Procurement Guidelines

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Procurement Guidelines
(c) The required equipment is proprietary and obtainable only from one
source.
(d) The contractor responsible for a process design requires the purchase of
critical items from a particular supplier as a condition of a performance
guarantee.
(e) Where civil works are to be contracted that are a natural extension of an
earlier or ongoing job and it can be shown that the engagement of the
same contractor will be more economical and will ensure compatibility of
results in terms of quality of work.
(f) In exceptional cases, such as in response to natural disasters.
3.7 After the contract signature, the borrower shall publish in an English
language newspaper or in English on a well-known and freely accessible website
the name of the contractor, price, duration, and summary scope of the contract.
This publication may be done quarterly and in the format of a summarized table
covering the previous period.
Force Account
3.8 Force account, that is, construction by the use of the borrower’s own
personnel and equipment, 42 may be the only practical method for constructing
some kinds of works. The use of force account may be justified where:
(a) quantities of work involved cannot be defined in advance;
(b) works are small and scattered or in remote locations for which qualified
construction firms are unlikely to bid at reasonable prices;
(c) work is required to be carried out without disrupting ongoing operations;
(d) risks of unavoidable work interruption are better borne by the borrower
than by a contractor; or
(e) there are emergencies needing prompt attention.
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A government-owned construction unit that is not managerially and financially autonomous shall be considered
a force account unit. “Force account” is otherwise known as “direct labor,” “departmental forces,” or
“direct work.”