Contractor: various
Contract Amount: various
Country of awarded bidder: Ghana
Sector: Miscellaneous
Type: Work, goods and consulting services
Project name: Ghana, Millennium Development Authority
Notification of award of contracts No.13 (May 2009)
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Government of Ghana (the Government) have entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact (the Compact) for Millennium Challenge Account assistance to help facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in Ghana in the amount of approximately 547 million US$ (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 will 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 modernisation 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 six districts: Ejura Sekyedumasi, Kwahu South, Fanteakwa, Afram Plains, Sekyere East and Sekyere West (the Afram Basin Zone)
*The southern horticultural belt area; comprising twelve districts: Gomoa, Awutu Efutu Senya, Akuapim South, Manya Krobo, Dangme West, Yilo Krobo, Kpandu, Hohoe, Ketu, Keta, South Tongu and Akatsi (the Southern Zone)

Component 1: Agriculture project
Activity Ref No: 1101302
Activity name: Commercial agriculture training activity – FBO incentive vouchers
Proc. type & method: Goods/shopping
Contract No: 11014302/022 - 031
Awarded to: Afcott Ghana Ltd
Price: US$ 657,778
Date of award: 12 May 2009
Duration: four weeks
Scope (summary): Provision of agricultural inputs to selected farmer based organizations (FBOs) in the all the districts in the Northern Agricultural Zone

Activity Ref No: 1101302
Activity name: Commercial agriculture training activity – FBO incentive vouchers (supplementary list)
Proc. type & method: Goods/Shopping
Contract No: 11014302/022 – 031/V.O. 1
Awarded to: Afcott Ghana Ltd
Price: US$ 21,023.11
Date of award: 28 May 2009
Duration: four Weeks
Scope (summary): Provision of agricultural inputs to supplementary list of selected farmer based organizations (FBOs) in the all the districts in the Northern Agricultural Zone

Component 3: Rural development project
Activity Ref No: 3202102
Activity name: Community services activity
Proc. type & method: Services/IDIQ consulting - task order 1
Contract No: 3202102/01
Awarded to: AB Serkom Limited & associates
Price: US$ 217,500.00
Date of award: 29 May 2009
Duration:
Scope (summary): Provision of consulting services for the site investigations, design review, bidding documents preparation, construction supervision and defects liability monitoring of construction of water supply and sanitation facilities in the Southern Zone

Activity Ref No: 3202102
Activity name: Community services activity
Proc. type & method: Services/IDIQ consulting - task order 2
Contract No: 3202102/02
Awarded to: Urban Development Consortium (UDC) & Associates
Price: US$ 104,821.43
Date of award: 29 May 2009
Duration:
Scope (Summary): Provision of consulting services for the site investigations, design review, bidding documents preparation, construction supervision and defects liability monitoring of educational infrastructure in the Southern Zone (Lot 1)

Activity Ref No: 3202102
Activity name: Community services activity
Proc. type & method: Services/IDIQ consulting - task order 3
Contract No: 3202102/03
Awarded to: Addis Consult Limited & Associates
Price: US$ 133,200.00
Date of award: 29 May 2009
Duration:
Scope (Summary): Provision of consulting services for the site investigations, design review, bidding documents preparation, construction supervision and defects liability monitoring of educational infrastructure in the Southern Zone (Lot 2)

Component 4: Monitoring & evaluation
Activity Ref No: 4101306
Activity name: Monitoring & evaluation – digital topographical data set
Proc. type & method: Goods/Sole source
Contract No: 4101306/01
Awarded to: Messrs Survey Department
Price: US$ 2,571.42
Date of award: 18 May 2009
Duration:
Scope (summary): Supply of digital data map set for use by M&E in field surveys

Activity Ref No: 4101106
Activity name: Monitoring & evaluation – impact evaluation of feeder roads
Proc. type & method: Services/QCBS
Contract No: 4101106/01
Awarded to: Messrs National Opinion Research Center
Price: US$ 921,733.00
Date of award: 21 May 2009
Duration:
Scope (Summary): Provision of field survey in relation to the effect of road projects on the economic as well as social lives of the communities where the roads have been undertaken

Activity Ref No: 4101111
Activity name: Monitoring & evaluation – GIS mapping
Proc. type & method: Services/QCBS
Contract No: 4101111/01
Awarded to: Messrs Centre for Remote Sensing & Geographical Information Systems (CERSGIS)
Price: US$ 49,800.00
Date of award: 26 May 2009
Duration:
Scope (summary): Provision and development of GIS-based database application that will assist MiDA in the monitoring and evaluation of its M framework

Component 5: Programme Administration and Audits
Activity Ref No: 5101339
Activity name: Programme Administration Activity
Proc. type & method: Goods/Shopping
Contract No: 5101339/01
Awarded to: Messrs Kessconsult
Price: US$ 34,400.00
Date of award: 12 May 2009
Duration: Two weeks
Scope (summary): Supply of alternative power solution (including inverter and a series of batteries) to provide backup for the server room at MiDA

Activity Ref No: 5101409
Activity name: Programme Administration Activity
Proc. type & method: Non-consulting services
Contract No: 5101409/01
Awarded to: Messrs National Road safety Commission (NRSC)
Price: US$ 3,571.42
Date of award: 11 May 2009
Duration: Four weeks
Scope (summary): Provision of defensive driving training for MiDA drivers

Activity Ref No: 5601102
Activity name: Strategic environmental assessment – Project Affected Persons (PAP) Training
Proc. type & method: Services/QCBS
Contract No: 4101106/01
Awarded to: Messrs Empretec Ghana Limited
Price: US$ 116,000.00
Date of award: 22 May 2009
Duration:
Scope (summary) Provision of alternative livelihood training for persons affected by the N1 highway road construction

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 dated 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 (http://www.mcc.gov).

This notification of award of contracts is posted on the MiDA website (http://www.mida.gov.gh), the UN Development Business (UNDB Online) website (http://www.devbusiness.com/) and the Development Gateway Market (dgMarket) website http://www.dgmarket.com/).

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
Website: http://www.mida.gov.gh