Page 1 PROCUREMENT PLAN I. G ENERAL 1. Project Information Country: Albania Borrower: Albania Project Name: Business Enhancement Reform and Institutional Strengthening Project (BERIS). IDA Credit No: 4239 – ALB IBRD Loan No: 4841- ALB Project Implementing Agency: MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND ENERGY (METE) 2. Agreed Date of the revised Procurement Plan : January 21, 2009 3. Date of General Procurement Notice : March 31, 2007 II. Goods and Works and Non-consulting (Technical) services 1. Prior Review Threshold : Procurement Decisions subject to Prior Review by Bank as stated in Appendix 1 to the Guidelines for Procurement : Procurement Method Procurement Method Threshold Prior Review Threshold 1. ICB > 400 ,000 – goods > 1.6 million- works All 2. NCB < 400,000 – goods < 1,600,000 – works First two contracts of goods and first two contracts of works plus all contracts above 160,000 for goods and above 800,000 for works 3. Shopping < 80,000 – goods < 80,000 – works First contract for goods and first for works 4. Direct Contracting All 2 . Pre-qualification: Not applicable 3. Proposed Procedures for CDD Component: Not applicable 4. Reference to Project Operational/Procurement Manual: Not applicable 47214 Page 2 5. Any Other Special Procurement Arrangements : Not applicable 6. Procurement Packages with Methods and Time Schedule 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 No. Contract (Description) Type of procure ment Number of Contracts Procurement Method Domestic Preferenc e (yes/no) Review by Bank (Prior / Post) Expected Bid- Opening Date Expected Contract Signing Expected Contract Completion 1. IT Equipment for the DMP and registry for business regulation G 1 Shopping n/a Prior review October 2007 January 29, 2008 March 2008 2. Construction of a new metrology lab CW 1 ICB n/a Prior review June 2009 Aug. 2009 Aug. 2010 3. Furniture for metrology lab G 1 NCB n/a Prior review January- February 2010 May-June 2010 August October 2010 4. Equipment for Metrology lab G 1 ICB n/a Prior review December - January 2009 April-May 2009 July 2009- June 2010 5. Equipment for Metrology lab G 1 ICB n/a Prior review Jun-July 2009 October – November 2009 January – June 2010 6. Equipment for Metrology lab G 1 ICB n/a Prior review December 2009- January 2010 April-May 2010 July 2010 – January 2011 5. Equipment for Metrology lab G Multiple¹ Shopping n/a Post Review June 2009 October 2009 December 2009- January 2010 6. Information System for "Standards Data Manager Database and ICT infrastructure at DPS) G 1 ICB n/a Prior review February March 2009 May-June 2009 September 2009 i First two shopping contract for goods and works will be subject to prior review. 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 Prior Review Threshold 1. Competitive Methods (Firms) > 80,000 2. Single Source (Firms) All 3. Individual Consultants > 40,000 2. Short list comprising entirely of national consultants: Shortlist of consultants for services, estimated to cost less than 80,000 equivalent per contract, may comprise entirely of national consultants in accordance with provisions of paragraph 2.7 of the Consultant Guidelines. 3. Any other Special Selection Arrangements: Not Applicable Page 3 4. Consultancy Assignments with Selection Methods and Time Schedule 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 No. Description of Assignment Type of procure ment Number of Contracts Selection Method Review by Bank (Prior / Post) Expected Proposals Submission Date Expected Contract Signing Expected Contract Completion 1. Assistance to improve the quality of the business regulations (Consolidation of business laws 1 / Establishment of a registry of business laws/ Expert Advice to support regulatory streamlining) CS 1 QCBS Prior review March 2008 October 2008 October 2010 2. General Regulatory Expert CS 1 IC Prior review 3. Two consultants for ARCS CS 2 CQ 2 Prior review Aug- September 2009 December 2009 2010 7. Business surveys CS 1 CQ Prior review May-June 2009 December 2009 2010 8. MSTQ strategy 1 CS multiple IC Prior review March 2007 June 2007 September 2007 9. Public awareness campaign CS 1 FBS Prior review March 2009 July 2009 2009-2010 10. Metrology experts 1 CS Multiple IC Prior review March 2009 April 2009 July 2010 11. Metrology experts (long- term) CS 1 IC Prior review February 2008 September 2008 January 2011 12. Design and Supervision of the building 1 CS 1 QCBS Prior review December 2008 February 2009 October 2010 13. Civil Engineer for the GDOMC CS 1 IC Prior review November 2007 December 2007 December 2010 14. Local Procurement expert 1 CS 1 IC Prior review March 2007 June 2007 July 2009 15. Financial Management expert 1 CS 1 IC Prior review March 2007 May 2007 June 2009 16. Monitoring and evaluation experts CS 2 IC Prior review January 2009 March 2009 2010 1 The first two CQ contracts are subject to prior review. Page 4