Zambia - AFRICA EAST- P162760- Electricity Service Access Project - Procurement Plan (English)

Preamble In accordance with paragraph 5.9 of the “World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” (July 2016) (“Procurement Regulations”) the Bank’s Systematic Tracking and Exchanges in Procurement (STEP) system will be used to prepare, clear and update Procurement Plans and conduct all procurement transactions for the Project. [...] When the Borrower uses its own national open competitive procurement arrangements as set forth in The Zambia - Public Procurement Act, 2008, Amendment Act of 2013 and the Public Procurement Regulations, of 2013, such arrangements shall be subject to paragraph 5.4 of the Procurement Regulations and the following conditions: (the “Procurement Guidelines”), and the additional provisions in the follow [...] In accordance with paragraph 5.4(c) and 5.5 of the Procurement Regulations, the request for bids/request for proposals/request for quotations document shall require that Bidders/Proposers submitting Bids/Proposals/quotations present a signed acceptance at the time of bidding, to be incorporated in any resulting contracts, confirming application of, and compliance with, the Bank’s Anti-Corruption G [...] We confirm our understanding of the consequences of not complying with the World Bank’s Anti-Corruption Guidelines, which may include the following: a. rejection of our Proposal/Bid for award of contract; b. in the case of award, termination of the contract, without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of contract; and c. sanctions, pursuant to the Bank’s Anti-Corruption Guidelines and in acco [...] Name of the Bidder/Consultant: Name of the person duly authorized to sign the Bid/Proposal on behalf of the Bidder/Consultant: Title of the person signing the Letter: 4 Inspections in this context are usually investigative (i.e., forensic) in nature: they involve fact-finding activities undertaken by the Bank or persons appointed by the Bank to address specific matters related to investigations/au