Contractor: various
Contract Amount: various

Millennium Development Authority (MiDA)
Notification of Award of Contracts No. 30
(October 2010)

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Government of Ghana have entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact for Millennium Challenge Account assistance to help facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in Ghana in the amount of approximately US$ 547 million (MCC Funding). The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), on behalf of the Government, intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of MCC Funding to eligible payments under this contract. Payments by MiDA will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions, including restrictions on the use of MCC Funding, of the Compact. No party other than the Government and MiDA shall derive any rights from the Compact or have any claim to the proceeds of MCC Funding.

The five-year Compact aims at reducing poverty through the modernization of agriculture in three designated areas of the country, namely:
*The Northern Agricultural Area, comprising five districts: Savelugu Nanton, Tolon Kumbungu, Tamale Metro, West Mamprusi and Karaga (the Northern Zone)
*The Afram Basin Area, comprising nine districts: Ejura Sekyedumasi, Kwahu South, Kwahu East, Sekyere East, Sekyere Afram Plains, Mampong Municipal, Sekyere Central, Kwahu North, Fanteakwa (the Afram Basin Zone)
*The Southern Horticultural Belt Area, comprising sixteen districts: Gomoa East, Gomoa West, Efutu Municipal, Awutu - Senya, Akuapim South Municipal, Upper Manya Krobo, Lower Manya Krobo, Dangme West, Yilo Krobo, Kpandu, Hohoe Municipal, Ketu South, Ketu North, Keta Municipal, South Tongu and Akatsi (the Southern Zone)

Below are the lists of contracts awarded in October 2010.

Component 3: Rural Development Project
Activity Ref. No. 3202102: Community Services Activity (Procurement Type and Method: QCBS/IDIQ/Task Orders - 08)
*Contract No. 3202102/04/04
--Awarded to: Messrs Urban Development Consortium (UDC) in Association with Nippon Koei UK (NKUK)
--Price: US$ 30,700
--Date of Award: 22 October 2010
--Duration: Two Calendar months
--Scope (Summary): Site Investigation, design studies, preparation of bidding contract documents for Agribusiness Centres in the Northern, Southern Horticultural Zones, and the Afram Basin Zone.

Activity Ref. No. 3302306: Financial Services Activity (Procurement Type and Method: Goods/Shopping)
*Contract No. 3302306/02/01
--Awarded to: Messrs Ultimate Suppliers Limited
--Price: US$ 28,662.39
--Date of Award: 4 October 2010
--Scope (Summary): Supply and installation of Personal Computers and Accessories for the Data Centre.

Contracts for goods, works, and services financed under the program will be implemented according to the principles, rules and procedures set out in the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines of 23 July 2007, and procurement is open to any person from an eligible source country as defined in the said Guidelines, which may be downloaded from the MCC website (www.mcc.gov).
This Notification of Award of Contracts is posted on the MiDA website (below), UN Development Business Online and dgMarket.
Millennium Development Authority (MiDA)
4th Floor Heritage Tower, 6th Avenue, Ridge West
PMB 56, Stadium Post Office
Accra, Ghana
Tel: (233-21) 666-619
Fax: (233-21) 666-669
Web: www.mida.gov.gh