1. Yaoundé, November 18 2014 Presented by: Mamata Teindrebeogo, Amadou Doudou Seck World Bank

2.  Procurement Manuals  Include steps for the 2 procurement DLIs  Updated Procurement plan  Procurement Risks and Mitigation Measures / Status of implementation / Any difficulties  Procurement Schedule  Procurement Challenges  Support from AAU, NUC, Consultant / Any other need? How to improve support? 2

3.  ACE Use their current institutional procurement procedures  World Bank Procurement and Consultant Guidelines for AAU, NUC, a few ACES and Gambia  No works for Component 2  All Procurement Manuals have been approved Pending Lomé University 3

4.  DLI#4: Timely and Audited Procurement: ◦ DLR#4.1: Timely procurement audit ($50,000 disbursement per year);  TOR and Selection of the Auditor: Start now  Present the first report by the end of the first year ◦ DLR#4.2: Timely and Satisfactory Procurement Progress ($50,000 per year).  25% of all procurement contracted by year1  55% by year 2  100% by year 3  Verification of installation by year 4 4

5. Ask your questions– please! 5

6.  Aiming for 70% of ACE allocation  Has it been updated in line with the latest version of the Implementation plan?  Identify your priority procurement packages Examples: technically complex (such as renovations, civil works, specialized laboratory equipment, etc.)  Status of procurement plan implementation/ Any difficulties to conduct procurement activities? 6

7.  Bank has carried out a procurement risk and capacity evaluation  See PAD for details  Mitigation measures often involve training and new staff  What is your progress?  Any difficulty? 7

8.  Procurement takes time – please be aware  Internal procedures are often time consuming  Plan accordingly and not at last minute  Need to monitor time line and take quick actions 8

9.  Often issues with limited private sector capacity in terms of quality and quantity of bidders  Do you have sufficient technical specialists to prepare specifications and TORs?  Some training activities involve a procurement process – plan for this also 9

10.  Technical Assistance (TA) with procurement manual?  TA on standard bidding documents or requests for proposals (RFPs)?  TA on procurement plan  TA on procurement training?  TA on technical specifications or TORs?  TA technical assistance on other specific issues? 10

11. Thanks 11