Contractor: various
Contract Amount: various
GHANA, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (MiDA)
Notification of award of contracts No.23 (2/2)
March 2010
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 five hundred and forty seven 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 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)

Component 2: Transportation Project
Activity Ref No: 2001101
Activity Name: Transportation Activity – Project Management Support
Proc. Type & Method: Services/QCBS
Contract No: 2001101/01 Variation Order No. 2
Awarded To: SMEC International Pty Limited
Price: USD 225,100.00
Date of Award: 2 March 2010
Duration: 24 months
Scope (Summary): Overseeing Deliverables of Study and Design Consultants

Component 3: Rural Development Project
Activity Ref No: 3301101
Activity Name: Financial Services Activity
Proc. Type & Method: QCBS/Services
Contract No: 3301101/01
Awarded To: Messrs International Business & technical Consultants Inc
Price: USD 168,244.24
Date of Award: 17 March 2010
Duration:
Scope (Summary): Carry out Review of Existing Payment System Laws..

Activity Ref No: 3302105
Activity Name: Financial Services Activity
Proc. Type & Method: QCBS/Services
Contract No: 3302105/01 Variation No. 2
Awarded To: Messrs Sambus Company Limited
Price: USD 195,001.00
Date of Award: 16 March 2010
Duration: 4 weeks
Scope (Summary): Provision of additional resources to ensure smooth communications between the Data Centre and the Hub of the Wide Area Network.

Component 4: Monitoring & Evaluation
Activity Ref No: 4101111
Activity Name: Monitoring & Evaluation
Proc. Type & Method: Services/ Sole Source
Contract No: 4101111/01 V.O 1
Awarded To: Centre for Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Services (CERSGIS)
Price: USD 4,972
Date of Award: 12 March 2010
Duration: 3 months
Scope (Summary) Provision of Development of a GIS-based Monitoring and Evaluation Database Application

Component 5: Programme Administration and Audits
Activity Ref No: 5101350
Activity Name: Program Administration
Proc. Type & Method: Goods/Shopping
Contract No: 5101350/01
Awarded To: Apex Investments (Gh) Ltd
Price: USD 5,655.31
Date of Award: 18 March 2010
Duration: 4 Weeks
Scope (Summary): Supply of Swivel chairs to MiDA

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 (www.mcc.gov).

This Notification of Award of Contracts is posted on the MiDA website (www.mida.gov.gh), the UN Development Business (UNDB Online) website (www.devbusiness.com/) and the Development Gateway Market (dgMarket: 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: www.mida.gov.gh