MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT - MOZAMBIQUE
General Procurement Notice No. 9

General Information:

Country: Mozambique Notification No.: GPN 2012- 09
Publication Date: January 17, 2012
Financial Agency: Millennium Challenge Account
Buyer: Millennium Challenge Account-Mozambique
Official language: English

Contact:
Address: Maria Vieira
MCA-Mozambique Procurement Agent
Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Building JAT IV, 5th Floor
Maputo, Mozambique
Tel: +258-21-305-577; Fax: +258 – 21-311-160
Email: mvieira@mca-mozambiquepa.com and
general@mca-mozambiquepa.com;

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), on behalf of the United States Government, and the Ministry of Planning and Development, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique, have entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact for Millennium Challenge Account assistance to help facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in Mozambique (the Compact) in the amount of USD 506.9 million (MCC Funding). Millennium Challenge Account Mozambique (MCA-Mozambique), on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique, intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of MCC funding, to eligible payments under this contract. Payments by MCA-Mozambique will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions, including restrictions on the use of MCC Funding of the Compact. No party other than the United States Government and MCA-Mozambique shall derive any rights from the Compact or have any claim to the proceeds of MCC Funding.

The objective of this five-year Mozambique Compact is to reduce poverty through economic growth in Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Niassa and Zambézia Provinces by focusing in physical assets investments, policy reform, capacity building and institutional strengthening. The program contains the following four projects:

1. The Water Supply and Sanitation Project – This involves water supply and sanitation services in five Municipalities in the Provinces of Zambezia and Nampula; Water Supply in the cities of Nampula, Nacala and Mocuba, rural water supply services covering 600 water points in the Nampula and Cabo Delgado Provinces; and capacity building of local institutions and policy development.

2. The Roads Project – MCC Funding will rehabilitate 253 km of key segments of the National Route 1, in Nampula Province which forms the backbone of country’s transportation network.

3. The Land Tenure Services Project – The objective of this project is to establish more efficient and secure access to land by improving policy framework, upgrading land information systems and services, and helping beneficiaries meet immediate needs for registered land rights and better access to land for investment.

4. Farmer Income Support Project – This project will focus on reducing the spread of Coconut Lethal Yellowing Disease (CLYD), improving productivity of coconut products, and encouraging diversification into other cash-crop production.