Millennium Challenge Account – Cabo Verde II Unidade de Gestão GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE Government of Republic of Cape Verde Millennium Challenge Corporation In December 2009, Cape Verde was selected as eligible for a second compact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). In response, the Government of the Republic of Cape Verde (GoCV) assembled a task force (Task Force), chaired by the Minister of Finance, to manage the development of a proposal for the second compact in consultation with MCC. .The Task Force completed a Constraints Analysis to determine core constraints to economic growth and poverty reduction in Cape Verde. As a result, the GoCV put forward a proposal consisting of two projects: a Land Management for Investment Project and a Water Sanitation and Hygiene Project. The Government of the Republic of Cape Verde has received grant funding of approximately United States Dollars one million three hundred fifty five thousand (USD 1,355,000) from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) of the United States Government to facilitate the development and implementation of the proposed Millennium Challenge Compact, and it intends to apply most of the proceeds of the funds to payments for contracts for Services to further project design for both the Land Management for Investment Project and Water Sanitation and Hygiene Project. The procurement program for the November 1, 2012 to July 2013 time period will include the following: 609(g) Procurements for November 2012 to July 2013 Total estimated value – 581,763 USD Procurement of Consulting Services include: Water Sanitation and Hygiene Project : Technical Assistance (TA) to support MCA-CV II to develop Infrastructure Grant Facility final documentation Water Sanitation and Hygiene Project: Implementation of Phase I - Communication Plan Water Sanitation and Hygiene Project: TA Community level study on Social and Gender issues in WASH Land Management for Investment: ICCP Analysis – Phase I Land Management for Investment: TA to develop Survey Standards Land Management for Investment: TA Foundational Spatial Database Contracts for services financed under the program will be implemented according to the principles, rules and procedures set out in the Millennium Challenge Corporation Program Procurement Guidelines, dated October 23, 2009 as amended by Material Interim Amendment Notice 2010-001 dated September 27, 2010, and Material Interim Amendment Notice 2011-001 dated May 2, 2011. Procurements are open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the guidelines, which can be downloaded at http://www.mcc.gov/pages/business/guidelines __________________________________________________________________________________________________ PRÉDIO CARTÓRIO 1º ANDAR - Achada de Santo António, Praia, CABO VERDE Tel.: (+238) 262 14 25 - Fax: (+238) 262 14 47 - Email: [email protected] - Website: www.mca.cv Millennium Challenge Account – Cabo Verde II Unidade de Gestão Specific procurement notices for contracts will be announced, as they become available, on the MCC website (http://www.mcc.gov/), Development Business Online (http://www.devbusiness.com/), Development Gateway Market (DgMarket: http://www.dgmarket.com/ and http://mcc.dgmarket.com/index), MCA-CV II website (www.mca.cv), ARAP website (www.arap.cv ), in local newspapers, and other media outlets as appropriate. Interested, eligible consultants, who wish to have additional information, should contact: Millennium Challenge Account – Cabo Verde II Achada Santo António C.P. 330-A Praia, Santiago, Republic of Cape Verde Telephone: (238) 2621425 Facsimile: (238) 2621447 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] __________________________________________________________________________________________________ PRÉDIO CARTÓRIO 1º ANDAR - Achada de Santo António, Praia, CABO VERDE Tel.: (+238) 262 14 25 - Fax: (+238) 262 14 47 - Email: [email protected] - Website: www.mca.cv