Loan Nos. 2163/2164: Community Water Services and Health Project

The Republic of Indonesia has applied for a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of the Community Water Services and Health Project. The loan was approved 7 April 2005.

The Project will provide rural water supply and sanitation facilities and services to about 1,000 communities in 20 districts in the provinces of West Kalimantan, Central Kalimnatan, Jambi, and Bengkulu, combined with capacity building for districts and communities, and sanitation and hygiene behavioral change programs.

Procurement

All procurement of goods and services financed under the Project will be carried out in accordance with ADB's Guidelines for Procurement and Government procurement procedures acceptable to ADB. Equipment and material packages valued at $500,000 equivalent or less will be procured following international shopping procedures. Certain items costing the equivalent or less than US$200,000 may be procured under local competitive bidding procedures acceptable to ADB. Packages valued at US$50,000 equivalent or less will be procured under direct purchasing procedures. Civil works contracts will be small, with an average value of US$10,000 to US$30,000 equivalent and will follow community participation in procurement in ADB's Guide on Community Participation in Procurement.

Consulting Services

The Project will finance 538 person-months of consulting services to support central project management unit (78 person-months international, and 460 domestic) and 6,256 person-months of domestic consultants at the provincial and district levels. Consultants and nongovernment organizations will be recruited in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants using a quality and cost-based selection method and other arrangements satisfactory to ADB for the engagement of domestic consultants.

Interested bidders from ADB's member countries who wish obtain additional information may contact:
Directorate General of Communicable Disease Control
and Environmental Health Ministry of Health
Jl. Percetakan Negara 29
Tel. No. (62-21) 424-7608 ext. 108 or 426-9187
Fax No. (62-21) 424-7608 or 425-4956

General Procurement Notice