C<100,000 All Values Direct Contracting All Contracts C>=500,000 ICB / LIB All contracts Specified contracts as would be NCB Goods and 50,000=<C<500,000 identified in the approved services /UN Agencies Procurement Plans 2 other than Consulting C<50,000 Shopping Prior reviews of first 5 contracts Services All Values Direct Contracting All Contracts C>=200,000 (firms) QCBS / QBS All contracts 100,000=<C<200,000 LCS, FBS, and All TORs by TTL and prior (firms) CQS review for first 3 contracts Consulting 3 C>=50,000 (individuals) IC All contracts Services Only TORs (Except for the IC hiring of Lawyers and C<50,000 (individuals) Procurement Specialists). SSS All contracts All values Training, Based on Workshops, approved Annual 4 All Values Approved by TTL when due Study Tours Work Plan & Budgets (AWPB) **These thresholds are for the purposes of the initial procurement plan for the first 18 months (July 1 December – 2011). The thresholds will be revised periodically based on re-assessment of risks. D. Frequency of Procurement Supervision In addition to the prior review supervision to be carried out from Bank offices, the capacity assessment of the implementing Agency has recommended three supervision missions to visit the field to carry out post-review of procurement actions. The procurement each year post-reviews should cover at least 20 percent of the contracts subject to post-review. In addition post-reviews of in-country training will be conducted from time to time to review the selection of institutions, facilitators, course contents of the training, and the justifications thereof, and costs incurred. A technical audit will be performed by a consultant at the start of the Technical Audit: project and again at the end of the second year of implementation to ascertain whether the number and types of learning materials purchased are actually delivered to the schools and being effectively used in the classrooms.
C<100,000 All Values Direct Contracting All Contracts 2 Goods and services other than Consulting Services C>=500,000 ICB / LIB All contracts 50,000=<C<500,000 NCB /UN Agencies Specified contracts as would be identified in the approved Procurement Plans C<50,000 Shopping Prior reviews of first 5 contracts All Values Direct Contracting All Contracts 3 Consulting Services C>=200,000 (firms) QCBS / QBS All contracts 100,000=<C<200,000 (firms) LCS, FBS, and CQS All TORs by TTL and prior review for first 3 contracts C>=50,000 (individuals) IC All contracts C<50,000 (individuals) IC Only TORs (Except for the hiring of Lawyers and Procurement Specialists). All values SSS All contracts 4 Training, Workshops, Study Tours All Values Based on approved Annual Work Plan & Budgets (AWPB) Approved by TTL when due **These thresholds are for the purposes of the initial procurement plan for the first 18 months (July 1 – December 2011). The thresholds will be revised periodically based on re-assessment of risks. D. Frequency of Procurement Supervision In addition to the prior review supervision to be carried out from Bank offices, the capacity assessment of the implementing Agency has recommended three supervision missions each year to visit the field to carry out post-review of procurement actions. The procurement post-reviews should cover at least 20 percent of the contracts subject to post-review. In addition post-reviews of in-country training will be conducted from time to time to review the selection of institutions, facilitators, course contents of the training, and the justifications thereof, and costs incurred. Technical Audit: A technical audit will be performed by a consultant at the start of the project and again at the end of the second year of implementation to ascertain whether the number and types of learning materials purchased are actually delivered to the schools and being effectively used in the classrooms.
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