New Procurement Framework and Regulations for Projects After July 1, 2016

The World Bank has a new, modern and business-friendly Procurement Framework. This i-love-procurement2modernized approach means greater focus on value for money, more ways bidders to differentiate bids, and more opportunities for dialogue and discussion.

World Bank procurement staff are based in 72 countries to support borrowers throughout the procurement process. Staff work with governments to achieve the highest bidding and contract management standards to get the best development result.

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eC2:Renewable Energy Program Consultant

Deadline: 18-Aug-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The World Bank is looking for a full time local consultant for Renewable Energy Program solar-energyimplemented jointly with Rural Energy Agency in Tanzania. The consultant is expected to provide technical and organizational support for implementation of the Program, including field visits to project sites, gathering information and managing database, search for new projects, supporting projects with fulfillment of Clean Development Mechanism requirements on monitoring and reporting.

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New Procurement Framework

The World Bank’s new Procurement Framework, approved by the Board on July 21, i-love-procurement22015, modernizes the procurement policy and maximizes the strategic role of procurement in achieving key development effectiveness goals.

Mandatory for all new lending operations after July 1, 2016, the new Framework emphasizes choice, quality, and greater value for public spending, while enabling adaptation to country contexts.

Please visit the links below to access either the old Policy, Procedures and Guidelines or the new Policy and Regulations.

Projects Prior to July 1                                                2016 Projects After July 1, 2016

With the new Framework, the World Bank aims to maximize the strategic role of procurement in achieving development effectiveness goals by:

  • Recognizing that countries are looking to be more efficient in their public spending so that they can invest more in basic public services such as education, health and infrastructure services and enrich development outcomes.
  • Modernizing procurement to emphasize fit-for-purpose, choice, quality, and greater value for public spending, while enabling adaptation to country contexts.
    Promoting strengthened national procurement systems that are empowered to support sustainable development objectives.
  • Increasing transparency in public spending by taking advantage of ICT tools in public procurement.

 

eC2: Support for Implementation of Indonesia WAVES

Deadline: 10-Aug-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Indonesia is a partner country in the Global Partnership program (GPP) for Wealth world money smallAccounting and Valuation of Ecosystems (WAVES). The WAVES GPP promotes implementation of natural capital accounting (NCA) following UN Statistical Division (UNSD)s 2012 Standard for System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA 2012). Indonesia WAVES Program development objective is to strengthen the capacity of Government of Indonesia to regularly and systematically (i) implement NCA, and (ii) use the developed accounts in policy analysis in natural assets utilization and development planning. WAVES Program will provide technical assistance support to achieve the programs intermediate outcomes and increase capacity to compile, understand, and use NCA to inform development planning.

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eC2: Short Term Consultant: Climate change and industries

Deadline: 25-Aug-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)images

The climate competitive industries team is seeking a consultant to help in knowledge learning and project development. The consultant should have extensive technical background in climate change related issues (adaptation, mitigation, energy efficiency, energy efficiency standards and labeling) with preference related to industries/ manufacturing. Private sector experience is crucial.

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eC2:The Feed Agronomist for the Dairy Production System

Deadline: 08-Aug-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)index

The aim of the CAAP Project is to improve (a) access to finance and (b) access to markets for producers in 2 to 4 agricultural supply chains/products in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The goal will be met through work in two main areas which will form two key components of the Project: To increase access to finance for farmers and other agri supply chain participants by improving the capacity of Fls. To improve the bankability of farmers and other participants of supply chains (aggregators) by improving their capacity and access to markets.
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eC2:Household Survey – Land Husbandry, Water Harvesting and Hillside Irrigation (LWH) Project, Rwanda

Deadline: 03-Aug-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)Survey

The data collection should be collected electronically, using tablet computers and software such as Open Data Kit, Blaise, CSPro, or SurveyBe. The World Bank Research team will take on the task of programming the survey, but significant input will be expected from the firm in testing, and perfecting the instrument. The expected duration of the contract is from September December 2016, with the actual data collection taking place in October.

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eC2:Selection of Technical Consultant for Bulk Water Supply project in the Greater Colombo region in Sri Lanka

Deadline: 02-Aug-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

To assist IFC for this project, IFC intends to hire Technical Consultant to advise IFC on the techno-commercial due diligence and shall work in coordination with IFC and its other advisers, dedicating sufficient qualified resources to meet the deliverables and the timetable. The broad scope of the Technical Consultant comprising the following, but not limited to:

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eC2: STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PPP IN GUINEA BISSAU

Deadline: 04-Aug-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)PPPs

The Government of Guinea-Bissau (GoGB)s Strategy Document flags the enormous needs for infrastructure investments that the country is facing and confirms the importance of PPP to advance specific projects and overall economic growth. In this context, the GoGB requested technical assistance from WBG to foster the agenda of PPPs in the country. To assist in the execution of this mandate, the WBG requires the services of a consulting firm with a good understanding of PPP development challenges in developing countries, to perform activities under the second pillar including (i) Assistance to the Administração dos Portos da Guiné-Bissau to take stock of the existing social context at the port of Bissau in view of a possible PPP transaction; (ii) Review of existing project pipelines and pre-feasibility study of the first two priority projects identified (iii) Capacity building program.

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eC2: Enhancement of Agricultural Perishable Goods Logistics in Haiti Establishing Food logistics Centers

Deadline: 28-Jul-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – WasAgrabusiness-Story-Bannerhington D.C.)

This component of the “Haiti DTIS implementation project” will produce a Feasibility Study for Collection and Treatment Centers or Logistic Platform suitable for perishables crops located in an agribusiness industrial park promoted by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. This study will include the assessment of the financial, economic, security, engineering, and market demand aspects of the stages in the Logistic Platform (processing, storage and inspection), as well as the required supporting road infrastructure.
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