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Use of Consultants by the Asian Development Bank and Its Borrowers

Policy Paper

On 6 February 2006, ADB's Board of Directors approved new guidelines for procurement and recruitment of consultants. The new guidelines become effective 1 April 2006. Read the Chair's summary of the Board discussion.


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Contents

  1. Introduction

  2. Background and Rationale

  3. Delays in Loan and Technical Assistance Consultant Engagement

    1. Loan Projects
    2. Technical Assistance Projects

  4. Quality - and Cost-Based Selection and Pilot Study Update

    1. Quality- and Cost-Based Selection
    2. Pilot Study

  5. Needed Improvements

    1. Flexibility
    2. Consultant Performance Quality Monitoring
    3. Nongovernment Organizations and Specialized Agencies
    4. Capacity Development

  6. Streamlined Oversight and New Selection Methods

    1. Delegation
    2. New Selection Methods
    3. Contracting Arrangements

  7. Governance and Anticorruption Policies

  8. Implementation Arrangements

    1. Implementation Plan
    2. Training

  9. Recommendation

  10. Appendices

    1. Summary of Consultations
    2. Ratio of International/National Consultant Person-Months to Total Consultant Person-Months per Contract for TAs
    3. Undertaking Executing Agency Capacity Assessments: Summary of Approach
    4. Use of Executing Agency Capacity Assessments for Streamlining
    5. Summary of Selection Methods
    6. Guidelines on the Use of Consultants by the Asian Development Bank and Its Borrowers
    7. Comparison Between Draft Revised Asian Development Bank Guidelines and the World Bank Guidelines
    8. Implementation Plan

 

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