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1. Project Overview
Country:
Timor Leste
Full Project Name:
Timor Leste Water Supply and Sanitation Project
Total Finance ($):
US$25million
Project Number:
P167901
Implementing Agency Ministry of Public Works (MPW) -
Summary of Project
Development Objectives The project development objectives are to increase
access to improved water and sanitation services in
project areas and strengthen capacity of sector
institutions to improve service delivery.
Project components:
- Component 1: Water Supply and Sanitation
Infrastructure Development (Cost: IDA –
US$22.5 million). This component will finance
the construction and supervision of (i) a new
water supply system, (ii) a fecal sludge
treatment plant and (iii) community based
DEWATS (Decentralized Wastewater Treatment
Systems).
- Component 2: Infrastructure Sustainability
Support (Cost: IDA – US$1.5 million; Counterpart
financing). This component is designed to
ensure the sustainability of water and
sanitation-related investments funded under
Component 1. All related infrastructure
sustainability support activities will be
implemented in synchrony with the
infrastructure development component. The
new water supply system and fecal sludge
treatment plant will be operated by BTL-EP Beé
Timor-Leste, Empresa Pública.
- Component 3: Institutional Strengthening and
Project Management (Cost: IDA - US$1 million).
This component aims to support the MPW-led
sector stakeholders’ collaborative platform to
develop and implement the sector institutional
reforms road map to improve service delivery
and sustainability and finances technical
assistance, equipment, and operational costs
associated with the implementation and
supervision of the project activities.
a. Operational Context
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East Timor or Timor-Leste, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is a country
in Maritime Southeast Asia. The country's size is about 15,410 km2 (5,400 sq mi).
Timor-Leste has made enormous progress in its fifteen years of independence. It has
established a vibrant democracy and set up a model structure for managing its wealth of
resources. The Government's earlier focus on maintaining stability has given way to
prioritisation of economic and social development. The Government's Strategic
Development Plan (SDP), released in June 2011, articulates a vision for using petroleum
wealth to develop the economy and alleviate poverty. The improvement of Water Supply
and Sanitation Services throught project is also consistent with the said SDP.
The Strategic Development Plan 2011-2030 (SDP) plots a path for Timor-Leste to spend
its resource wealth to bring about equitable development for all Timorese. In doing so, it
articulates a strong government commitment to reducing poverty in Timor-Leste and
increase access to improved water and sanitation services to the people of Democratic
Republic of Timor-Leste.
The Government acknowledges that 'good governance and a professional, capable and
responsive public sector are essential for the delivery of government services and the
implementation of the Strategic Development Plan. Whilst services are delivered by Line
Ministries, they are dependent on central agency systems, including financial
management systems for transferring and acquitting money and determining the budget;
central systems for managing the workforce; and increasingly centralised systems for
construction of infrastructure. The interdependence of these systems means that meeting
SDP targets for improving services like roads, power, water, health, education, sanitation,
ports and airports is heavily dependent on the linked to improvements in central agency
systems for an effective and efficient delivery of the public service.
There are 11 Decree Laws that set out procurement rules and procedures in Timor Leste
and can be downloaded from Ministry of Finance website. Procurement Decree Law No.
10/2005 (Legal Procurement Regime) was established in November 2005 that set the
general rules for budget execution, particularly the acquisition of aiming at the purchase
of goods and consultancy services and civil construction or execution of works,
encouraging the application of transparency, economy and efficiency in procurement
procedures. Good governance in Public Funds is one of the priorities of the government of
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, the effective financial management of public
expenditure in the country, along with the quality of its infrastructures and services,
becomes of paramount importance to this nation.
Operational Context in Timor Leste: Typically, Line Ministries must apply for funds from
the Infrastructure Fund for projects. Applications are appraised by the Major Projects
Secretariat, decided upon by the Council for the Administration of Infrastructure Fund
(CAFI) for projects whose estimated values are less than 5 Million, and Council of
Ministers (COM) for projects whose estimated values are above 5 Million, procured by the
NPC, and delivered by commercial contractors and consultants under the supervision of
the National Development Agency (ADN), concerned Line Ministry and the Major Projects
Secretariat (MPS).
Key Conclusions
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The Council for the Administration of Infrastructure Fund (CAFI) will be the Executing
Agency (EA) and the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) will be the Implementing Agency (IA)
through the PMU (Project Management Unit). The PMU will implement the project
and will be in charge of planning, contract administration, financial management
(FM), supervision of environmental and social safeguards, and monitoring.
BTL-EP will be responsible for operation and maintenance of this project after completion
of construction.
NPC will have the responsibility for the entire procurement process.
Procurement through Request for Proposals (RFP) and Requests for Bids (RFB) will be the
most appropriate types of selection in the local context.
The PMU will be in charge under the MPW to implement the project activities with
adequate staff and funds throughout the implementation of the project. Key PMU
professional staff will include, among others, a project coordinator, a water supply
engineer, an urban sanitation specialist, a water operation specialist, a social and
gender specialist, an environmental specialist, a financial management specialist,
a procurement specialist, and monitoring specialists all of whom with experience,
qualifications, and terms of reference satisfactory to the Association
As of this date, NPC has procured more than 50 contracts for Civil Works, Consultancy
Services Contracts, Operation and Maintenance and Design and Build funded by the
World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), European Union (EU), Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Export—Import Bank of China. More than 300
contracts funded by government have been procured by NPC.
NPC procurement staffs are fully familiar with the recent introduction of the WB
Procurement Regulations for Investment Project Financing (IPF) Borrowers (July 2016
Revised in November 2017, August 2018 and July 2019). From last 2 years, NPC procured
14 projects-funded by WB, ADB, EU and KfW, including 7 for civil works, 8 for consultants
and 1 for Operation and Maintenance.
NPC strictly follows the Bank's Core Procurement Principles like Value for money;
Economy; Efficiency; Integrity; Fit for purpose; Transparency; and Fairness, which gives
the assurance that the Bank's financing will be used for the intended purposes.
Complaints Management & Dispute Resolution: The bidders and consultants that are
considered to be affected during the course of the procurement procedure have the right
to present a claim to the NPC and other Public Authorities in accordance with Chapter V
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(Claims and Appeals) of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Government Decree-Law
No. 10 / 2005 of the Procurement Legal Regime (PLR). Furthermore, the procurement
complaints handling procedures in the World Bank's Procurement Regulations and
bidding documents will apply under the proposed Bank-financed project.
Bank hands-on support: The World Bank task team, based in Jakarta (Indonesia) and Dili
(Timor-Leste) had always provided the day-to-day support to NPC to review Expression of
Interests Reports, Request for Proposals, Invitation for Bid, Bidding Documents,
Evaluation Reports and in other matters as per Bank prior review process. Bank this
support will be continued for upcoming projects too.
Key Conclusions
NPC has already proven its capability in undertaking procurement activities for past
seven years. NPC has lots of previous experience of implementing World Bank-funded
projects and shown excellent absorptive capacity in procurement management services
and done procurement of more than US$30.0 million, Works and Consultancy Contracts
funded by WB from last 2 years. It has also been rated highly in terms of achieving its
objectives, meeting, and in many cases, surpassing targeted outputs and outcomes.
Procurement staff has contributed to building the capacity of line ministries, contractors
and consultants through technical assistance and presentations in Pre-Bid/Proposal
meetings.
This Timor Leste Water Supply and Sanitation Project will financed IDA Credit and as per
Government rules this credit/loan is categorised as infrastructure fund and all the
procurement implementation and accountability will be under the NPC's responsibility.
c. Market Analysis
NPC publishes tender announcements at dgMarket, Devex, UNDB and two web sites of
Government of Timor-Leste and in at least two selected newspapers in Timor-Leste.
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Consulting Services RDTL 11 Indonesia, Thailand,
for Feasibility Study Timor-Leste, Korea,
of Surface Water Malaysia, Portugal
Resource and China
Development Project
for the water Supply
of the Dili
Metropolitan Area
There are also several local construction and consultant companies in Timor-Leste,
although the market for them is not matured compared to the international firms. Local
firms are used mainly by international firms as sub-consultants/subcontractors to
undertake survey works, site investigations, social and environmental services and minor
construction works.
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It is expected that Chinese, Indonesian, Korean, Timorese, Malaysians, Portuguese,
Australian and other experienced firms from the region will bid for the Timor Leste Water
Supply and Sanitation Project.
Key Conclusions
There is a high probability of repeat consultants/bidders, i.e., companies which bid on
previous similar works/consulting assignments funded under the Government of Timor-
Leste, World Bank and Asian Development Bank.
In addition to, advertisements in dgMarket, Devex, UNDB and Timor Leste government
web sites and tender publication in two newspapers in Timor Leste, an intensive supplier
market outreach and bidder engagement exercises will be conducted to increase
participation and competition. This will include possible advertisement in professional
journals abroad and dissemination among the trade sections of the foreign embassies in
Timor Leste including Australia, New Zealand, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Brazil,
Cuba, Malaysia, Brunei, Portugal, Philippines, Thailand and USA, among others.
Based on experience, there is adequate capacity for construction and supervision of
water supply and sanitation projects in the country. NPC, so far, has not faced any
capacity related issue for hiring good contractors and consultants. However, due to the
delays in Government settling the environmental, safeguard issues contractor for civil
works usually will face delay in getting the confirmation to commence the work.
Consequently, the supervision consultant effectiveness will also be delayed. Contract
variations and amendment occur due to unavoidable circumstances i.e. natural disasters,
new works/scope of work.
For water supply and sanitation works, the Timor Leste market for international and local
firms which are experienced in construction, supervision and maintenance works similar
to the project activities is very much developed. Considering the nature of contract and
technical complexity of the proposed work, the construction and supervision of Timor
Leste Water Supply and Sanitation Project can be easily delivered by the combination of
international and local contracting and consulting firms.
2 Procurement Risk Analysis
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Cost estimate risk Detailed, complete cost estimates based on MPW
updated market analysis to align estimates with
market value for Services; thus, reducing risk of
unresponsive proposals and bids,
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values (more than USD 5Million) and require
approval of the recommendation to award
contract by the Council of Ministers and then
approval by the Audit Court on the entire
procurement process and contract,
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handling mechanism,
3 Procurement Objective
1 Achieve Value for Money through open, transparent and compliant procurement
process;
2 Ensure timely and efficient award of contracts in line with the Procurement Plan;
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Sustainability Yes As per World Bank’s procurement
Requirements regulations/standard procurement documents
for works
Contract Type Unit World Bank works contract given in Request for
Rates/Admeasure Bids (without prequalification – July 2019 - 1
ment envelope process) will be used
Consultant Time Based Contract for Supervision Services
Services
Pricing and costing Schedule of Rates/ Payment is made to the contractor based on the
mechanism Admeasurement actual quantities and contractual unit price
Form of Contract World Bank’s Bank's Standard Contract Terms and Conditions
(Terms and standard form of as provided in Request for Bids (RFB) for Works
Conditions) contract for works (without prequalification) [July 2019] or as
agreed with the Bank will be adopted
Selection Method Requests for Bids Request for Bids - Works (without
(RFB) prequalification) [July 2019] (1 envelope
process) will be used
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Market Approach Open
(International)
Competition
Pre / Post Post-Qualification Pre-qualification is not justified for works of
Qualification simple and standard nature. Appropriate
qualification requirements should be specified in
the Request for Bids (RFB) document to verify
that a Bidder that would be recommended for
contract award has the capability and resources
to effectively carry out the contract.
Evaluation of Costs Adjusted Bid Price Adjustments of Bid price include arithmetic
correction, any discounts, and other
adjustments specified in the Request for Bids
(RFB) document for evaluation purposes.
Domestic No
Preference
N/A
Non-Rated Criteria Mandatory Non Rated criteria are used.
The bidder that meets the qualification criteria
and whose bid has been determined to be (i)
substantially responsive to the bidding
document, and (ii) the lowest evaluated cost
(lowest evaluated bid) is selected.
5 Preferred arrangement for low value, low risk activities (if applicable)
Not Applicable
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6 Summary of PPSD to be inform the Bank’s preparation of the PAD
Council for Administration of Infrastructure Fund (CAFI) is the Executing Agency (EA) of
the Timor Leste Water Supply and Sanitation Project.
The selection of contractors and consultants for Timor Leste Water Supply and Sanitation
Project are the major contracts to be procured under the responsibility of the NPC.
Procurement by NPC is carried out through Procurement Committees under the
supervision of Director and the Vice Director of NPC. The Procurement Committees in turn
reports directly to the Director and the Vice Director of NPC on all procurement matters.
NPC will prepare all tender documents based on the World Bank's Procurement
Regulations and obtain the prior review and no objection of these documents from the
World Bank. The procurement risks and mitigation measures are indicated in Article 3
above.
Description Estimated Bank Procurement Selection Evaluation
and Cost Oversight Approach/ Method Method
Category (USD) and
Competition
Risk
Rating
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PROCUREMENT
Timor-Leste : Timor Leste Water Supply and Sanitation Project
PLAN
General Information
Country: Timor-Leste 2021-12-20
Bank’s Approval Date of the Original Procurement Plan:
2023-01-27
Revised Plan Date(s): (comma delineated, leave blank if none)
Project ID: P167901 GPN Date: 2022-04-11
Project Name: Timor Leste Water Supply and Sanitation Project
Loan / Credit No: IDA / 65590
Ministry of Public Works Transport and Communication
Executing Agency(ies):
WORKS
Activity Reference No. / Estimated Actual Am Bid Evaluation Report
Loan / Credit N Market Approac Procurement Pro Prequalification High SEA/SH R Procurement D Process St Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Evalu Draft Bidding Docum Specific Procurement Bidding Documents a Proposal Submission / Contract Complet
Description Component Review Type Method Amount (U ount (US$ and Recommendation Signed Contract
o. h cess (Y/N) isk ocument Type atus Documents ation Report ent / Justification Notice / Invitation s Issued Opening / Minutes ion
S$) ) for Award
Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned
Request for Bids -
TLWATSAN - CW01 / The Co Works (without pr
Component 1: Water Supply
nstruction of the Baucau Mun Open - Internationa Single Stage - Two E equalification) SP 27,650,000.0 Pending Imp 2023-12-2
IDA / 65590 and Sanitation Infrastructure Prior Request for Bids 0.00 2023-01-24 2023-01-29 2023-03-12 2023-05-25 2023-06-29
icipal Capital Water Supply a l nvelope D - Applying contr 0 lementation 6
Development
nd Sanitation System actor disqualificia
tion
GOODS
Activity Reference No. / Bid Evaluation Report
Loan / Credit N Market Approac Procurement Pro Prequalification Estimated Am Actual Amount Process St Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Evalu Draft Bidding Docum Specific Procurement Bidding Documents a Proposal Submission /
Description Component Review Type Method and Recommendation Signed Contract Contract Completion
o. h cess (Y/N) ount (US$) (US$) atus Documents ation Report ent / Justification Notice / Invitation s Issued Opening / Minutes
for Award
Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual
CONSULTING FIRMS
Activity Reference No. / Combined Evaluation
Loan / Credit N Market Approac Contract Type Estimated Amo Actual Amount Expression of Interest Short List and Draft R Request for Proposals Opening of Technical Evaluation of Technic
Description Component Review Type Method Process Status Terms of Reference Report and Draft Neg Signed Contract Contract Completion
o. h unt (US$) (US$) Notice equest for Proposals as Issued Proposals / Minutes al Proposal
otiated Contract
Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual
TLWATSAN-CS03 / Project M
Component 3: Institutional s
anagement Consultant (PMC) Quality And Cost- Open - Internationa Pending Impleme
IDA / 65590 trengthening and Project Ma Prior 1,393,845.00 0.00 2023-01-24 2023-02-14 2023-03-30 2023-04-27 2023-05-27 2023-07-01 2023-08-05 2024-08-04
Support for the Baucau Muni Based Selection l ntation
nagement
cipal Capital Water Supply an
d Sanitation Project
INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS
Activity Reference No. /
Loan / Credit N Market Approac Contract Type Estimated Amo Actual Amount Invitation to Identifie Draft Negotiated Cont
Description Component Review Type Method Process Status Terms of Reference Signed Contract Contract Completion
o. h unt (US$) (US$) d/Selected Consultant ract
Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual
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