Poverty Graduation of Extremely Poor and Flood Effected Households (PGEP) - GPN

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE PAKISTAN Poverty Graduation of Extremely Poor and Flood Effected Households (PGEP) Mode of Financing: Installment Sale and IsDB Grant Financing No. PAK1061 The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has received financing in the amount of US$ 118.4 million equivalent from the Islamic Development Bank toward the cost of the Poverty Graduation of Extremely Poor and Flood Effected Households and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, related services and consulting services to be procured under this project. The Project will have five main components: (A) Livelihood Improvement, (B) Capacity Development and Knowledge Sharing, (C) Project Management Support, (D) Project Financial Audit and (E) Contingency for Emergency Response, along with contingencies. Component 1 - Livelihood Improvement This component entails transfer of assets, provision of access to finance, and training for the target households. The productive asset package is designed with customized training to ensure that the livelihoods of the targeted poor become more resilient, sustainable, and natural resource based. The main target groups who will receive the productive assets will be the households who fall under the PSC 0 -32 (i.e., recipient of cash transfer program of BISP, landless worker, people with disabilities). 137,000 households will receive productive assets augmented with capacity building training on climate smart agriculture and livestock techniques, financial literacy, enterprise development, asset management. The assets will be procured through community procurement processes with the assistance of Partner Organizations. Small-scale Rainwater Harvesting and Climate Resilience. In addition to providing productive assets, the project will also build small-scale rainwater harvesting facilities through community procurement. The facility will help the villagers in accessing water for domestic consumption and agricultural purposes (horticulture