Increase thresholds for use Sample Clauses

Increase thresholds for use. According to Table 2, the thresholds for use of procurement methods are low specifically for shopping and national competition procedures for goods, consultant and non-consultant services. For example, the NCB process for the purchase of computers for the Ministry of Agriculture described in the Agriculture Component section above, estimated in US$33.700, will take around 5 months to be completed. This amount is considerably low to justify an NCB and this is reflected in the number of proposals received (2). By the time these goods are delivered to the MAAP delegations, all activities scheduled and related to this purchase will be delayed. Considering that the Millennium Challenge Account Program (the “Program”), established pursuant to that certain Millennium Challenge Compact by and between the Government of the Republic of Cape Verde and the United States of America, acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”), signed on July 4, 2005, and entered into force on October 17, 2005 (the “Compact”), Considering the need to put in place the institutional and instrumental conditions for the effective functioning of MCA – Cape Verde, the entity responsible for the oversight and management of the implementation of the Program in accordance with the terms of the Compact, Pursuant to Article 4, subparagraph (k) of Resolution no. 24/2005, of July 4, which establishes MCA - Cape Verde, The Steering Committee of MCA-Cape Verde met and decided the following: Article 1 ( Approval)