system – MoFA
9. Firm: Developing and implementing a communication strategy targeting Afghan refugees in
Pakistan – MoFA
10. Firm: Managing helpline and manual development for the same – MoFA
11. Firm: Development and training in municipal level construction permit reform plan – IDLG
12. Firm: Identification, selection and screening of Component 3 projects – IDLG
13. Firm: Feasibility and design of Component 3 projects – IDLG
14. Firm: Construction supervision – IDLG
15. _____________________________
Goods:
1. Office furniture: Varying packages by all IAs
2. IT and Office Equipment and Accessories: Varying packages by all IAs
3. Passport production equipment: MoFA
4. Fuel (vehicles and generators): Varying packages by all IAs
5. _________________________
Works:
1. Market based infrastructure for gozar assemblies (GAs) and business gozar assemblies (BGAs) in
12 cities– to be procured by the GAs and BGAs themselves using community based procurement
method or by the IDLG if larger subprojects.
2. Priority city investment infrastructure projects in 4 cities – IDLG
3. Priority Kabul-based infrastructure projects – Kabul Municipality
4. _________________________________________
Non-Consulting Services
1. Internet services: Varying packages by all IAs
2. Website-hosting: MoEC
3. Vehicle rentals: Varying packages by all IAs
4. Office space rentals: IDLG
PROCUREMENT
Afghanistan : Afghanistan: Eshteghal Zaiee - Karmondena (EZ-Kar) Project
PLAN
General Information
Country: Afghanistan Bank’s Approval Date of the Original Procurement Plan: 2019-08-28
2020-09-16
Revised Plan Date(s): (comma delineated, leave blank if none)
Project ID: P166127 GPN Date: 2018-12-22
Project Name: Afghanistan: Eshteghal Zaiee - Karmondena (EZ-Kar) Project
Loan / Credit No: IDA / D4160
Executing Agency(ies): EZ-Kar KMDP-PIU
WORKS
Bid Evaluation
Activity Reference No. / Procurement Estimated Actual Draft Bidding
Loan / Credit Market Procurement Prequalification High SEA/SH Process Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Specific Procurement Bidding Documents Proposal Submission / Report and Contract
Description Component Review Type Method Document Amount Amount Document / Signed Contract
No. Approach Process (Y/N) Risk Status Documents Evaluation Report Notice / Invitation as Issued Opening / Minutes Recommendation for Completion
Type (US$) (US$) Justification
Award
Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned
EZ-KAR/W-02-MU / Market Enabling Pending
Single Stage - One
Upgrading of Mandawi IDA / D4160 Infrastructure and Reforms Post Request for Bids Open - National 1,000,000.00 0.00 Implementat 2020-04-01 2020-04-06 2020-05-18 2020-06-17 2020-07-22 2021-01-18
Envelope
Kabul for Kabul Municipality ion
EZ-KAR/W-03-MU / Women Market Enabling Pending
Single Stage - One
for Women Market (District- IDA / D4160 Infrastructure and Reforms Post Request for Bids Open - National 2,500,000.00 0.00 Implementat 2020-04-30 2020-05-05 2020-06-16 2020-07-16 2020-08-20 2021-02-16
Envelope
2) for Kabul Municipality ion
EZ-KAR/W-07-MU / Women Market Enabling Pending
Single Stage - One
for Women Market (District- IDA / D4160 Infrastructure and Reforms Post Request for Bids Open - National 2,500,000.00 0.00 Implementat 2020-09-30 2020-10-05 2020-11-16 2020-12-16 2021-01-20 2021-07-19
Envelope
8) for Kabul Municipality ion
EZ-KAR/W-10-MU / Women Market Enabling Pending
Single Stage - One
for Women Market (District- IDA / D4160 Infrastructure and Reforms Post Request for Bids Open - National 2,500,000.00 0.00 Implementat 2020-09-05 2020-09-10 2020-10-22 2020-11-21 2020-12-26 2021-06-24
Envelope
11) for Kabul Municipality ion
EZ-KAR/W-12-MU / Women Market Enabling Pending
Single Stage - One
for Women Market (District- IDA / D4160 Infrastructure and Reforms Post Request for Bids Open - National 2,500,000.00 0.00 Implementat 2020-09-10 2020-09-15 2020-10-27 2020-11-26 2020-12-31 2021-06-29
Envelope
12) for Kabul Municipality ion
GOODS
Bid Evaluation
Activity Reference No. / Draft Bidding
Loan / Credit Market Procurement Prequalification Estimated Actual Amount Process Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Specific Procurement Bidding Documents Proposal Submission / Report and
Description Component Review Type Method Document / Signed Contract Contract Completion
No. Approach Process (Y/N) Amount (US$) (US$) Status Documents Evaluation Report Notice / Invitation as Issued Opening / Minutes Recommendation for
Justification
Award
Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual
EZ-KAR/G-7 / Procurement
of IT Equepment for EZ-Kar Market Enabling Under
Request for Single Stage - One
(Printer, Router Board, IDA / D4160 Infrastructure and Reforms Post Open - National 18,751.00 0.00 Implementati 2019-11-14 2019-11-20 2019-11-26 2019-12-06
Quotations Envelope
SUNKTAK Online UPS, for Kabul Municipality on
Monitor...)
Market Enabling
EZ-KAR/G-4 / Office Request for Single Stage - One
IDA / D4160 Infrastructure and Reforms Post Open - National 4,193.50 1,293.13 Signed 2020-02-28 2020-03-11 2020-07-14 2020-03-25
Furniture for EZ-Kar Team Quotations Envelope
for Kabul Municipality
EZ-KAR/G-9 / IT Market Enabling
Request for Single Stage - One
Equipment requirement for IDA / D4160 Infrastructure and Reforms Post Open - National 12,910.00 11,391.85 Signed 2020-03-03 2020-04-28 2020-06-06 2020-10-25
Quotations Envelope
EZ-Kar staff for Kabul Municipality
Market Enabling
EZ-KAR/G-11 / Wifi Router Request for Single Stage - One
IDA / D4160 Infrastructure and Reforms Post Open - National 2,240.00 2,364.81 Signed 2020-06-24 2020-07-10 2020-07-08 2020-07-20
for EZ-Kar Quotations Envelope
for Kabul Municipality
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Market Enabling Pending
EZ-KAR/G-14 / Survey Request for Single Stage - One
IDA / D4160 Infrastructure and Reforms Post Open - National 908.01 0.00 Implementati 2020-07-30 2020-09-03 2020-09-18
Equipment Requirements Quotations Envelope
for Kabul Municipality on
NON CONSULTING SERVICES
Bid Evaluation
Activity Reference No. / Draft Bidding
Loan / Credit Market Procurement Prequalification Estimated Actual Amount Process Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Specific Procurement Bidding Documents Proposal Submission / Report and
Description Component Review Type Method Document / Signed Contract Contract Completion
No. Approach Process (Y/N) Amount (US$) (US$) Status Documents Evaluation Report Notice / Invitation as Issued Opening / Minutes Recommendation for
Justification
Award
Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual
EZ-KAR/G-8 / Request for
Quotation for Geo-Technical Market Enabling
Request for Single Stage - One
Soil Investigation of Women IDA / D4160 Infrastructure and Reforms Post Open - National 15,272.00 7,563.62 Signed 2019-12-14 2020-01-05 2019-12-27 2020-03-05 2020-02-25
Quotations Envelope
for Women Market of for Kabul Municipality
District-12 Kabul City
CONSULTING FIRMS
Activity Reference No. / Combined Evaluation
Loan / Credit Market Contract Type Estimated Actual Expression of Interest Short List and Draft Request for Proposals Opening of Technical Evaluation of
Description Component Review Type Method Process Status Terms of Reference Report and Draft Signed Contract Contract Completion
No. Approach Amount (US$) Amount (US$) Notice Request for Proposals as Issued Proposals / Minutes Technical Proposal
Negotiated Contract
Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual
EZ-KAR/CS-01/QCBS /
Market Enabling
Hiring firm for Preparation Quality And Cost- Open - Pending
IDA / D4160 Infrastructure and Reforms Post 234,000.00 0.00 2020-06-30 2020-07-21 2020-09-03 2020-10-01 2020-10-31 2020-12-05 2021-01-09 2021-05-24
of Detailed Design Based Selection International Implementation
for Kabul Municipality
Documentation
INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS
Activity Reference No. / Invitation to
Loan / Credit Market Contract Type Estimated Actual Draft Negotiated
Description Component Review Type Method Process Status Terms of Reference Identified/Selected Signed Contract Contract Completion
No. Approach Amount (US$) Amount (US$) Contract
Consultant
Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual
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