Central Bank Strengthening Project

Country:

Sri Lanka

Publication Date:

Jun 6, 2002

Funding Agency:

World Bank

Buyer:

Central Bank Strengthening Project
Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Original Language:

English

Address:

Ms S. Kadurugamuwa
Director – legal
Office of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Strengthening Project
No. 30, Janadhipathi Mawatha
Colombo 1
Sri Lanka

Telephone:

(94-1) 477-550

Fax:

(94-1) 477-745

Email:

Click here

Web Site:

www.centralbanklanka.org

******CENTRAL BANK STRENGTHENING PROJECT

General Procurement Notice
Publication Date: 6 June 2002

SRI LANKA

Credit No. XXX

The Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has
received a credit from the International Development Association in
the amount of USD 5,000,000 equivalent toward the cost of the Central
Bank Strengthening Project, and it intends to apply the proceeds of
this credit to payments for goods, works, related services and
consulting services to be procured under this project. Bidding for
contracts financed by the International Development Association will
be governed by the procurement rules of the World Bank.

The Central Bank Strengthening Project aims at restructuring the
financial system of the country.

The project will include the following goods, works and services:

- financial services: Strengthening of the Payments system through
the introduction of a Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system,
enhancements of the existing scripless government securities
system and up-grading of the General Ledger system within the
Central Bank (Financial consultancy services)
- Consultancy support for central bank strengthening (Legal,
accounting, auditing, business, management and related services)
- computer hardware and software (Computer equipment and supplies)

Consultancy support for central bank strengthening include, inter
alia: ¨ Human Resource Development ¨ Staff Capacity Building programs
¨ Financial Sector Legal Reforms ¨ Strengthening Foreign Exchange
Management Systems ¨ Strengthening Bank Supervision ¨ Financial Market
Regulation and Development ¨ Various studies related to the Financial
Sector.

Procurement of contracts financed by the credit will be conducted
through the procedures specified in Procurement under IBRD Loans and
IDA Credits[1] of the World Bank, and is open to all bidders from
eligible source countries as defined in the guidelines. Consulting
services will be selected in accordance with Selection and Employment
of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers[2] of the World Bank.

Specific procurement notices for contracts to be bid under
international competitive bidding (ICB) procedures will be announced,
as they become available, in the Development Gateway Market.

Interested eligible bidders can contact the implementing agency
directly at the address below, to obtain additional information, or to
be included in the mailing list.

Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
Ms S. Kadurugamuwa
Director – legal
Office of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Strengthening Project
No. 30, Janadhipathi Mawatha
Colombo 1
Sri Lanka
Tel: (94-1) 477-550
Fax: (94-1) 477-745
E-mail: sarojini@cbsl.lk[3]
www.centralbanklanka.org[4]

[1] http://www.worldbank.org/html/opr/procure/guidelin.html
[2] http://www.worldbank.org/html/opr/consult/contents.html
[3] mailto:sarojini@cbsl.lk
[4] www.centralbanklanka.org

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