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1992). Due to their smali size, geographic spread, and high transportation costs, these civil works are unlikely to attract fbreign or large firms that use modern construction equipment. Hcwever, foreign bidders would not be precluded from submitting bids. Contracts would be grouped, to the extent practical into packages estimated to cost less than US$0.2 million each. In the event any contract exceeds this amount ICB procedures would apply. No preferential margin would be given to domestic contractors when LCB is used.

4.6    Civil Works Contract Management. Civil works management would be delegated to Faso Baara (paras. 3.14, 3.22, 3.46) Contracts would be awarded based on procedures approved for the Second Public Works and Employment Project and in accordance with procedures agreed upon with the Govemment during negotiations. Faso Baara would maintain a roster of pre-qualified contractors eligible for Local Competitive Bidding (LCB), would permit additional applications at any time, and would not preclude large or foreign firms from participating. Contracts would be awarded to the Iowest evaluated bid based on criteria spedfied in bidding documents. The contract award committee of Faso Baara would open bids in public and have foli authority to contract. It would justify, however, in writing and prior to signing the contract and with reference to the bidding documents' criteria, any decision not to select the Iowest evaluated bid. For contracts with fewer than five bidders, or in the event the recommended award is not in favor of the Iowest bid, or contracts greater than or equal to US$200,000 equivalent, the award committee would reąuest IDA's non-objection prior to signing the contract.

4.7    Goods. Goods financed under the credit include medical equipment, Office equipment and supplies, vehicles, drugs in the form of EGD (Essential and Generic Drugs), vaccines and micronutrients. Goods would be grouped into packages of at Ieast US$200,000 each and procured through ICB in accordance with the Bank's Guidelines for Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits (May 1992). A preferential margin of 15%, or the applicable custom duties whichever is less, over the CIF prices of competing goods for all ICB procurement would be given to domestic firms, in accordance with the Bank's guidelines. Goods that cannot be grouped into packages of at least US$200,000 each would be procured through local competitive bidding or from UN specialized agencies, provided that the aggregate amount of such procurement does not exceed US$300,000 equivalent.

4.8 Drugs. EGDs would be procured by the CAMEG through International Competitive Bidding on the basis of the Bank's Standard Bidding Documents for the Procurement of Pbarmaceuticals (September 1993), while vaccines and micronutrients would be procured from UNICEF. Office supplies, spare parts and consumable materials needed for training, IEC, and supervision activities and for operating the PCU, which are available off-the-shelf and cannot be grouped into bid packages of at least US$50,000 may be procured through prudent local shopping, based on price quotations obtained from at least three reliable suppliers, provided that the aggregate amount of such procurement does not exceed US$1,600,000 equivalent. All bids will be submitted on a c.i.f. basis for imported goods and on an ex-factory basis for locally manufactured goods.