【正文】 operly 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。 Article III, Section 5(b) and IDA’s Articles of Agreement。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。(c) the Bank’s interest in encouraging the development of domestic contracting and manufacturing industries in the borrowing country。 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 participate only if they can establish that they (i) are legally and financially autonomous, (ii) operate under mercial law, and (iii) are not dependent agencies of the Borrower or SubBorrower. Other than Force Account units, as permitted under para. .(d) A firm declared ineligible by the Bank in accordance with subparagraph (d) of paragraph of these Guidelines or in accordance with the World Bank Group AntiCorruption policies For purposes of this subparagraph, the relevant World Bank Group AntiCorruption policies are set forth in the Guidelines On Preventing and Combating Fraud and Corruption in Projects financed by IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants, and in the Anticorruption Guidelines for IFC, MIGA, and World Bank Guarantee Transactions. shall be ineligible to be awarded a Bankfinanced contract during the period of time determined by the Bank.Advance Contracting and Retroactive Financing The Borrower may wish to proceed with the initial steps of procurement before signing the related Bank loan. In such cases, the procurement procedures, including advertising, shall be in accordance with the Guidelines in order for the eventual contracts to be eligible for Bank financing, and the Bank shall review the process used by the Borrower. A Borrower undertakes such advance contracting at its own risk, and any concurrence by the Bank with the procedures, documentation, or proposal for award does not mit the Bank to make a loan for the project in question. If the contract is signed, reimbursement by the Bank of any payments made by the Borrower under the contract prior to loan signing is referred to as retroactive financing and is only permitted within the limits specified in the Loan Agreement.Joint Ventures Any firm may bid independently or in joint venture confirming joint and several liability, either with domestic firms and/or with foreign firms, but the Bank does not accept conditions of bidding which require mandatory joint ventures or other forms of mandatory association between firms.