PROCUREMENT PLAN (Textual Part)
Project information: INDIA, Maharashtra Strengthening Institutional
Capabilities in Districts for Enabling Growth Program (P181463)
Project Implementation agency: Maharashtra Institute for Transformation
(MITRA)
Date of the Procurement Plan (Textual Part): July 25, 2024
Period covered by this Procurement Plan (textual part): From July 25, 2024
until publication of next version of the Procurement Plan (Textual Part).
Preamble
In accordance with paragraph 5.9 of the “World Bank Procurement Regulations for
IPF Borrowers” (September 2023) (“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: shall be used for all contracts
subject to international competitive procurement and those contracts as specified
in the Procurement Plan tables in STEP.
Procurement for the project will be carried out in accordance with the
World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, September
2023 and applicable to Investment Project Financing (IPF). The project will
be subject to the World Bank’s Anticorruption Guidelines, dated October 15, 2006,
as revised in January 2011 and July 2016.
The table below describes various procurement methods to be used for
activities financed by the loan. The thresholds (Error! Reference source not
found.) indicated will govern the procurement approach and methods;
Table 1: Procurement Approaches and Methods
Procurement Approaches
Thresholds (US$ equivalent)
and Methods
For any value activity
Open international
Open national (Works – Up to 40 million
including turnkey, supply
and installation of plant
and equipment and PPP)
Open national (Goods, IT Up to 10 million
system, and Non-
Consulting Services)
National request for Up to 100,000
quotation (Works, Goods,
IT system and Non-
Consulting Services)
Direct selection No threshold; For works, goods, non-consulting
services and IT system procurement: According
to paragraphs 6.8–6.10 of the Regulations; For
consultants: According to paragraphs 7.13–7.15
of the Regulations
National Market Approach Up to 2,000,000
for Selection of
Consultants
Prior Review Thresholds
Works including Supply & All contracts more than or equal to US$ 10 million
Installation of Plant and equivalent.
Equipment
Goods, IT system and Non- All contracts more than or equal to US$2 million
consulting services equivalent
Consultants All contracts (i) more than or equal to US$1
million equivalent for firms; and (ii) more than or
equal to US$300,000 equivalent for individuals.
Prior Review contracts Irrespective of the contract value, the following
irrespective of value procurement activities are subject to the Bank’s
procurement prior review:
(a)procurement processes involving contract
negotiations, as described in Section VI,
paragraphs 6.34-36, of the Procurement
Regulation for Borrowers
(b) competitive dialogue;
(c) sustainable procurement;
(d) selection of probity assurance providers, as
described in Section III, paragraph 3.3 of the
Procurement Regulations for Borrowers; and
(e) best and final offer.
Domestic preference- The provision of domestic preference for goods will be
applied in the evaluation of bids in accordance with Annex VI of the Regulations.
National Procurement Arrangements: National competition for the
procurement of works, goods, IT system procurement and non-consulting services
according to the established thresholds will be conducted in accordance with
paragraphs 5.3–5.5 of Section V of the Regulations and the following provisions:
1. Only the model bidding documents for National Competitive Procurement
(NCP) agreed with the GOI Task Force (and as amended for time to time),
shall be used for bidding.
2. Invitations to bid shall be advertised on a widely used website or electronic
portal with free open access at least 30 days prior to the deadline for the
submission of bids, unless otherwise agreed in the approved procurement
plan.
3. No special preference will be accorded to any bidder either for price or for
other terms and conditions when competing with foreign bidders, state-
owned enterprises, small-scale enterprises or enterprises from any given
State.
4. Except with the prior concurrence of the Bank, there shall be no negotiation
of price with the bidders, even with the lowest evaluated bidder.
5. Government e-Marketplace (GeM) set-up by Ministry of Commerce,
Government of India will be acceptable for procurement under Request for
Quotations (RFQ) method.
6. At the Borrower’s request, the Bank may agree to the Borrower’s use, in
whole or in part, of its electronic procurement system, provided that the Bank
is satisfied with the adequacy of such system.
7. Procurement will be open to eligible firms from any country. This eligibility
shall be as defined under Section III of the Procurement Regulations.
Accordingly, no bidder or potential bidder shall be declared ineligible for
contracts financed by the Bank for reasons other than those provided in
Section III of the Procurement Regulations.
8. The request for bids/request for proposals document shall require that
Bidders/Proposers submitting Bids/Proposals include a signed acceptance in
the bid, to be incorporated in any resulting contracts, confirming application
of, and compliance with, the Bank’s Anti-Corruption Guidelines, including
without limitation the Bank’s right to sanction and the Bank’s inspection and
audit rights.
9. The Borrower shall use an effective complaints mechanism for handling
procurement related complaints in a timely manner.
10. Procurement Documents will include provisions, as agreed with the
Bank, intended to adequately mitigate against environmental, social
(including sexual exploitation and abuse and gender-based violence), health
and safety (“ESHS”) risks and impacts.
Procurement of Works, Goods (Supply and Installation; and IT
Equipment), Non-Consultancy Services and Consultancy Services – As per
procurement plan approved in STEP.
Use of Government e-Marketplace will be allowed in lieu of RFQ as per following
details:
1. Up to INR 50,000 in catalog mode (viz. any available item could be selected
by Implementing Agency without further competition), provided selected
Item/Supplier meeting the requisite quality, specification and delivery period.
2. Up to INR 3 Million from the Supplier having lowest price amongst at least
three suppliers meeting the requisite quality, specification and delivery
period. The tools for online bidding and online reverse auction available
on GeM may be used by the Purchaser.
3. Up to INR equivalent of US$ 100,000 from the supplier having lowest price
and meeting the requisite quality, specification and delivery period
after mandatorily obtaining bids from at least three suppliers, using online
bidding or reverse auction tool provided on GeM.
4. While making use of GeM portal, the borrower shall make use of Special
Terms and Conditions meant for World Bank financed projects.
PROCUREMENT
India : Maharashtra Strengthening Institutional Capabilities in Districts for Enabling Growth
PLAN
General Information
Country: India 2024-08-07
Bank’s Approval Date of the Original Procurement Plan:
2024-08-21
Revised Plan Date(s): (comma delineated, leave blank if none)
Project ID: P181463 GPN Date: 2024-08-07
Project Name: Maharashtra Strengthening Institutional Capabilities in Districts for Enabling Growth
Loan / Credit No: /
Maharashtra Institute for Transformation
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
IN-MITRA-444151-CS-QCBS /
Selection of Consultancy Ser Quality And Cost- Open - Internationa
/ Prior 4,000,000.00 0.00 Under Review 2024-08-07 2024-08-11 2024-08-07 2024-08-26 2024-09-25 2024-10-04 2024-10-15 2024-11-19 2029-11-18
vices Package A (Division – K Based Selection l
onkan) to support DSUs
IN-MITRA-444337-CS-QCBS /
Selection of Consultancy Ser Quality And Cost- Open - Internationa
/ Prior 4,000,000.00 0.00 Under Review 2024-08-07 2024-08-11 2024-08-07 2024-08-26 2024-09-25 2024-10-04 2024-10-15 2024-11-19 2029-11-18
vices Package B (Division – P Based Selection l
une) to support DSUs
IN-MITRA-444339-CS-QCBS /
Selection of Consultancy Ser Quality And Cost- Open - Internationa
/ Prior 4,000,000.00 0.00 Under Review 2024-08-07 2024-08-07 2024-08-26 2024-09-25 2024-10-04 2024-10-15 2024-11-19 2029-11-18
vices Package C (Division – N Based Selection l
ashik) to support DSUs
IN-MITRA-444341-CS-QCBS /
Selection of Consultancy Ser Quality And Cost- Open - Internationa
/ Prior 4,000,000.00 0.00 Under Review 2024-08-07 2024-08-11 2024-08-07 2024-08-26 2024-09-25 2024-10-04 2024-10-15 2024-11-19 2029-11-18
vices Package D (Division – A Based Selection l
urangabad) to support DSUs
IN-MITRA-444345-CS-QCBS /
Selection of Consultancy Ser Quality And Cost- Open - Internationa
/ Prior 4,000,000.00 0.00 Under Review 2024-08-07 2024-08-11 2024-08-07 2024-08-26 2024-09-25 2024-10-04 2024-10-15 2024-11-19 2029-11-18
vices Package E (Division – N Based Selection l
agpur) to support DSUs
IN-MITRA-444346-CS-QCBS /
Selection of Consultancy Ser Quality And Cost- Open - Internationa
/ Prior 4,000,000.00 0.00 Under Review 2024-08-07 2024-08-11 2024-08-07 2024-08-26 2024-09-25 2024-10-04 2024-10-15 2024-11-19 2029-11-18
vices Package F (Division – A Based Selection l
mravati) to support DSUs
IN-MITRA-444012-CS-QCBS / Quality And Cost- Under Implement
/ Prior Open - National 1,500,000.00 0.00 2024-08-07 2024-08-10 2024-08-07 2024-08-07 2024-09-09 2024-09-16 2024-09-26 2024-10-28 2029-10-28
PMC for PMU of MahaSTRIDE Based Selection ation
project
IN-MITRA-444691-CS-QCBS /
Appointment of an Independ
ent Verification Agency (IVA)
to evaluate Disbursement Lin
Quality And Cost- Pending Impleme
ked Indicators (DLIs) for thW / Post Open - National 200,000.00 0.00 2024-08-13 2024-08-13 2024-09-03 2024-09-05 2024-09-12 2024-09-21 2024-10-26 2029-11-14
Based Selection ntation
orld Bank Assisted Maharasht
ra Strengthening Institutional
Capabilities in Districts for En
abling Growth (MahaSTRIDE)
project in Maharashtra
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
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