Bid Challenges

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY- BID CHALLENGE SYSTEM
A. WHEREAS, the United States of America, acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”), and the Government of the Republic of Ghana (the “Government”) executed the Millennium Challenge Compact on August 1, 2006 (the “Compact”) that sets forth the general terms and conditions on which MCC will
provide funding of up to $547,009,000 to the Government for a Millennium Challenge Account program to reduce poverty through economic growth in Ghana;
B. WHEREAS in accordance with the Compact and its associated documents, including the Procurement Agreement, dated as of February 16, 2007 (the “Procurement
Agreement”), by and among MCC, the Government, acting through the Ministry of Public Sector Reform (the “Ministry”), and the Millennium Development Authority (“MiDA”), a public corporation organized under Ghanaian law, pursuant to which MiDA is required to establish a bid challenge process that provides bidders 1 the ability to seek review of procurement actions and decisions.
C. WHEREAS in accordance with the Procurement Agreement, MiDA shall entertain complaints from any bidder that claims to have suffered or that may suffer loss or injury due to a breach of a duty by MiDA under the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines contemplated by the Procurement Agreement (the “Procurement Guidelines”) in the conduct of any procurement. Capitalized terms that are not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Compact or the Procurement Agreement, as the case may be.
1. Purpose and Principles
(1) This Bid Challenge System is established to provide bidders with a means to seek transparency in any procurement proceeding. This Bid Challenge System is intended to ensure that if errors or abuse in the procurement process occur, there is suitable redress for the aggrieved parties and that proper corrections are made. The Bid Challenge System is not intended to examine or review the implementation or conduct of any contract once awarded.
(2) An effective Bid Challenge System is one that reviews alleged inappropriate acts and decisions taken by MiDA, ensures the proper functioning of the procurement process and promotes confidence in the process. This document sets forth provisions establishing a right to review and governs the exercise of that right.
(3) The principles of the Bid Challenge System are to: 1 The term “bidder” is used herein to generally describe any consultant, contractor, supplier or other person or entity
that participates in a procurement process to provide goods, works or services in furtherance of the Compact. Ghana Challenge System 1007 2
a. Establish and implement a formal Bid Challenge System to address complaints about how procurement rules and procedures were applied to specific procurement actions. << Read More

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This Invitation for Proposals follows the General Procurement Notice that appeared in dgMarket on 7th September, 2007. MiDA now invites sealed Proposals to provide the consultant services shown above. More details on the services are provided in the Terms of Reference.<< Read More