Report of Four 4 LARAPS in West Sumatera

Monthly Progress Report January 2014 Western I ndonesia National Roads I mprovement Project 24 d Third Party Monitoring TPM

4.7.2 Community Representative Observers CRO

The Community Representative Observers, required to observe the actual bid opening, were appointed for WP-1 group. All of the CROs were university staff, selected in accordance with the World Bank suggestion to request assistance from local universities. CRO is the independent observer who is not related directly or indirectly to the Contractors, Consultants, and Suppliers or not be part of the WINRIP’s management, and not a member of any political party. CROs selection procedures: a. Review the criteria and qualifications of candidates for the CRO. b. Director of Planning, DGH as Chairman of the Project Management Unit, delegated of the authority to the selection of the CRO to the Head of National Roads Implementation Agency BBPJN Head of Procurement Services Unit Unit Layanan Pengadaan - ULP, hereinafter referred to as Head of Balai. c. Head of Balai invited CRO candidates from the local universities or colleges. d. Selection of CRO facilitated by Balai BBPJN Procurement Services Unit Unit Layanan Pengadaan - ULP. e. Elected CRO and substituted CRO must follow the one day training held by the PMU CTC WINRIP. f. Head of Balai reported the result of CRO selection by attaching the Minutes of Election Meeting and send an approval application letter of the CRO to Director of Planning DGH as the Chairman of PMU. g. Based on the report and a written request from the Head of Balai above, the Director of Planning DGH as the Chairman of PMU signed a Letter of Agreement and the Decree of the Establishment of CROs. The duties and obligations of CRO are: a. CRO must be present in any procurement activity Pre-Bid Meeting + Site Visit, Bids Submission and Opening of Bids, and Announcement of Bids Winner by invitation of the Procurement Committee, and are required to sign the attendance list b. If the elected CRO unable to attend on procurement activities, then Substituted CRO appointed have to attend these activities. c. In discharging the Substituted CRO have the same responsibilities as elected CRO. d. The CRO Substituted CRO, after attending the Procurement activities, required to make a report of hisher activities and submit them to the PMU and CC to the related Head of Balai. CRO as the representative of the community is to be independent observers and in performing their duties voluntarily and not demanding benefits of their works. In the performance of its duties, the CROs receive transportation cost from their home