[Ulaanbaatar city, March 1, 2023] – MCA-Mongolia successfully organized a virtual Pre-Proposal Conference for the procurement of the Consulting Service for Design Development of Social Behavior Change Interventions for Mongolia Water Compact on March 1, 2023, one of the key components of the Water Sector Sustainability Activity under the Mongolia Water Compact. A total of 28 representatives of 17 international and local companies participated in the Pre-Proposal Conference. The aim of the Pre-Proposal Conference was to provide presentations on the works to be performed under the contract, explain the procurement process, and provide bidders with an opportunity to ask questions directly related to the bidding documents.

MCA-Mongolia’s Acting DCEO T.Enkhtungalag opened the meeting with brief remarks and kindly invited the participants to actively participate in the procurement.

Ms. L.Unurjargal, Director, Sustainability, MCA-Mongolia, delivered a presentation on the Compact overview and the scope of Consulting Service for Design Development of Social Behavior Change Interventions for Mongolia Water Compact and provided key technical information.

MCA-Mongolia’s Procurement and Fiscal Agents presented on the important aspects of the procurement process, requirements of the bidding document, payment processing, and audit, and MCA-Mongolia Acting General Counsel and attorney B.Otgonbayar provided information on the tax exemption and MCC's Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy.

After the presentations, the conference continued with a Q&A session. To ensure the transparency and fairness of the procurement process, all participants were informed that the PowerPoint Presentations, Minutes of the Meeting, and Q&A Document from the Pre-Proposal Conference would be published on MCA-Mongolia’s website and sent to all registered bidders.

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This $462 million project is a partnership between the American and Mongolian people made possible by $350m in MCC grant funding and the $111.76m contribution from the Government of Mongolia which demonstrates their commitment to working together to achieve economic growth and poverty reduction in Ulaanbaatar. The Mongolia Water Compact is funding major infrastructure projects, including the construction of new wellfields and two large plants - an Advanced Water Purification Plant and Wastewater Recycling Plant which will be the first of their kind in Mongolia. In addition, the Compact will invest in policy measures to create a financially and environmentally sustainable future for the water sector of Ulaanbaatar. By 2026, the water system in Ulaanbaatar will have been expanded to deliver 80% more drinking water, allowing for the city’s future expansion.