Zambia - AFRICA EAST- P164764- Transforming Landscapes for Resilience and Development in Zambia - Procurement Plan (English)

National Procurement Arrangements: In accordance with paragraph 5.3 of the Procurement Regulations, when approaching the national market (as specified in the Procurement Plan tables in STEP), the country’s own procurement procedures may be used. [...] 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. [...] 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 [...] 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. [...] We shall permit, and shall cause our sub-contractors, sub-consultants, agents (whether declared or not), personnel, consultants, service providers or suppliers, to permit the Bank to inspect4 all accounts, records, and other documents relating to the procurement process and/or contract execution (in the case of award), and to have them audited by auditors appointed by the Bank.