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Loan 2436-PRC: Ningxia Integrated Ecosystem and Agricultural Development Project

1.   The Government of the People's Republic of China has received a loan from ADB to finance the cost of the Ningxia Integrated Ecosystem and Agricultural Development Project.

2.    The Project will support the policies and plans of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region government (NHARG) to combat land degradation through an integrated ecosystem management (IEM) approach. It will demonstrate measures to achieve improved water and land use planning and management, support sustainable rural livelihoods in poor communities through contracts with commercial enterprises, and link commercial and conservation values to rehabilitate the degraded wetlands and grasslands. A Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant will ensure that an IEM approach is used in project implementation and provide support measures to protect 15 globally threatened species. A market-based approach will be taken to promote sustainable resource use and protect and conserve wetlands, grasslands, transboundary flyways, and cultural sites. Tourism and recreation opportunities will be provided for 1.1 million local residents and visitors.

3.    Procurement. Goods, related services, and civil works financed partly or wholly by ADB and GEF will be procured in accordance with ADB's Procurement Guidelines. Contract packages for goods and related services exceeding $1,000,000 will be awarded on the basis of international competitive bidding or limited international bidding, while those costing between $100,000 and $1 million will be awarded through national competitive bidding. Contracts below $100,000 will be procured through shopping. For contracts below $10,000, direct contracting can be used. Civil works contracts costing more than $10 million will be procured using international competitive bidding, while those valued at the equivalent of $10 million or less can be procured using national competitive bidding procedures acceptable to ADB. Small-scale works and contracts in rural areas may be awarded using community participation procedures. The selection of suppliers and/or contractors and award of contracts will be subject to ADB approval. The relevant sections of ADB's Anticorruption Policy (1998, as amended to date) will be included in all procurement documents and contracts.

4.    Consulting Services. The Project will finance three consulting packages. Package A, financed by the GEF grant, will comprise 4 international and 7 national person-months of individual consultants to strengthen the project management capabilities of the PPMO. ADB will be responsible for the selection with concurrence of NHARG and the PPMO for contract negotiations and contract management. Package B, financed under the GEF grant, will comprise a team of 12 international and 77 national person-months to provide technical specialists. In selecting the firm, the quality- and cost-based selection method, with a quality-cost weighing of 80:20, will be used and short-listed firms will be required to submit simplified technical proposals. The PPMO will be responsible for the selection, contract negotiations, and contract management. Package C, financed under the loan, will comprise 11 international and 16 national person-months of individual consulting services in the field of water resource management to be financed directly from the loan. Individual consultant selection will be applied. The PPMO will be responsible for the selection, contract negotiations, and contract management. Consulting services requirements will be recruited in accordance with Guidelines on the Use of Consultants.

5.    The advance contracting for consulting services and retroactive financing for civil works, equipment and services has been approved on 28 August 2008.

6.    The Executing Agency of the loan is the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Government (NHARG) through its Finance Department.

7.    Interested bidders from ADB member countries who wish to obtain additional information may contact the following:

Mme. MA Mingxia
Head of Project Management Office
Deputy Director General
Ningxia Finance Department
Email: nxxmb@vip.163.com
Tel.: +86 951 506 9333
Fax: +86 951 504 5930

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