PROCUREMENT PLAN (Textual Part) Project information: STRENGTHENING DRR COORDINATION, PLANNING AND POLICY ADVISORY CAPACITY OF SADC (P163486) Project Implementation agency: Southern African Development Community Secretariat Date of the Procurement Plan: 23 November 2018 Period covered by this Procurement Plan: 23 November 2018- 30 June 2019 Preamble In accordance with paragraph 5.9 of the “World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” (July 2016) (“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. National Procurement Arrangements: In accordance with paragraph 5.3 of the Procurement Regulations, when approaching the national market (as specified in the Procurement Plan tables in STEP), the country’s own procurement procedures may be used. When the Borrower uses its own national open competitive procurement arrangements as set forth in SADC procurement regulations, such arrangements shall be subject to paragraph 5.4 of the Procurement Regulations When other national procurement arrangements other than national open competitive procurement arrangements are applied by the Borrower, such arrangements shall be subject to paragraph 5.5 of the Procurement Regulations. Procurement Plan Expenditure Category Contract Value Selection Contracts Threshold Method Subject to Prior /Approach to Review (US$) Market (US$) 1. Works >7,000,000 RFB / Open >20m International RFB/Open > 200,000–< 7,000,000 None National <200,000 None RFQ/Open National 2. Goods and Non-consulting >1,000,000 RFB / Open >6m Services International RFB/Open > 100,000–< 1,000,000 None National <100,000 None RFQ/Open National 3. Consulting Services Firms > US$300,000 QCBS/ Open >4m International SIC/ Open Individuals >US$100,000 >0.5m /National / International Firms < US$300,000 CQS/LCS/FBS None /Open National SIC/ Open Individuals