GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Prior Information Notice

General Information
Country:   Morocco
Notice/Contract Number:   GPN January-June 2010
Publication Date:   Feb 3, 2010
Funding Agency:   Millennium Challenge Account
Buyer:   MCA-Morocco. Agence du Partenariat pour le Progrès
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   Abdellah Daani
Procurement Director
Agence du Partenariat pour le Progrès
sise : 22, avenue Omar Ibn Khattab, 10090 Rabat, Agdal - Maroc
Rabat
Morocco
Telephone:   212 (0) 537 27 37 75
Fax:   212 (0) 537 68 13 08
Email:   Click here
Web Site:   http://www.app.ma

Goods, Works and Services

 

Original Text

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE
Government of Morocco

Millennium Challenge Account
Agence du partenariat pour le progrès (MCA-Maroc)

The government of Morocco has received a subsidy of 697,500,000 dollars from the United States Government Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) for the implementation and performance of MCC Compact objectives. It plans to allocate part of the MCC Fund to procurement of goods, works and services.

Contracts
January - June 2010

Estimated total contract value (USD): $ 100,178,160

CONSULTANT AND NON-CONSULTANT SERVICES

Fruit Tree Productivity

• TC-1A, 1: Consultant for implementation of HIV-AIDS action plan on planting sites in rain-irrigated areas
• TC-1B,1: Consultant for implementation of HIV-AIDS action plan on infrastructure building sites in irrigated areas
• TC-2B: Training sessions for capacity building of “Ministère de l‘Agriculture et de la Pêche Maritime” MAPM staff on aspects related to Project implementation
• TC-4A.2: Short term expertise on project-related themes
• TC-5B
1. Technical assistance and advice on running existing date palm plantations (in accordance with TC-1B consultancy),
2. Marketing plans and date market information systems,
3. Development of quality standards and certification programs,
4. Creation and development of second-level cooperatives ( for marketing),
5. Technical assistance and support for women’s organizations (specific pilot projects),
6. Running training sessions for beneficiaries and stakeholders in the date-growing value chain
• TC-7: Assessment of «carbon funding » opportunities (extra income) for producer beneficiaries in expanded areas in rain-irrigated zones.

Small Scale Fisheries

• AF-D2: Technical Assistance (Public/Private Partnerships)

Artisan and Fez Medina

• AFM-4A: Consultant for developing terms of reference related to publicity campaigns for craftsmen and “Small and Medium Enterprises - PME” in the artisan sector in the cities of Fez and Marrakesh (AFM 4)
• AFM-5A: Consultant for developing terms of reference related to the Country Label for artisan products (AFM 5)
• AFM -6A: Consultant for developing terms of reference related to publicity campaigns for Fez and Marrakesh Medina Tours, including artisan products (AFM 6)
• AFM11-D: Consultant in technical studies and engineering related to the International Competition Design - CID
• AFM 16: Study of alternatives for traditional tanneries in the Fez Medina
• AFM 16 A: Support for development of specific parts of the terms of reference for the study on the ''Chouara'' tannery
• AFM 18-A: Management of implementation of environmental and social impact mitigating measures on the Place Lalla Ydouna site (PLY)
• AFM 18-B: Management of implementation of environmental and social impact mitigating measures on the Makina site
• AFM20: Legal and land tenure consultant
• AFM-D 41: Development and supervision of the capacity enhancement plan implementation for l’Agence pour la dédensification et la réhabilitation de la médina de Fès (Ader-Fez)’ staff

Financial Services

• FS-5.2: Technical assistance for implementing the information system management

Monitoring & Evaluation

• ME 1-C: Definition of the baseline situation of the 'Artisan and Fez Medina- AFM' project
• ME 1-D: Definition of the baseline situation of the 'Functional Literacy and Vocational Training- FLVT' component of the AFM project
• ME 3: Performance of the impact assessment of the Mobile units activity in the ‘Financial Services’ project
• ME 5-D: Technical assistance on the development of workplans for various projects of MCA-Morocco
• ME 6- B: Development of the Management Information System of the MCA-Morocco program
• ME 7: Monitoring survey
• ME 11: Data quality audit
• ME 12-A: Value chain analysis (olive trees and date palms) in the ‘Fruit Tree Productivity’ project intervention zones.
• ME 12 B: Value chain analysis (Almond and fig trees) in the ‘Fruit Tree Productivity’ project intervention zones
• ME 12 C: Value chain analysis in ‘Small Scale Fisheries’ project
• ME 15: Mid-term assessment study

APP Administration

• ADM-26: Human Resources Services (Retreat and coaching)

Functional literacy and Vocational training

• AFFP-1: Communications Consultant (Functional Literacy in Agriculture, fishing sectors)
• AFFP-2: Consultant to provide training for professional and administrative trainers

WORKS

Fruit tree productivity

• TC-3A2 (contracts and multiple lots)
1. Performance of installation work for plantations (anti-erosion works),
2. Tree-planting,
3. Care and maintenance of plantations for 2 years
• TC-3B2 (contracts and multiple lots): Irrigation infrastructure works.

Artisan and Fez Medina

• AFM-8.A. Single Lot Restoration or rehabilitation of the Chemmaïne/Sbtriyyine foundouks
• AFM-8.B et C
Lot 1 Restoration or rehabilitation of the Barka Foundouk
Lot 2 Restoration or rehabilitation of the Staouniyyine Foudouk
• AFM 9
Lot 1: Performance of building work for a foundouk in Ain Nokbi
Lot 2: Construction of workshops for polluting crafts at Ain Nokbi
Lot 3: Development of infrastructure and performance of landscaping at Ain Nokbi

GOODS AND EQUIPEMENT

Fruit Tree Productivity

• TC-6A1: Supply of certified Vitro Plants and rejects, technical assistance and training of beneficiaries on rejects transplantation operations and Vitro Plants planting
• TC-6A2: Rehabilitation and maintenance for existing date palms, training of beneficiaries of the maintenance technique and supply of appropriate maintenance tools

APP Administration

• ADM-35 APP Stand: Countdown to 14 September 2013
• ADM-32 IT equipment

Financial Services

• FS-4.1 Procurement of mobile branches

The contracts for goods, works and services funded by the program will be implemented in accordance with the purchasing instructions of the Millennium Challenge Corporation Program as published on the MCC website http://www.mcc.gov

The Contracts are open to all bidders from eligible countries as defined in MCC directions. The Particular Procurement Notice for contracts put out to tender and consultants contracts will be advertized as available on the following websites:

MCA-Morocco: http://www.app.ma;
Development Business Online: http://www.devbusiness.com;
Development Gateway Market (dgMarket): http://www.dgmarket.com and http://mcc.dgmarket.com/indexb)
In local newspapers, and other media if necessary.

For more information, eligible bidders are requested to contact:

Agence du Partenariat pour le Progrès (MCA-Maroc)
Abdellah DAANI
Procurement Director
Email: daani@app.ma
Telephone: +212 5 37 21 79 50
Fax: +212 5 37 73 02 72
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