【正文】 t is carried out by another agency or entity. References in these Guidelines to the Borrower include such agencies and entities, as well as SubBorrowers under onlending arrangements. The Bank, for its part, is required by its Articles of Agreement to “188。ensure that the proceeds of any loan are used only for the purposes for which the loan was granted, with due attention to considerations of economy and efficiency and without regard to political or other noneconomic influences or considerations,” The Bank’s Articles of Agreement。 Article III, Section 5(b) and IDA’s Articles of Agreement。 Article V, Section 1(g). and it has established detailed procedures for this purpose. While in practice the specific procurement rules and procedures to be followed in the implementation of a project depend on the circumstances of the particular case, four considerations generally guide the Bank’s requirements:(a) the need for economy and efficiency in the implementation of the project, including the procurement of the goods and works involved。(b) the Bank’s interest in giving all eligible bidders from developed and developing countries See para. , , and . the same information and equal opportunity to pete in providing goods and works financed by the Bank。(c) the Bank’s interest in encouraging the development of domestic contracting and manufacturing industries in the borrowing country。 and(d) the importance of transparency in the procurement process. Open petition is the basis for efficient public procurement. Borrowers shall select the most appropriate method for the specific procurement. In most cases, International Competitive Bidding (ICB), properly administered, and with the allowance for preferences for domestically manufactured goods and, where appropriate, for domestic contractors For purposes of these Guidelines, “Contractor” refers only to a firm providing construction services. for works under prescribed conditions is the most appropriate method. In most cases, therefore, the Bank requires its Borrowers to obtain goods, works and services through ICB open to eligible suppliers and contractors. See para. , , and . Section II of these Guidelines describes the procedures for ICB. Where ICB is not the most appropriate method of procurement, other methods of procurement may be used. Section III describes these other methods of procurement and the circumstances under which their application would be more appropriate. The particular methods that may be followed for procurement under a given project are provided for in the Loan Agreement. The specific contracts to be financed under the project, and their method of procurement, consistent with the Loan Agreement, are specified in the Procurement Plan as indicated in paragraph of these Guidelines.Applicability of Guidelines The procedures outlined in these Guidelines apply to all contracts for goods and works financed in whole or in part from Bank loans. This includes those cases where the Borrower employs a procurement agent under para. . For the procurement of those contracts for goods and works not financed from a Bank loan, the Borrower may adopt other procedures. In such cases the Bank shall be satisfied that the procedures to be used will fulfill the Borrower’s obligations to cause the project to be carried out diligently and efficiently, and that the goods and works to be procured:(a) are of satisfactory quality and are patible with the balance of the project。(b) will be delivered or pleted in timely fashion。 and(c) are priced so as not to affect adversely the economic and financial viability of the project.Eligibility To foster petition the Bank permits firms and individuals from all countries to offer goods, works, and services for Bankfinanced projects. Any conditions for participation shall be limited to those that are essential to ensure the firm’s capability to fulfill the contract in question The Bank permits firms and individuals from Taiwan, China, to offer goods, works, and services for Bankfinanced projects.. In connection with any contract to be financed in whole or in part from a Bank loan, the Bank does not permit a Borrower to deny pre or postqualification to a firm for reasons unrelated to its capability and resources to successfully perform the contract。 nor does it permit a Borrower to disqualify any bidder for such reasons. Consequently, Borrowers should carry out due diligence on the technical and financial qualifications of bidders to be assured of their capabilities in relation to the specific contract. As exceptions to the foregoing:(a) Firms of a country or goods manufactured in a country may be excluded if, (i) as a matter of law or official regulation, the Borrower’s country prohibits mercial relations with that country, provided that the Bank is satisfied that such exclusion does not preclude effective petition for the supply of goods or works required, or (ii) by an act of pliance with a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, the Borrower’s country prohibits any import of goods from, or payments to, a particular country, person, or entity. Where the Borrower’s country prohibits payments to a particular firm or for particular goods by such an act of pliance, that firm may be excluded.(b) A firm which has been engaged by the Borrower to provide consulting services for the preparation or implementation of a project, and any of its affiliates, shall be disqualified from subsequently providing goods, works, or services resulting from or directly related to the firm’s consulting services for such preparation or implementation. This provision does not apply to the various firms (consultants, contractors, or suppliers) which together are performing the contractor’s obligations under a turnkey or design and build contract. See para. .(c) Governmentowned enterprises in the Borrower’s country may