GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE
Republic of Ghana
Urban Poverty Reduction Project (Poverty II)
The Republic of Ghana has received a loan of UA 25 million from the African Development Fund to
finance the Urban Poverty Reduction Project (Poverty II). The overall sector goal of the project is to
contribute to Ghana’s efforts to achieving the Millennium Development Goal that calls for a reduction
by half of the proportion of poor living on less than a dollar a day through urban poverty reduction
strategies.
The specific objectives of the project are threefold: (i) to improve socio-economic growth of poor
urban settlements through better participatory management, job creation, public/private partnership and
governance at local level; (ii) to improve livelihoods in urban and peri-urban zones through increased
access to basic quality services and socioeconomic infrastructure; and (iii) to facilitate access to income
generating activities through capacity building and strengthened urban small-scale enterprise sector. The
project is in line with Ghana’s poverty reduction strategy framework and the Bank’s policy on poverty
reduction. Its objectives will promote poverty reduction through enterprise development amongst the
very poor, and strengthen public and private sector structures and institutional coherence that will lead to
a more conducive environment for greater citizen participation and collaboration in urban planning. A
demand driven and pro-poor approach will be used to ensure the use of appropriate and responsive
mitigating measures to the growing needs of the targeted urban poor. The project consist of four (4)
components: (i) capacity building for pro-poor urban development and management, (ii) social capital
investment support, (iii) urban small-scale enterprise development, and (iv) project management and
coordination.
Procurement of goods and works will be in accordance with the Bank's Rules of Procedure
for the Procurement of Goods and Works. Acquisition of the services of Consultants will follow the
Bank's Rules of Procedure for the Use of Consultants. International Competitive Bidding will be used for
the procurement of computers and mapping related equipments, and revenue collection laptops valued in
aggregate at UA 0.14 million. Other modes of procurement such as National Competitive Bidding (NCB)
will be used for the procurement of motorcycles, office equipment/furniture (Desks, telephone, fax,
photocopiers, etc) and revenue collection equipment (safes, cash registers) for Metropolitan, Municipal,
District Assemblies (MMDAs), as well as, for the procurement of civil works for the
rehabilitation/construction of revenue collection offices and MMDAs’ Planning Department, all
estimated in aggregate at UA 0.83 million. Furthermore, procurements of goods, works and services for
the rehabilitation/construction of community-based socio-economic infrastructure estimated at
UA 18.65 million will be in accordance with procedures set out in the Project Operations Manual, which
complies with the applicable Bank’s rules of procedure for procurement and the Bank’s Guidelines for
the Award of Contracts for community-based projects (September 2000 edition).
Short List (SHL) of qualified firms and/or individuals will be used for consultancy services
and Technical Assistance needed for the financial and procurement audit of the project, professional
services for the design and supervision of civil works for the rehabilitation/construction of MMDAs’
Planning Department and revenue collection offices, all the project’s studies/assessments & surveys, the
design and implementation of capacity building programs, and training related activities, and technical
assistances including consultancy services provided by a specialized Urban Capacity Building Services
Management Agent and a Monitoring and Evaluation consultancy services valued in aggregate at UA
4.10 million.
Bidding documents are expected to be available in December 2005. Interested
obtain further information, and should confirm their interest, by contacting:
bidders
Social Investment Fund (SIF): Flagstaff House, P.O. Box CT 3919, Accra -Ghana.
Telephone: 223 21 778921-3. Fax: 233 21 778404. E-mail:Info@sifinghana.org.
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