UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

MINISTRY OF WATER AND IRRIGATION

WATER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
PROCUREMENT PLAN - 2008/2009

NOVEMBER,2008

Acronyms and Abbreviations

CQCompetitive Quotations

BWOsBasin Water Offices

DAWASADar Es Salaam Water and Sewerage Authority

DUWSSDistrict Urban Water Supply and Sewerage

IBRDInternational Bank for Reconstruction and Development

ICBInternational Competitive Bidding

IDAInternational Development Agency

LGAsLocal Government Authorities

MoWIMinistry of Water and Irrigation

NCBNational Competitive Bidding

PQPre-qualification

QCBSQuality and Cost- Based Selection

SSSSingle Source Selection

WSDPWater Sector Development Programme

UWSAsUrban Water and Sewerage Authorities

PROCUREMENT PLAN FOR 2008/09

A. General

1. Project information: Water Sector Development Programme (WSDP)

Project Implementing Agencies:Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MoWI),

Local Government Authorities (LGAs), Basin Water Offices (BWOs) and Urban Water and Sewerage Authorities (UWSAs)

2. Approval Date for the Procurement Plan …………….

3. Date of General Procurement Notice: …………………………….

4. Period covered by this Procurement Plan: July, 2008 –June, 2009

5. The Procurement Plan is divided into four components:

  • Component 1- Strengthening of Water Resources Management and Framework
  • Component 2- Scaling up Rural Water Supply and Sanitation
  • Component 3- Scaling up Urban Water Supply and Sewerage(including 19 UWSAs, DAWASA and 132 DUWSSs)
  • Component 4- Sector Institutional Strengthening and CapacityBuilding

6. Procurement Rules and Guidelines

  • The Public Procurement Act, 2004
  • The Public Procurement Regulations, 2005
  • World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, 2004 and Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, 2004

B. Procurement Threshold and Approvals

Thresholds for Procurement Methods and Prior Review

S/N / Expenditure Category / Contract Value Threshold (US$ thousands) / Procurement Selection Method / Contracts Subject to Prior Review
1 / Works / > 1,000
< 1,000
< 50
All values / ICB
NCB
Shopping
Direct Contracting / All
None (post review)
None (post review)
All
2 / Goods / 250
250
< 50
All values / ICB
NCB
Shopping
Direct Contracting / All
None (post review)
None (post review)
All
3 / (a) Consulting Services - Firms / > 100
< 100
All values / QCBS
Other method
SSS / All
None (post review)
All
(b) Consulting Services - Individual / 50
50
All values / Individual
Individual
SSS / All
None (post review)
All

Note:

(i)Shortlist of Consultants for services estimated to cost less than US $ 200,000 per contract may be composed entirely of national Consultants in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.7 of the Guidelines Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank’s Borrowers

(ii)Domestic preference will not be applied

C. Procurement Packages

(iii)Procurement packages with estimated costs, procurement methods, estimated contract award date for WSDP’s procuring entities is presented here-belowP