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Contractor: various
Contract Amount: various
Country of awarded bidders: Ghana
Sector: Miscellaneous
Type: Work, goods and consulting services
Project name: GHANA, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Notification of award of contracts No.12 (April 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: 1104305
Activity name: Commercial agriculture training activity
Proc. Type & Method: Goods/Shopping
Contract No: 1104305/01
Awarded to: IPMC
Price: US$ 19,750
Date of award: 2 April 2009
Duration: six weeks
Scope (summary): Provision of goods and services – supply and installation of cellular routers at ministry of food & agriculture offices under its implementing entity agreement with MiDA
Activity Ref No: 1304201
Activity name: Land activity
Proc. Type & Method: Small works /limited bidding
Contract No: 1304201/01
Awarded to: Nevadian Resources Ltd
Price: US$ 101,055.98
Date of award: 1 April 2009
Duration: 13 weeks
Scope (summary): Provision and installation of prefabricated building at Winneba for the land title
Activity Ref No: 1305101
Activity name: Land activity
Proc. Type & Method: Services/QCBS
Contract No: 1305101/01
Awarded to: Shawbell Consulting Limited
Price: US$ 74,650.00
Date of award: 1 April 2009
Duration: nine weeks
Scope (summary): Provision of consultancy services for the baseline study on removing the backlog of land cases in ten selected circuit courts in Ghana
Component 3: Rural development project
Activity Ref No: 3101103
Activity name: Procurement capacity activity
Proc. type & method: Services/QCBS
Contract No: 3101103/01
Awarded to: Crown Agents Ghana Ltd
Price: US$ 354,626.60
Date of award: 19 March 2009
Duration: seven calendar months
Scope (summary): Provision of consultancy services for the development of curricula and modules for the medium and long term procurement training in Ghana
Component 5: Programme Administration and Audits
Activity Ref No: 5501102
Activity name: Audit activity
Proc. Type & method: Services/QCBS restricted
Contract No: 5501102/01 variation order No. 1
Awarded To: PriceWaterhouseCoopers (Ghana) Ltd
Price: US$ 8,032.10
Date of award: 3 April 2009
Duration: Four weeks
Scope (summary): Provision of audit services for the activities of sea-freight pineapple exporters of Ghana (SPEG)
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 Development Gateway Market (dgMarket) website http://www.dgmarket.com/) and the UN Development Business (UNDB Online) website (http://www.devbusiness.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

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a bilateral US foreign aid agency established in 2004 by the United States Congress as an autonomous agency of the State Department and USAID.
It offers grants to nations that are assessed to have good economic policies and the potential for economic development. The nation qualification procedure is objective, comprising third-party scores in 17 different fields and any country that qualifies must apply for a grant with a specific project in mind.
MCC was founded on the concept that help is most effective when it strengthens good government, economic freedom and investments in people.
Encompasses initiatives that improve how organizations plan, source, and manage the purchase of goods and services to ensure value for money, compliance, and supplier performance.
Includes measures for improving well-being, inclusion, and resilience of individuals and communities through social services and protection systems.