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THE
GOVERNMENT OF LESOTHO
Utilities Sector Reform Project
IDA Credit No.3484 – LSO
GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE
This general procurement notice updates that published in UN Development
Business No. 557 of 30 April 2001.
The Government of Lesotho has received a credit in the amount of USD28.6
million equivalent from the International Development Association toward
the cost of the Utilities Sector Reform, and it intends to apply the
credit proceeds to payments for goods, works, related services and
consulting services to be procured under this project. This project will
be jointly financed by the African Development Fund and the European
Union. Bidding for contracts financed by the World Bank will be governed
by its eligibility rules and procedures. The project will include the
following components:
Component A: Divestiture of the Lesotho Electricity Corporation and
electricity expansion
Goods:
Materials (including poles, transformers, conductors and miscellaneous
electrical equipment etc.) for approximately 900 electricity
connections.
Component B: Regulatory reform
Consulting services:
Short-term consultancies for the Lesotho Telecommunications Authority on
specific issues (yet to be identified) and to transfer skills.
Short-term consultancies for the Lesotho Electricity Authority on
specific issues (yet to be identified) and to transfer skills.
Component C: Future of energy sector
Consultancy services:
To undertake a study to examine the potential for developing the
hydropower generation in Lesotho by independent power producers geared
both to the export market (including the Southern Africa Power Pool) and
the domestic market.
To design and implement a pilot program intended to deliver sustainable
electricity services to areas outside the territory of the Lesotho
Electricity Corporation.
Goods:
Materials for electricity connections in the yet to be identified pilot
areas
Component D: Private sector development
Consultancy services:
To assist with the implementation of a warehousing facility for shares
of privatized companies that are retained by the Lesotho Government.
To identify and support activities that will encourage regional
integration efforts, identify Lesotho's areas of comparative advantage
and increase competitiveness of Lesotho firms in the region.
Component E: Advisory services and capacity building
Consultancy services:
A Legal Advisor to the Minister of Finance to assist with the
formulation of a competition law and other institutional matters related
to regional commerce for a period of three years.
Procurement of contracts financed by the credit will be conducted
through the procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines:
Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, January 1995 (revised
January and August 1996, September 1997 and January 1999), and is open
to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the
guidelines. Consulting services will be selected in accordance with the
World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by
World Bank Borrowers, January 1997 (revised September 1997 and January
1999).
Specific procurement notices for contracts to be bid under the World
Bank’s international competitive bidding (ICB) procedures and for
large-value consultants’ contracts will be announced, as they become
available, in UN Development Business and/or relevant technical
magazines, and in local and regional newspapers.
Interested eligible bidders who wish to be included on the mailing list
to receive an invitation to bid under the ICB procedures, and interested
consultants who wish to receive a copy of the advertisement requesting
expressions of interest for large-value consultants’ contracts, or those
requiring additional information, should contact the address below.
Contact:
The Director,
Privatization Unit, Ministry of Finance,
2nd Floor, Lesotho Bank Mortgage Division Building, Kingsway
Private Bag A249,
Maseru 100,
Lesotho
Tel: (266) 317-902. Fax: (266) 317-551.
E-mail: dirpp@adelfang.co.za
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