GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Prior Information Notice

General Information
Country:   Mongolia
City/Locality:   Ulaanbaatar
Notice/Contract Number:   NO. 4 Period: 1st half of 2010
Publication Date:   Jun 2, 2010
Funding Agency:   Millennium Challenge Account
Buyer:   Millennium Challenge Account - Mongolia
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   Manmohan Ruprai
Procurement Agent Manager
MCA-Mongolia
Room 307, 3rd floor, Academy of Management Building- III,
Orgil Complex, Khoroo- 11, Khan-Uul District
Ulaanbaatar 210136
Mongolia
Telephone:   976-701-20032
Fax:   976-701-20031
Email:   Click here
Web Site:   http://www.mca.mn

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Original Text

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT - MONGOLIA
GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE - NO. 4
Period: 1st half of 2010

A. In October 2007, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) signed a five-year, $285 million Compact with the Government of Mongolia aimed at reducing poverty and promoting sustainable economic growth through investments in several key projects. These strategic investments will increase economic activity through improvement in the efficiency and capacity of two critical segments of the north-south road network; reduction in air pollution and solid fuel costs of households; secure and register property land titles in urban areas and support sustainable utilization and management of rangelands in selected peri-urban areas; provide improved vocational training to help Mongolians qualify for more demanding and financially rewarding market-oriented jobs, and ensure that they become healthier and more productive as they enter the marketplace. To implement the Millennium Challenge Compact, Government of Mongolia established the Millennium Challenge Account – Mongolia (MCA-Mongolia) which is responsible for the implementation of the MCC-funded program in Mongolia. The MCC Compact in Mongolia entered into force (EIF) in September 2008, formally initiating the 5-year timeline for project implementation.

B. The Government, acting through Millennium Challenge Account - Mongolia (“MCA-M”), intends to apply a portion of the MCC Funding to eligible payments under these contracts. Payments by MCA-M will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Compact, including restrictions on the use of MCC funding.
C. Objectives of the Compact by Projects are:

 The Property Rights Project (Peri-Urban Rangeland Component) ($11,800,000) will introduce a system of leasing peri-urban pasture lands to herder groups, and provide key infrastructure and training so that they can improve livestock management, productivity and, ultimately, farm income. The project component will be used to identify and lease approximately 300 serviced tracts of pasture land to herder groups in the peri-urban areas of Darkhan, Erdenet, and Ulaanbaatar. With the approval of the Project Expansion into Kharkhorin and Choibalsan on September 9, 2009, an additional 165 herder groups will gain the leaseholdright to use peri-urban pasture in these areas.

 The Vocational Education and Training Project ($47,600,000) is aimed at increasing employment and income among unemployed and marginally employed Mongolians by improving quality and relevance of Vocational Education and Training (VET) system. This will be achieved by establishment of institutional framework which supports a demand-driven VET system, creation of skills standards and a competency-based training system, development of new training curricula, as well as building the capacity of VET providers. Moreover, the project will support the establishment of career guidance and labor market information systems and improve learning environments of selected TVET institutions. As a result of the project implementation, training will be provided to approximately 1500 TVET instructors and administrators, new curricula will be developed for over 30 priority trades and learning environments of around 15 TVET will be improved.

 The Health Project’s ($39,100,000) main goal is to decrease mortality and disability due to Non-Communicable Diseases and Injuries (NCDI) such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, road traffic injuries, and reducing and refocusing total health expenditure. The Health Project targets approximately 60 percent of the Mongolian adult population for community-level communications for behavioral change, early detection of disease management activities. This will lead to extended productive years and productivity of the labor force and decreased health expenditures by households on NCDIs in the target population.
 The North-South Road Project ($79,750,000) will construct an all-weather 176.4 km road from Choir to Sainshand. Also the MCC Funding will be used to rehabilitate the existing Bayanzurkh bridge, construct a new bridge near the existing Bayanzurkh bridge, and rehabilitate the road from Ulaanbaatar to Nalaikh. The Technical Assistance will be provided with a view towards strengthened management in the road sector as well as improved maintenance and commercialization of operations of road maintenance companies to ensure long-term viability and quality of maintenance works. Once the project is completed and other projects funded by ADB in the south are finished, it will establish for the first time in Mongolia, a paved all-weather road from Mongolia’s northern border with Russia to its southern border with China.
 The Energy & Environment Project ($47,200,000) Among other contributing factors such as heat only boilers, vehicles, dust, and combined heat and power plants, a significant factor in the deterioration of air quality is the heavy use by ger district residents of raw coal for heating and cooking, producing winter air pollution at levels from two to ten times international standards. The objective of the Project is a sustainable reduction in air pollution in Ulaanbaatar City by increasing the adoption of energy efficient products and homes in the ger districts and supporting the development of renewable energy.

D. Further information regarding the MCC is available on their web site (www.mcc.gov) and information on the MCA-M and its activities is available at the MCA-M web site (www.mca.mn).

E. Procurements financed under the Compact will be implemented according to the principles, rules and procedures set out in the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines, as found at:
http://www.mcc.gov/documents/mcc-guidelines-programprocurement.pdf
F. Specific procurement notices for contracts to be tendered under the competitive bidding procedures and for consultant contracts will be announced, as they become available, on Development Business Online (www.devbusiness.com), Development Gateway Market (dgMarket: mcc.dgmarket.com), MCA-Mongolia web site (www.mca.mn), in local newspapers, and other media outlets as appropriate.
G. Interested, eligible contractors and consultants who wish to express their interests in each Specific Procurement Notice may register at:

Crown Agents Inc
Procurement Agent for Millennium Challenge Account - Mongolia
Room 307, Academy of Management Building- III,
Orgil Complex, Khoroo- 11, Khan-Uul District,
Ulaanbaatar-210136, Mongolia
Tel: + 976 7012-0032 Fax: + 976 7012-0031
Email: mongoliapa@crownagents.com with cc: to gerelbat@mca.mn

1. PROCUREMENT OF GOODS
Technical and Vocational Education Project
FIRMS
1.1 Purchase of Modern Laboratory Equipment for Promotion of a Center of Excellence (equipment for training of laboratory technicians)
1.2 Purchase of Labor Market Information System (LMIS) IT equipment (DB, Application, UNIX, NT & Web GIS Servers, Land admin PC, PCs, different programs, supplementary IT equipment etc.)
Health Project
FIRMS
1.3 Commodities/ Site transportation (vehicles 4WD)
1.4 Commodities/ Basic laboratory equipment
1.5 Commodities/ Training facility equipments and furniture (tables, chairs, computers, printers etc.)
Program Administration
FIRMS
1.6 Multiple Small Procurements for Office Furniture and other items required for MCA-Mongolia Main Office and PIU Offices
1.7 Multiple Small Procurements for IT Equipment and other equipment for MCA-Mongolia Main Office and PIU Offices
1.8 Multiple Small Procurements for Software for MCA-Mongolia Main Office and PIU Offices
1.9 Multiple Small Procurements of Office Supplies for Day –to-day needs of MCA-Mongolia main Office and PIU Offices
1.10 Four vehicles for MCA-Mongolia Motor Pool (4WD)
1.11 MCA-Mongolia (Centralized Server or Domain Controller, Secure Network &File Sharing etc.)
1.12 Purchase of promotional items for outreach purpose (flyers, notebooks, cups, T-shirts, caps etc.)
Energy and Environment Project
FIRMS
1.13 Multiple Small Procurements for Office Furniture and other items for PIU office
1.14 Multiple Small Procurements for IT Equipments and other equipment for PIU Office
1.15 Multiple Small Procurements for Software for PIU Office
1.16 Multiple Small Procurements of Office Supplies for day-to-day needs of PIU Office
1.17 Two Vehicles for MCA-Mongolia Motor Pool (4WD)

2. PROCUREMENT OF CONSULTANT SERVICES
Technical and Vocational Education Project
FIRMS
2.1 Labor Market Information System (LMIS) Design and career guidance counseling service
2.2 Public outreach campaign to increase values and benefits of TVET
2.3 To Implement TVET management capacity building plan
2.4 Public Perception Survey
2.5 Piloting intensive technical English language training for TVET instructors in key mining trades
Property Rights Project
FIRMS
2.6 Privatization and registration of Khashaa plots
Peri-Urban Rangeland
FIRMS
2.7 Training of herders and state officials in pasture land management
Health Project
FIRMS
2.8 Technical assistance for implementing Stroke and Myocardial Infarction prevention, early detection and case management services
2.9 Technical services on providing medical fair and medical education campaigns, materials, behavior change activity
2.10 Technical services for organizing training, workshops and conferences
2.11 Cervical cancer recall system
Program Administration
FIRMS
2.12 Peri-Urban Survey
2.13 Peri-Urban land Quality Survey
2.14 Development of Hazardous Materials/Waste Management Plans/HMWMP/ for 13 Property Registries
INDIVIDUALS
2.15 Short-term consultants to sit on evaluation panels
2.16 Short-term consultants for MCA-Mongolia
Energy and Environment Project
FIRMS
2.17 Technical support consultant for the Millennium Challenge Energy Efficiency Innovation Facility’s activity of EEP
2.18 Public Awareness consultant to increase the adoption of energy efficient products and awareness of EEP’s activity
3. PROCUREMENT OF WORKS
Program Administration
FIRMS
3.1Multiple Small Procurements for Office Repair for MCA-Mongolia Main Office and PIU Offices
4. PROCUREMENT OF NON-CONSULTANT SERVICES
Technical and Vocational Education Project
FIRMS
4.1 Multiple small procurements for training, workshops, conferences and publication
Property Rights Project
FIRMS
4.2 Multiple small procurements for training, workshops, conferences and publication
Peri-Urban Rangeland
FIRMS
4.3 Workshops and other forms of public outreach
4.4 Printing and publication
Health Project
FIRMS
4.5 Multiple small procurements for training, workshops, conferences, IEC, BCC activities
Program Administration
FIRMS
4.6 Public Awareness and Outreach Campaign (radio, newspaper, television, publications, multimedia podcast, video production etc.)
4.7 Multiple Small Procurements for Procurements Services (printing, budding conference, workshop, training etc.)
INDIVIDUALS
4.8 Multiple Short-term Services for MCA-Mongolia
Energy and Environment Project
FIRMS
4.9 Workshops and other forms of public outreach
4.10 Printing and publication
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