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eConsultant2 & the Request for Proposal stage

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In one of the first blog posts we highlighted i-love-procurement2the difference between Operational Procurement and Corporate Procurement. You can review this post at http://wp.me/p4X6vO-72. In essence, corporate procurement is when the World Bank procures goods, works or (consultancy) services itself, whereas in operational procurement, this is done by the borrowing country.

Roughly every quarter we have a meeting with the Corporate Procurement team to discuss any issues, problems, complaints and – every once in a while – compliments that you have raised with us. In this post, we’d like to update you on some of the changes in the corporate procurement process and the eConsultant2 system it uses. In the spotlight this time: the Request for Proposal (RFP) stage.

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Energy Sector Mission

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The 11th of March we posted an article on our blog to make you aware of the upcoming Energy sector mission to the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, Asian Development Bank and Millennium Challenge Corporation in Washington, DC from May 4 – 7, 2015.

The joint mission, involving companies from Canada, United States, Austria, France, Spain, the Netherlands and other countries is next week!

The theme of this energy mission is “Integrating Sustainable Energy in Global Development”. The mission is intended for private sector parties – both suppliers and consultants – interested in learning about business opportunities in the energy sector.

This is always a unique opportunity to network with companies and potential partners from around the world and at the same time learn about opportunities in the energy sector from the World Bank and other institutions. For those of you who can’t attend but might be interested in the next Energy Mission, we have attached the Energy Mission 2015 agenda.

For more information on what the efforts of the World Bank, IADB , MMC and ADB entail concerning energy, click the organization.

Slides are available here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9fl3wj3ju2ea9t0/AACl0mpt7-mwTtlziIkfErGha

eConsultant2 & the Expression of Interest stage

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In one of the first blog posts we highlighted the i-love-procurement2difference between Operational Procurement and Corporate Procurement. You can review this post at http://wp.me/p4X6vO-72. In essence, corporate procurement is when the World Bank procures goods, works or (consultancy) services itself, whereas in operational procurement, this is done by the borrowing country.

Roughly every quarter we have a meeting with the Corporate Procurement team to discuss any issues, problems, complaints and – every once in a while – compliments that you have raised with us. In this post, we’d like to update you on some of the changes in the corporate procurement process and the eConsultant2 system it uses. In the spotlight this time: the Expression of Interest (EoI) stage.

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Nigeria: World Bank Approves US$500 Million to Improve Maternal and Child Health, Achieve the ‘Saving One Million Lives’ Goal

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Article originally posted on the World Bank website.

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2015 – The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a US$500 million International Development Association (IDA)* credit to significantly improve maternal, child, and nutrition health services for women and children.

Access Project Website here: http://www.worldbank.org/projects/P146583?lang=en. Includes the Project Identification Document.

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World Bank Group Offers Help to Nepal After Devastating Earthquake

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Originally posted on World Bank website.

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 26, 2015—The World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today offered Nepal the Bank Group’s immediate support to overcome the damage and loss of life after a devastating earthquake on Saturday.

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World Bank opens its contracts

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Article originally published at trust.org.

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation – Fri, 17 Apr 2015 15:33 GMTWorld Bank President Jim Yong Kim takes his seat as he arrives to brief the press at the opening of the IMF and World Bank’s 2015 Annual Spring Meetings, in Washington, April 16, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Theiler

How do you track billions of dollars of development money handed out via World Bank contracts for everything from school books to bridges?

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Assessment of South Africas PPP Framework: Applicability to Municipal Land Disposition and Development

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While South Africa has a well-developed national framework for public-private partnerships (PPPs), cities experiences thus far with large-scale urban redevelopment — and, specifically, with competitively soliciting and iteratively structuring economically and socially beneficial arrangements for redevelopment of public lands with the private sector — have been limited.

See full tender here: #1180507 Assessment of South Africas PPP Framework Applicability to Municipal Land Disposition and Development

Expression of Interest Deadline: 04-May-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (EST)

eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org

Tender notification: # 1180507

Assignment Countries:

  • South Africa

WPP Report – Water Security for All: The Next Wave of Tools

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The World Bank Group’s Water Global PracticeWPP Annual Report (WGP) has published the Water Partnership Program’s Annual Report. The Netherlands is a longstanding strategic partner and has enabled the WPP to shape global water policy and strengthen water programs globally to help countries build resilience, protect the most vulnerable, and progress towards ensuring water security for all.

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Tender: Agribusiness specialist livestock – Kenya

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The World Bank Group is seeking an Agribusiness Specialist to support a newly created Livestock project. The project focuses on targeted regulatory and institutional reform that support improved regulatory good practice, improved institutional efficiencies and better access to markets and investment for stakeholders in the livestock value chain (primarily dairy and poultry).

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Consultant for sea water desalination PPP project in Senegal

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The Government of Senegal (GoS) is considering a public private partnership (PPP) to increase the provision of clean water supply in the country, through the development of a sea water desalination plant with a production capacity of up to 100,000 cubic meters per day (the Project). To that effect, GoS has requested the assistance of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to act as lead advisor for the Project.

The assignment will be executed in two main phases: 1) due diligence and transaction structuring; 2) tendering and selection of the private partner.

See full tender here:1180110-senegal-consultant-for-sea-water-desalination-ppp-project

Expression of Interest Deadline:  07-May-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (EST)

eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org

Tender notification: # 1180110

Assignment Countries:

• Senegal