74224 Detailed Procurement Plan (updated Nov 7, 2012) Period Covered: First 18 months Additional Financing Lao Road Sector Project (LRSP), Additional Financing (P129 347) I. General 1. Project information:  Country/Borrower: Lao PDR  Project Implementing Agency: i. Department of Roads (DOR), Department of Planning & Cooperation (DPC) , Department of Transport (DOT) , Institute of Public Works and Transport, and Department of Inspection (DOI) in Ministry of Public Works & Transport(MPWT) and ii. Department of Public Works & Transport (DPWT) in the provinces. 2. Bank’s Approval Date of the Procurement Plan  Original Plan for Additional Financing: July_, 2012  Revision: September 5, 12 3. Date of General Procurement Notice:  August__, 2012 (UNDB online, dgMarket)  Updated on : September 5, 12  Current updated: November 7, 2012 4. Period covered by this procurement plan:  July 2012 – December 2013 (The first 18 months of Additional Financing). 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 Procurement Method Prior Review Comments Threshold ($’000) Threshold ($’000) 1. ICB (Goods) >=100 100 All ICB 2. NCB (Goods) >30 – <100 - 3. Shopping (Goods) <30 - 4. Direct Contracting - All contracts For emergency of civil works (Goods & Works) and/or emergency for construction material under the disaster contingency. 5. ICB (Works) >= 700 700 All ICB - 6. NCB (Works) >30–<700 - Four NCB contracts are subjected to bank review each year 7. Shopping (Works) <30 - - 2. Prequalification. Not expected 1 3. Reference to (if any) Project Operational Manual: (N/A) 4. Any Other Special Procurement Arrangements: None 5. Procurement Packages for Works & Goods (prior & post reviews) with Methods and Time Schedule for the Additional Financing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ref. Contract Procurement PQ Domestic Review Expected Comment No. (Description) Method (yes/no) Preference by Bank Bid/Quotation (yes/no) (Prior / Opening Post) Date Civil Works 1 National Road Of the total 1B – Pak Nam estimated Noy to Ban Yo, cost, IDA Phongsali(109 finance km) 70% 1.1 Lot #1 DC* No No Prior September Variation (Paknamnoy 2012 order to the Km 0 to KM Done existing 54) contract 1.2 Lot#2 ( Km 54- DC* No No Prior September Variation Ban Yo- Km 2012 order to the 109) Done existing contract 2 National Road Of the total 6A – Sop Bao estimated to Et, cost, IDA Houaphan (62 finance km) 70% 2.1 Bridges ICB No Yes Prior January rehabilitation 2013 of 6 small bridges and construction of Nam Ma Bridge NR 6A 2.2 Road Work for DC* No No Prior October 2012 Variation National Road Done order to the 6A existing contract 3 Approximately NCB No No Prior & September , Contracts 36 contract post 2013 selected for packages for prior periodic (detail of review will maintenance to each contract be defined be defined in as annex to in the through the the annual Annual Work procurement work plan. Program plan) And four 2 (AWP). The NCB First AWP will contracts be reviewed will require and cleared by Bank’s the Bank on prior January,2013 review. Goods 1 Road Safety ICB No No Prior December furniture, 2012 fixtures, signage and other works. 2 Servers, ICB No No Prior December Routers, Fire 2012 wall, Scanners, Computers, and Switches 3 Upgrade SSS No No Prior January PAU/DPC Accounting 2013 and Software to ICT/CO latest version (ACCPAC) 4 Network ICB No No Prior December Connection to 2012 Provinces and Districts 5 13 units 4WD ICB No No Prior January Pick up cars (3 2013 units for DOR, 2 units for PD/DPC, 1 unit for PAU/DPC, 1 unit for ICD/DOI, 1 unit for TMD/DOT, 1 unit for MMDD/DOP, 2 units for (PTI) and 1 unit for TED/DOR and 1 unit for ICT/CO 6 Office Shopping No No Post December equipment for 2012 ICD; PAU and 3 pilot provinces 7 Office Shopping No No Post February equipment for 2013 DPC, Planning Division 8 7 Motorbikes Shopping No No Post December 3 (DOI and pilot 2012 Provinces) 9 Office Shopping No No Post June 2013 equipment for Personnel and Administration Unit of 17 DPWTs and DoP 10 Office and Shopping No No Post December survey 2012 Equipment (PTI) * Use of direct contracting method will be in accordance with the conditions set forth in Paragraph 3.7 of the World Bank’s Procurement Guidelines and will require justification to be submitted by the Project for the Bank’s prior concurrence before using this method. 2. 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 Contract Value Prior Review Comments Threshold Threshold ($’000) ($’000) 1. Competitive >=100 >$100 All contracts Methods (Firms) – Quality & Cost Based Selection (QCBS) and Least-Cost Selection (LCS) 2. Selection Based on <100 - Consultants’ Qualifications (CQS) 3. Single Source (Firms) - All contracts 4. Individual Consultants - All sole-source selection 2. Short list comprising entirely of national consultants: No short lists of consultants for services are expected to comprise entirely of national consultants in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.7 of the Consultant Guidelines. However, if a need arises during the project implementation and if it is warranted, short lists of consultants for services estimated to cost less than $100,000 equivalent per contract may be composed entirely of national consultants. 3. Any Other Special Selection Arrangements: N/A 4 4. Consultancy Assignments with Selection Methods (prior & post reviews) and Time Schedule 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ref. Description of Selection Department Review Expected Comment No. Assignment Method responsible for by Proposals procurement Bank Submissio (Prior / n Date Post) 1 Supervision for SSS** DOR Prior September Variation construction of 2012 order to the National Road 1B and existing 6A contract 2 Road safety awareness IC DOT Post December and training 2012 3 Consultant services on QCBS CO Prior December (original e-application 2012 budget development and M$0.25, capacity building on separated for Information- upgrade Communication ACCPAC Technologies (ICT) M$0.03) 4 Environmental IC TED/DoR Post December consultant for DOR - 2012 5 Two Environmental/ IC PTI Post October Extension Social consultants to 2012 needed for AF support the ESD at PTI 6 Public-Private IC DPC Post December Waiting PPIF Partnership (PPP) 2012 answer development advisor 7 PPP transaction advisor QCBS DPC Prior June 2013 PPP transaction advisor would be after the feasibility completed, this may be 2013 8 Provincial IC DPC Post December Prepare for infrastructure 2014 next project development preparation 9 Feasibility study for QCBS DPC Prior December two pilot PPP 2013 10 Provincial road IC DoR Post December monitoring advisor 2012 11 Internal control advisor IC DoI Prior February 2013 11.1 Short term International IC DoI Prior March Consultant 2013 11.2 Senior Consultant IC DoI Post December 2012 5 11.3 Five Junior Consultants IC DoI Post March 2013 12 Two Project assistants IC PTI Post December for data entry, analysis, 2012 and report (PTI) ** Use of Single Source Selection method will be in accordance with the conditions set forth in Paragraph 3.8 of the World Bank’s Consultants Guidelines and will require justification to be submitted by the Project for the Bank’s prior concurrence before using this method. 6