General Procurement Notice Updated

Prior Information Notice

Versions
Edition 3:   Jun 29, 2009 (shown)
Edition 2:   Jun 29, 2009
Edition 1:   Jan 6, 2009

General Information
Country:   El Salvador
City/Locality:   Northern Zone of El Salvador
Notice/Contract Number:   N/A
Publication Date:   Jun 29, 2009
Funding Agency:   Millennium Challenge Account
Buyer:   MCA - El Salvador (FOMILENIO). MCA - El Salvador (FOMILENIO)
Eligibility of Bidders:   N/A
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   Jose Tito Siguenza
Procurement Direction
Fondo del Milenio Office, Blvd. del Hipódromo #442,
Col. San Benito.
San Salvador
El Salvador
Telephone:   (503) 2524-1000 ext. 1030
Fax:   (503) 2524-1033
Email:   Click here
Web Site:   http://www.fomilenio.gob.sv

Goods, Works and Services

 

Original Text

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE UPDATED
TO BE EXECUTED IN THE PERIOD JANUARY TO JUNE, 2009

The Government of El Salvador (GOES) has received a grant agreement of US$ 460.9 million from the Government of the United States of America, via the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a US Government corporation created to help to facilitate the reduction of poverty through sustainable economic growth. FOMILENIO (Fondo del Milenio), is the accountable institution established under Salvadoran law to act on behalf of GOES on this initiative, subject to the terms and conditions of related agreements and the availability of funds.

The goal of the Compact is to advance economic growth and poverty reduction in the Northern Zone of El Salvador. The Program includes the following Projects: 1) Human Development Project, 2) Productive Development Project, and 3) Connectivity Project.

In compliance to the established in “The Program Procurement Guidelines” issued by Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), FOMILENIO shall publish a “General Procurement Notice”, at least every semester, in which the purchases and contracts that are planned for the period are detailed.

Therefore, during the period January-June 2009, FOMILENIO is planning to use a portion of the proceeds of this Compact to fund under the terms and conditions established in each contract resulting from the purchasing processes for Goods, Services, and Works planned for this first semester under the categories detailed below and in a transparent and fiscally sound manner:

Purchasing of Goods for project support: Total Estimated Value of US$ 13,531,476.00

Information technology goods:
• Laptops and accessories, digital cameras, multiple burning DVD/CD, color printer
• Data center Access system
• Purchase and Installation of By Pass for UPS and electrical generator

Equipment:
• GPS devices
• Fire alarm system
• Supply and installation of an air conditioning unit
• Purchase of equipment and office furniture
• 6 pick-ups 4 x 4, with its maintenance included
• Supply for the expansion of the existing telephone plant

Software:
• Software application for the development of Web Page
• Adobe Acrobat 9 licenses
• Project management Licenses
• Server license for Dashboard
• Software for process mapping

Specialized purchases for the productive sector:
• Various seeds
• Vegetative material (plants, annual fruit plants, perennial fruit plants, bi-annual fruit plants)
• Genetic material
• Other agricultural material, especially for plant nursery
• Agricultural material and accessories
• Small farming equipment
• Accessories for planting and agriculture

Several purchases:
• Printing
• Publications

Procurement of field activities, design, feasibility, environmental studies and/or consulting firms:
Estimated total value of US$5,067,359.00

• Professional training services for the population of the Northern Zone
• Feasibility and final design for potable water and sanitation
• Technical assistance and training for rural road projects
• Feasibility studies and final designs of rural road projects
• Supervision for rural road projects
• Consulting services for Beneficiaries Qualitative Information Gathering
• Consulting Services to design and implement FOMILENIO's Balanced Scorecard
• Consulting services for Technical Assistance to Intermediary Financial Institutions, banks and others
• Contracting of financial consultants for the business plans submitted in the productive project
• Implementation of the HIV/AIDS awareness plan
• Contracting of Data and Processes Quality Review
• Archeological sites rescue or conservation, Sections 3 and 4 of the Northern Transnational Highway

Individual Consultants: Estimated total value of US$787,000.00

• Tax assessment and Training
• Consultants for several TOR's and specifications definition
• Individual Consultants for several activities of the project
• Contracting of 2 lawyers, 2 social coordinators, 2 field office administrators, 4 administrators, 2 engineers or architects, 4 technical assistants in civil engineering or architecture and 6 legal assistants, for the execution of the resettlement action plan, section 3 and 4 of the Northern Transnational Highway
• Software development Services for Web page
• Consulting Services of graphic designer
• Implementation of the monitoring and contingency plan of Section 2 (Metapán - Nueva Concepción)
• Consulting services to implement Beneficiary’s Register

Works: Estimated total value of US$48,949,672.00
• Implementation of infrastructure solutions derived from Resettlement Plan for Included Persons for the Northern Transnational Highway Sections 2, 3 and 4
• Construction of Section 2B1 of the Northern Transnational Highway: Segments between Santa Rosa Guachiplin - El Matazano
• Construction of Section 2B2 of the Northern Transnational Highway: Segments between El Matazano - Nueva Concepción
• Construction of the Northern Transnational Highway, Section 5: Nuevo Edén de San Juán - Desvió a Carolina
• Refurbishing and extension of the 20 Public Middle Technical Institutes
• Rural road projects in the Northern Zone
Construction of the Northern Transnational Highway, Section 5: Nuevo Edén de San Juán - Desvió a Carolina


Procurement of Services: Estimated total value of US$1,726,800.00
• Implementation of the Communication strategy, material production, and media placement
• Audio-Visual services coverage
• Media formation program
• Web hosting
• Radio Information Campaign in the Northern Zone
• Public Forum events in the Northern Zone
• Support MARN in the strengthening of SINAMA in the Northern Zone
• Procurement of insurance services (goods and personnel)
• Security Services for FOMILENIO's offices
• Supply of services for FOMILENIO's offices maintenance
• Supply of services for telecommunications and internet for FOMILENIO
• Digitalization of printed documents into digital format
• Training services for staff
• Data network installation (Cat 6) for the Institutional Procurement Agent
• Contracting of a firm to execute Water quality analysis for the sub-activity of Potable water and sanitation
• Translation services for the Baseline Survey Connectivity Project and Rural electrification Sub-activity, 2008
• Digitalization of the Northern Zone Household Survey
• Digitalization of the Baseline Survey for Connectivity Project and Rural electrification Sub-activity, 2008
• Office improvement and adaptation for the 2 RAP field offices (Chalatenango and San Antonio de la Cruz)
• Procurement of licenses, equipment, consulting services and training for the Information Security System Tool for SAFI

THE SPECIFIC NOTICES FOR EACH PROCESS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN LOCAL MEDIA AND IN THE FOLLOWING INTERNET SITES, DURING THE FIRST SEMESTER OF 2009:

• FOMILENIO’S Web site (http://www.fomilenio.gob.sv)
• Development Business Online (http://www.devbusiness.com)
• Development Gateway Market (http://www.dgmarket.com)
• UNAC’s web site of the Treasury Ministry of El Salvador (www.comprasal.gob.sv)
• And in other media, detailed in the specific notice published.

It is suggested that interested suppliers, contractors and consultants search the above sites and look for the local published notices, as they become available, or to contact the Institutional Procurement Agent, located at Boulevard del Hipódromo, No. 441, Colonia San Benito, San Salvador, El Salvador. Telephone numbers: (503) 2524-6150, (503) 2524-1000, Fax (503) 2524-6102, email: uaci@fomilenio.gob.sv, for more information
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