【正文】 ower” include the recipient of an IDA Grant. of the policies that govern the procurement of goods, works, and services (other than consultant services) References to “goods” and “works” in these Guidelines include related services such as transportation, insurance, installation, missioning, training, and initial maintenance. “Goods” includes modities, raw material, machinery, equipment, and industrial plant. The provisions of these Guidelines also apply to services which are bid and contracted on the basis of performance of a measurable physical output, such as drilling, mapping, and similar operations. These Guidelines do not refer to Consultants’ services, to which the current Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers apply (referred to herein as Consultant Guidelines). required for the project. The Loan Agreement governs the legal relationships between the Borrower and the Bank, and the Guidelines are made applicable to procurement of goods and works for the project, as provided in the agreement. The rights and obligations of the Borrower and the providers of goods and works for the project are governed by the bidding For the purposes of these Guidelines, the words “bid” and “tender” shall have the same meaning. documents, and by the contracts signed by the Borrower with the providers of goods and works, and not by these Guidelines or the Loan Agreements. No party other than the parties to the Loan Agreement shall derive any rights therefrom or have any claim to loan proceeds.General Considerations The responsibility for the implementation of the project, and therefore for the award and administration of contracts under the project, rests with the Borrower. In some cases, the Borrower acts only as an intermediary, and the project 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。(ii) “fraudulent practice” For the purpose of these Guidelines, “party” refers to a public official。 (b) the proposed methods for procurement of such contracts that are permitted under the Loan Agreement, and (c) the related Bank review procedures See Appendix 1. The Borrower shall update the Procurement Plan annually or as needed throughout the duration of the project. The Borrower shall implement the Procurement Plan in the manner in which it has been approved by the Bank.II. International Competitive BiddingA. GeneralIntroduction The objective of International Competitive Bidding (ICB), as described in these Guidelines, is to provide all eligible prospective bidders See para. , and . with timely and adequate notification of a Borrower’s requirements and an equal opportunity to bid for the required goods and works.Type and Size of Contracts The bidding documents shall clearly state the type of contract to be entered into and contain the proposed contract provisions appropriate therefor. The most mon types of contracts provide for payments on the basis of a lump sum, unit prices, reimbursable cost plus fees, or binations thereof. Reimbursable cost contracts are acceptable to the Bank only in exceptional circumstances such as conditions of high risk or where costs cannot be determined in advance with sufficient accuracy. Such contracts shall include appropriate incentives to limit costs. The size and scope of individual contracts will depend on the magnitude, nature, and location of the project. For projects requiring a variety of goods and works, separate contracts generally are awarded for the supply and/or installation of different items of equipment and plant For purposes of these Guidelines, “plant” refers to installed equipment, as in a production facility. and for the works. For a project requiring similar but separate items of equipment or works, bids may be invited under alternative contract options that would attract the interest of both small and large firms, which could be allowed, at their option, to bid for individual contracts (slices) or for a group of similar contracts (package). All bids and binations of bids shall be received by the same deadline and opened and evaluated simultaneously so as to determine the bid or bination of bids offering the lowest evaluated cost to the Borrower. See paras. for the bid evaluation procedures. In certain cases the Bank may accept or require a turnkey contract under which the design and engineering, the supply and installation of equipment, and the construction of a plete facility or works are provided under one contract. Alternatively, the Borrower may remain responsible for the design and engineering, and invite bids for a single responsibility contract for the supply and installation of all goods and works required for the project ponent. Design and build, and management contracting In construction, a management contractor usually does not perform the work directly but contracts out and manages the work of other contractors, taking on the full responsibility and risk for price, quality, and timely performance. Conversely, a construction manager is a consultant for, or agent of, the Borrower, but does not take on such risks. (If financed by the Bank, the services of the construction manager should be procured under the Consultant Guidelines. See footnote 2.) contracts are also acceptable where appropriate. Also see paras. and for performancebased contracting.TwoStage Bidding In the case of turnkey contracts or contracts for large plex facilities or works of a special nature or plex information and munication technology, it may be undesirable or impractical to prepare plete technical specifications in advance. In such a case, a twostage bidding procedure may be used, under which first unpriced technical proposals on the basis of a conceptual design or performance spe