PROCUREMENT PLAN
Basic Data
Project Name: Reducing Persistent Chronic Malnutrition in Children in Mongolia
Country: Mongolia
Executing Agency: Ministry of Health
Grant Amount US$: 2 million
Grant Number: JFPR9131
Date of First Procurement Plan:
20 August 2008, updated in 11 Nov 2010
Date of this Procurement Plan:
18 March 2013
A.
Process Thresholds, Review and 18 Months Procurement Plan
1. Project Procurement Thresholds
1.
Except as the Asian Development Bank (ADB) may otherwise agree, the following
process thresholds shall apply to procurement of goods and works.
Procurement of Goods and Works
Threshold
Below $100,000
Below $100,000
Method
Shopping for Works
Shopping for Goods
* Direct purchase will be applied for small items less than $10,000.1
2. ADB Prior or Post Review
2.
Except as ADB may otherwise agree, the following prior or post review requirements
apply to the various procurement and consultant recruitment methods used for the project.
Procurement Method
Procurement of Goods and Works
Shopping for Works
Shopping for Goods
Prior or Post
Comments
Post
Post
Recruitment of Consulting Firms
Consultants Qualifications (CQS)
Single Source (SSS)
Prior
Prior
Recruitment of Individual Consultants
Individual Consultants
Prior
3. Goods and Works Contracts Estimated to Cost More Than US$ 1 Million
3.
The following table lists goods and works contracts for which procurement activity is
either ongoing or expected to commence within the next 18 months.
General
Description
Contract
Value
Procurement
Method
Prequalification
of Bidders (y/n)
Advertisement
Date (quarter/year)
Comments
4. Consulting Services Contracts Estimated to Cost More Than US$100,000
4.
The following table lists consulting services contracts for which procurement activity is
either ongoing or expected to commence within the next 18 months.
1
The change was approved by ADB on 16 Nov 2010
1
General
Description
Contract
Value
Recruitment
Method
Advertisement
Date
(quarter/year)
International or
National
Assignment
Comments
5. Goods and Works Contracts Estimated to Cost Less than US$ 1 Million and
Consulting Services Contracts Less than US$100,000
5.
The following table groups smaller-value goods, works and consulting services
contracts for which procurement activity is either ongoing or expected to commence within the
next 18 months.
General
Description
Goods and works
Procurement of
Micronutrients for
children (sprinkles)
IEC/BCC materials
B.
Value of
Contracts
(cumulative )
Number
of
Contracts
Procurement /
Recruitment
1
Method
$92,000
1
Shopping
$42,000
3
Shopping
Comments
The project EA requested to
provide additional supply of
sprinkles for children in 2013.
Printing IEC/BCC materials
for $14,000;
TV advertisements on use of
sprinkles for $18,000;
Broadcasting of a
documentary for $10,000
Indicative List of Packages Required Under the Project
6.
The following table provides an indicative list of all procurement (goods, works, and
consulting services) over the life of the project. Contracts financed by the Borrower and others
should also be indicated, with an appropriate notation in the comments section.
General
Description
Goods
Procurement of
Micronutrients
(sprinkles)
Procurement of
tablets for
pregnant and
lactating women
Procurement of
Micronutrients
(sprinkles)
Procurement of
weight and
Estimated
Value
(cumulative)
Estimated
Number
of
Contracts
Procurement
Method
Domestic
Preference
Applicable
Comments
$127,600
2
Shopping
N/A
1st round - 2009
2nd round – 2012
$148,475
2
Shopping
N/A
$92,000
1
Shopping
N/A
The EA’s request
to reallocate the
amount for
procurement of
iron and vitamin D
supplementation
to the
procurement of
sprinkles and
tablets have been
endorsed by ADB
in 27 March 2012.
Proposed for
2013
$83,201.45
1
Shopping
N/A
2
The EA request to
provide the child
growth monitoring
equipment was
approved by ADB
in 27 March 2012.
scales for child
growth
monitoring
IEC/BCC
materials
Provision of
teaching
resources to
Health Science
University
$129,560
12
Shopping
N/A
$23,025.13
5
Shopping
N/A
$12,920.37
2
Shopping
N/A
$45,076.22
1
Shopping
N/A
$3,000
1
Direct Purchase
Estimated Value
(cumulative)
Estimated
Number
of
Contracts
Recruitment
Method
Type of
Proposal
Computer ,
equipment and
office furniture
Procurement of
vehicle
Works
Delivery of
Micronutrients
and Vitamins
General
Description
Consulting Services
Nutrition
Research
Center (NRC)
The MOH request
to cover the
delivery of the
items was
approved by ADB
on 16 Nov 2010
$183,000
1
SSS/
national
Biodata
Evaluation and
Policy Specialist
$102,000
1
Individual/
international
N/A
NGO (IEC/BCC)
$70,000
1
CQS/
national
Biodata
Department of
the Health
Sciences
University (PHN
curriculum
revision)
$31,000
1
SSS/
national
3
Due to the various
resources
required, such as
furniture,
equipment,
chemicals,
utensils and etc, 5
contracts were
made with various
suppliers
For PIU office use
Comments
The NRC of the
Public Health
Nutrition was
recruited as the
project national
organization, and
commenced the
service from April
2010.
The international
consultant was
recruited in 2010.
The New Public
Health
Association, a
national NGO was
recruited in
January 2012 to
conduct the
IEC/BCC
campaign.
The HSU was
contracted to
develop Public
Health Nutrition
training
curriculum in April
2010 and
completed the
assignment in
2012.
Nutrition Policy
Consultant
$9,220
1
Individual/
national
Monitoring and
Evaluation
Specialist
$54,840
1
Individual/
national
Nutrition Policy
Specialist
$5,250
Individual/
national
4
The consultant
was recruited in
2010, and
completed the
service in 2012.
The MOH request
to have a full time
consultant was
approved by ADB
on 3 Feb 2012.
The MOH request
to hire a national
consultant on
nutrition policy
was approved by
ADB on 9
November 2012.
The contract was
recruited in
February 2013.