Short list comprising entirely of national consultants: Short list of consultants for services, estimated to cost less than $_500,000_equivalent per contract, may comprise entirely of national consultants in accordance with the provisions of Procurement Regulations. Other Conditions: 1. Irrespective of the contract value, the following procurement activities are subject to the Bank’s procurement prior review: a. procurement processes involving contract negotiations as, described in paragraphs 6.34-36 of Section VI of the Procurement Regulation for Borrowers; b. competitive dialogue; c. sustainable procurement; and d. best and final offer. 2. Use of Standard Procurement Documents: For all procurements under the project, the Bank’s Standard Procurement Documents (or other Model Procurement Documents agreed with the Bank) shall be used. 3. Request for Bids (Open-National), if allowed in the Procurement Plan, will be carried out under the Bank’s Procurement Regulations following procedures for Open Tendering Method (OTM) of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (Public Procurement Act 2006 - PPA, 1st amendment to PPA (2009) and The Public Procurement Rules 2008, as amended in August 2009) using standard/model bidding documents satisfactory to the Bank. For the purpose of Request for Bids (Open-National) the following shall apply: a. Post bidding negotiations shall not be allowed with the lowest evaluated or any other bidder; b. Bids should be submitted and opened in public in one location immediately after the deadline for submission; c. Lottery in award of contracts shall not be allowed; d. Bidders’ qualification/experience requirement shall be mandatory; e. Bids shall not be invited or rejected on the basis of percentage above or below the estimated cost. PROCUREMENT Bangladesh : Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project 1 PLAN General Information Country: Bangladesh Bank’s Approval Date of the Original Procurement Plan: 2018-01-05 2019-08-06 Revised Plan Date(s): (comma delineated, leave blank if none) Project ID: P154580 GPN Date: 2018-03-24 Project Name: Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project 1 Loan / Credit No: IDA / 60020 Executing Agency(ies): Ministry of Commerce WORKS Bid Evaluation Activity Reference No. / Draft Bidding Loan / Credit Market Procurement Prequalification Estimated Actual Amount Process Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Specific Procurement Bidding Documents Proposal Submission / Report and Description Component Review Type Method Document / Signed Contract Contract Completion No. Approach Process (Y/N) Amount (US$) (US$) Status Documents Evaluation Report Notice / Invitation as Issued Opening / Minutes Recommendation for Justification Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Component 2: Enhance WD1 / Renovation of office trade sector coordination Request for Single Stage - One space for setup secretariat IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Open - National 12,658.00 11,817.27 Signed 2018-10-28 2018-12-23 2019-01-22 Quotations Envelope for Bangladesh Trade Portal. and opportunities in trade for women BRCP/MOC/WD-1/2 / Component 2: Enhance Renovation of Remaining trade sector coordination Request for Single Stage - One works for Trade Portal IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Open - National 7,595.00 6,993.42 Signed 2018-11-05 2018-12-31 2019-01-30 Quotations Envelope Secretariat at BRCP and opportunities in trade Premises for women GOODS Bid Evaluation Activity Reference No. / Draft Bidding Loan / Credit Market Procurement Prequalification Estimated Actual Amount Process Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Specific Procurement Bidding Documents Proposal Submission / Report and Description Component Review Type Method Document / Signed Contract Contract Completion No. Approach Process (Y/N) Amount (US$) (US$) Status Documents Evaluation Report Notice / Invitation as Issued Opening / Minutes Recommendation for Justification Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual GD3-1/RFQ / Hiring Component 2: Enhance vehicles for 05 Months trade sector coordination Request for Single Stage - One before appointment of Project IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Limited 6,329.00 5,651.40 Signed 2017-12-27 2018-01-14 2018-06-13 Quotations Envelope Team and floating the same and opportunities in trade through OTM for women Component 1: Invest in infrastructure, systems and BRCP/MOC/GD-08 / Pending procedures to modernize key Development & Maintenance IDA / 60020 Post Direct Selection Direct 18,073.00 0.00 Implementati 2019-08-25 2019-08-30 2019-10-04 2021-06-25 selected land ports essential of Accounting Software on for trade wit h India, Bhutan and Nepal NON CONSULTING SERVICES Bid Evaluation Activity Reference No. / Draft Bidding Loan / Credit Market Procurement Prequalification Estimated Actual Amount Process Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Specific Procurement Bidding Documents Proposal Submission / Report and Description Component Review Type Method Document / Signed Contract Contract Completion No. Approach Process (Y/N) Amount (US$) (US$) Status Documents Evaluation Report Notice / Invitation as Issued Opening / Minutes Recommendation for Justification Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Component 2: Enhance BRCP/MOC/NSD-02 / trade sector coordination Under Appointment of Overseas Single Stage - One IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Request for Bids Open - National 63,300.00 0.00 Implementati 2018-10-28 2018-11-02 2018-11-30 2018-12-30 2019-01-27 2021-06-30 Study Tour/Training Envelope and opportunities in trade on Organizer for women Page 1 Component 2: Enhance BRCP/MOC/NSD/03 / trade sector coordination Single Stage - One Vehicles Rental Services for IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Request for Bids Open - National 126,582.00 0.00 Canceled 2018-11-07 2018-11-10 2018-12-01 2018-12-31 2019-01-31 2021-12-31 Envelope BRCP, MOC and opportunities in trade for women Component 1: Invest in infrastructure, systems and Pending BRCP/MOC/GD-05 / Vehicle procedures to modernize key Single Stage - One IDA / 60020 Post Request for Bids Open - National 126,506.00 0.00 Implementati 2019-07-28 2019-08-02 2019-09-13 2019-10-13 2019-11-17 2022-12-31 Rental Services for BRCP-1 selected land ports essential Envelope on for trade wit h India, Bhutan and Nepal CONSULTING FIRMS Activity Reference No. / Combined Evaluation Loan / Credit Market Contract Type Estimated Actual Expression of Interest Short List and Draft Request for Proposals Opening of Technical Evaluation of Description Component Review Type Method Process Status Terms of Reference Report and Draft Signed Contract Contract Completion No. Approach Amount (US$) Amount (US$) Notice Request for Proposals as Issued Proposals / Minutes Technical Proposal Negotiated Contract Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Component 2: Enhance BRCP/MOC/SD-24 / trade sector coordination Consultant Development of Project Under IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Qualification Open - National 12,658.00 0.00 2018-12-18 2019-01-08 2019-02-21 2019-03-14 2019-04-11 2019-07-10 Website BRCP-1 (All Implementation and opportunities in trade Selection component) for women Component 2: Enhance trade sector coordination Consultant SD3 / User Satisfaction Pending IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Qualification Open - National 44,304.00 0.00 2020-09-10 2020-10-01 2020-11-28 2020-12-28 2021-02-01 2021-07-01 Survey of BTP Implementation and opportunities in trade Selection for women Component 2: Enhance SD1 / Hiring consultancy trade sector coordination firm (s) for conducting Quality And Cost- IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Open - National 150,633.00 0.00 Canceled 2018-11-22 2018-12-13 2019-01-26 2019-02-23 2019-03-25 2019-04-29 2019-06-03 2021-06-30 surveys / studies as Based Selection and opportunities in trade suggested by NTTFC for women SD2 / Hiring Component 2: Enhance Consultants/Firms for trade sector coordination conducting selected Quality And Cost- Open - IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Prior 759,494.00 0.00 Canceled 2018-12-30 2019-01-20 2019-03-19 2019-04-02 2019-05-02 2019-06-06 2019-07-11 2021-06-30 research/studies for Based Selection International and opportunities in trade promoting Women Traders in for women Bangladesh Component 2: Enhance BRCP/MOC/SD-01 / trade sector coordination Conducting 03 Nos. of Quality And Cost- Under IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Open - National 56,962.00 0.00 2018-11-22 2018-12-13 2019-01-26 2019-02-23 2019-03-25 2019-04-29 2019-06-03 2019-11-30 Surveys/studies suggested by Based Selection Implementation and opportunities in trade NTTFC for women BRCP/MOC/SD-19 / Design Component 2: Enhance and implement training trade sector coordination program for increasing Quality And Cost- Under IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Open - National 493,670.00 0.00 2019-03-12 2019-03-19 2019-05-02 2019-05-30 2019-06-29 2019-07-20 2019-08-20 2020-11-12 women's participation in the Based Selection Implementation and opportunities in trade Cut Fower sector of for women Bangladesh BRCP/MOC/SD-18 / Design Component 2: Enhance and implement training trade sector coordination program for increasing Quality And Cost- Under IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Open - National 493,670.00 0.00 2018-11-28 2018-12-05 2019-01-18 2019-02-15 2019-03-17 2019-04-07 2019-05-08 2020-07-31 women's participation in the Based Selection Implementation and opportunities in trade Agro Processing sector of for women Bangladesh Component 2: Enhance BRCP/MOC/SD-11 / trade sector coordination Baseline survey for BRCP-1 Quality And Cost- Under IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Open - National 126,582.00 0.00 2018-11-29 2018-12-13 2019-01-26 2019-02-23 2019-03-25 2019-04-11 2019-05-12 2020-02-06 (MOC, BLPA & NBR Based Selection Implementation and opportunities in trade Component) for women Page 2 Component 2: Enhance BRCP/MOC/SD-08 / Sectoral trade sector coordination Diagnostics for Argo- Quality And Cost- Under IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Open - National 189,873.00 0.00 2018-11-28 2018-12-19 2019-02-01 2019-03-01 2019-03-31 2019-05-05 2019-06-09 2020-06-08 processing sector of Based Selection Implementation and opportunities in trade Bangladesh for women Component 2: Enhance BRCP/MOC/SD-07 / trade sector coordination Conducting 03 Nos. of Quality And Cost- Pending IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Open - National 56,962.00 0.00 2020-08-18 2020-09-08 2020-10-22 2020-11-19 2020-12-19 2021-01-23 2021-02-27 2021-08-26 Surveys/studies suggested by Based Selection Implementation and opportunities in trade NTTFC for women Component 2: Enhance BRCP/MOC/SD-09 / Sectoral trade sector coordination Quality And Cost- Pending Diagnostics for Cart Flower IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Open - National 126,582.00 0.00 2019-09-01 2019-09-22 2019-11-05 2019-12-03 2020-01-02 2020-02-06 2020-03-12 2021-03-12 Based Selection Implementation sector of Bangladesh and opportunities in trade for women Component 2: Enhance BRCP/MOC/SD-10 / Sectoral trade sector coordination Quality And Cost- Pending Diagnostics for ICT sector of IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Open - National 158,228.00 0.00 2019-09-01 2019-09-22 2019-11-05 2019-12-03 2020-01-02 2020-02-06 2020-03-12 2021-03-12 Based Selection Implementation Bangladesh and opportunities in trade for women Component 1: Invest in BRCP/MOC/SD-26 / Review infrastructure, systems and of Rules & Regulation procedures to modernize key Fixed Budget Pending IDA / 60020 Post Open - National 433,735.00 0.00 2019-08-18 2019-08-28 2019-10-11 2019-11-08 2019-12-08 2020-01-12 2020-02-16 2021-02-15 including policy paper selected land ports essential Selection Implementation preparation for trade wit h India, Bhutan and Nepal Component 2: Enhance trade sector coordination BRCP/MOC/SD-25 / Internal Fixed Budget Pending IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Open - National 24,097.00 0.00 2019-09-05 2019-09-15 2019-10-29 2019-11-26 2019-12-26 2020-01-12 2020-02-16 2021-02-15 Audit-1 of BRCP-1, MOC Selection Implementation and opportunities in trade for women BRCP/MOC/SD-23 / Component 2: Enhance Establishment of web based trade sector coordination Consultant National Enquiry Point for Pending IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Qualification Open - National 50,632.00 0.00 2020-08-20 2020-08-30 2020-10-13 2020-11-12 2020-12-17 2021-06-15 trade including upgradation Implementation and opportunities in trade Selection and mobile apps for women development for BTP Component 2: Enhance BRCP/MOC/SD-02 / trade sector coordination Conducting 04 Nos. of Quality And Cost- Pending IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Open - National 75,950.00 0.00 2019-09-22 2019-09-28 2019-11-11 2019-12-09 2020-01-08 2020-01-29 2020-03-04 2020-08-31 Surveys/studies suggested by Based Selection Implementation and opportunities in trade NTTFC for women Component 2: Enhance BRCP/MOC/SD-22 / trade sector coordination Consultant Pending Development Women Traders IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Qualification Open - National 164,556.96 0.00 2019-07-22 2019-08-01 2019-09-28 2019-10-28 2019-12-02 2020-12-01 Implementation Network and Database and opportunities in trade Selection for women BRCP/MOC/SD-21 / Design Component 2: Enhance and implement training trade sector coordination program on trade facilitation Quality And Cost- Pending IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Open - National 493,670.00 0.00 2019-10-03 2019-10-20 2019-12-03 2019-12-31 2020-01-30 2020-02-20 2020-03-22 2021-06-15 for women traders including Based Selection Implementation and opportunities in trade regulatory regime and for women procedural aspect of trade BRCP/MOC/SD-20 / Design Component 2: Enhance and implement training trade sector coordination Quality And Cost- Pending program for increasing IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Open - National 493,670.00 0.00 2019-10-10 2019-10-20 2019-12-03 2019-12-31 2020-01-30 2020-02-20 2020-03-22 2021-06-15 Based Selection Implementation women's participation in the and opportunities in trade ICT sector of Bangladesh for women Page 3 INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS Activity Reference No. / Invitation to Loan / Credit Market Contract Type Estimated Actual Draft Negotiated Description Component Review Type Method Process Status Terms of Reference Identified/Selected Signed Contract Contract Completion No. Approach Amount (US$) Amount (US$) Contract Consultant Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Component 2: Enhance trade sector coordination Individual SD4 / Selection of IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Consultant Open 172,152.00 107,405.01 Signed 2018-01-04 2018-03-08 2018-03-29 2018-05-03 2021-05-02 Procurement Specialist and opportunities in trade Selection for women Component 2: Enhance trade sector coordination Individual SD5 / Project Manager IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Consultant Open 250,000.00 150,367.01 Signed 2018-01-11 2018-03-06 2018-03-16 2018-04-11 2021-12-31 and opportunities in trade Selection for women Component 2: Enhance SD6 / Financial trade sector coordination Individual Management Expert (Junior IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Consultant Open 100,000.00 68,225.50 Signed 2018-01-11 2018-03-06 2018-03-16 2018-04-11 2021-12-31 Consultant) and opportunities in trade Selection for women Component 2: Enhance trade sector coordination Individual BRCP/MOC/SD-12 / Gender Under IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Consultant Open 37,974.00 0.00 2019-01-10 2019-02-28 2019-03-21 2019-04-25 2021-12-30 Specialist Implementation and opportunities in trade Selection for women Component 2: Enhance trade sector coordination Individual BRCP/MOC/SD-13 / IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Consultant Open 153,797.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-01-10 2019-02-28 2019-03-21 2019-04-25 2021-12-30 National Trade Expert and opportunities in trade Selection for women Component 2: Enhance trade sector coordination Individual BRCP/MOC/SD-14 / Data IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Consultant Open 79,747.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-01-10 2019-02-28 2019-03-21 2019-04-25 2021-12-30 Entry Consultant and opportunities in trade Selection for women Component 2: Enhance trade sector coordination Individual BRCP/MOC/SD-15 / Focal IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Consultant Open 79,747.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-01-10 2019-02-28 2019-03-21 2019-04-25 2021-12-30 Person Coordinator and opportunities in trade Selection for women Component 2: Enhance trade sector coordination Individual BRCP/MOC/SD-4/1 / IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Consultant Open 131,722.00 102,964.67 Signed 2019-01-22 2019-02-22 2019-03-08 2019-03-29 2021-08-15 Procurement Specialist and opportunities in trade Selection for women Component 2: Enhance BRCP/MOC/SD-17 / trade sector coordination Individual Pending National Legal Expert for IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Consultant Limited 4,874.00 0.00 2020-09-10 2020-09-24 2020-10-15 2020-11-19 2022-11-19 Implementation Regulatory Review of BTP and opportunities in trade Selection for women Component 2: Enhance BRCP/MOC/SD-16 / trade sector coordination Individual International Legal Expert Pending IDA / 60020 and economic empowerment Post Consultant Limited 25,316.00 0.00 2020-09-10 2020-09-24 2020-10-15 2020-11-19 2022-11-19 for Regulatory Review for Implementation and opportunities in trade Selection BTP for women Component 1: Invest in infrastructure, systems and Individual BRCP/MOV/SD13/1 / procedures to modernize key Pending IDA / 60020 Post Consultant Open 140,964.00 0.00 2019-07-31 2019-09-23 2019-10-14 2019-11-18 2021-11-07 National Trade Expert selected land ports essential Implementation Selection for trade wit h India, Bhutan and Nepal Page 4 Component 1: Invest in infrastructure, systems and Individual BRCP/MOC/SD14/1 / Data procedures to modernize key Pending IDA / 60020 Post Consultant Open 92,169.00 0.00 2019-07-31 2019-09-23 2019-10-14 2019-11-18 2021-11-07 Management Consultant selected land ports essential Implementation Selection for trade wit h India, Bhutan and Nepal Component 1: Invest in infrastructure, systems and Individual BRCP/MOC/SD15/1 / Focal procedures to modernize key Pending IDA / 60020 Post Consultant Open 70,482.00 0.00 2019-07-31 2019-09-23 2019-10-14 2019-11-18 2021-11-07 Person Coordinator selected land ports essential Implementation Selection for trade wit h India, Bhutan and Nepal Page 5