MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (MIDA) - NOTIFICATION OF AWARD OF CONTRACTS NO.27

Millennium Development Authority (MiDA)
NOTIFICATION OF AWARD OF CONTRACTS No.27
July 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 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 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)
Below is the list of Contracts awarded in June/July 2010:

COMPONENT 1: AGRICULTURE PROJECT

Activity Ref No: 1101103
Activity Name: Commercial Agriculture Training Activity – Training Service Providers
Proc. Type & Method: QCBS/BPA/Task Order
Contract No: 1101103/01/007
Awarded To: GAABIC
Price: US$ 161,754.00
Date of Award: 30 June 2010
Duration: 6 weeks
Scope (Summary): Provision of Effective Training for Tamale Metro 1 Cluster of Farmers belonging to Farmer Based Organizations (FBOs)

Activity Ref No: 1101103
Activity Name: Commercial Agriculture Training Activity – Training Service Providers
Proc. Type & Method: QCBS/BPA/Task Order
Contract No: 1101103/02/007
Awarded To: Investment Protocol Services
Price: US$ 154,560.00
Date of Award: 30 June 2010
Duration: 6 weeks
Scope (Summary): Provision of Effective Training for Savelugu-Nanton (1) Cluster of Farmers belonging to Farmer Based Organizations (FBOs)

Activity Ref No: 1101103
Activity Name: Commercial Agriculture Training Activity – Training Service Providers
Proc. Type & Method: QCBS/BPA/Task Order
Contract No: 1101103/03/007
Awarded To: Amsig Resources
Price: US$ 69,774.00
Date of Award: 30 June 2010
Duration: 6 weeks
Scope (Summary): Provision of Effective Training for Ejura/Sekyedumasi Cluster of Farmers belonging to Farmer Based Organizations (FBOs)

Activity Ref No: 1101103
Activity Name: Commercial Agriculture Training Activity – Training Service Providers
Proc. Type & Method: QCBS/BPA/Task Order
Contract No: 1101103/04/007
Awarded To: Amsig Resources
Price: US$ 140,974.00
Date of Award: 30 June 2010
Duration: 6 weeks
Scope (Summary): Provision of Effective Training for Tolon Kumbungu 2(14) and Tamale Metro 2 (6) Cluster of Farmers belonging to Farmer Based Organizations (FBOs)

Activity Ref No: 1101103
Activity Name: Commercial Agriculture Training Activity – Training Service Providers
Proc. Type & Method: QCBS/BPA/Task Order
Contract No: 1101103/05/007
Awarded To: OTO Consult
Price: US$ 95,367.00
Date of Award: 30 June 2010
Duration: 6 weeks
Scope (Summary): Provision of Effective Training for Kwahu North Cluster of Farmers belonging to Farmer Based Organizations (FBOs)

Activity Ref No: 1101103
Activity Name: Commercial Agriculture Training Activity – Training Service Providers
Proc. Type & Method: QCBS/BPA/Task Order
Contract No: 1101103/06/007
Awarded To: IMAS Limited
Price: US$ 89,382.00
Date of Award: 30 June 2010
Duration: 6 weeks
Scope (Summary): Provision of Effective Training for Kwahu South Cluster of Farmers belonging to Farmer Based Organizations (FBOs)

Activity Ref No: 1101103
Activity Name: Commercial Agriculture Training Activity – Training Service Providers
Proc. Type & Method: QCBS/BPA/Task Order
Contract No: 1101103/07/007
Awarded To: Community Planning & Development Foundation
Price: US$ 89,382.00
Date of Award: 30 June 2010
Duration: 6 weeks
Scope (Summary): Provision of Effective Training for Sekyere East Cluster of Farmers belonging to Farmer Based Organizations (FBOs)

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 July 23, 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 (www.mida.gov.gh), the Development Gateway Market (dgMarket) website (www.dgmarket.com/) and the UN Development Business (UNDB Online) website (www.devbusiness.com/).

Millennium Development Authority (MiDA)
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PMB 56, Stadium Post Office
Accra, Ghana
Tel: (233-21) 666-619
Fax: (233-21) 666-669

Website: www.mida.gov.gh