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Procedure for the procurement of consulting service - DOH

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<strong>DOH</strong> CUSTOMIZED PROCUREMENT MANUAL VOLUME 4 2010<br />

3.3.1. Conflict between <strong>consulting</strong> activities and <strong>procurement</strong> <strong>of</strong> goods, works or<br />

<strong>service</strong>s<br />

A firm that has been engaged by <strong>the</strong> Procuring Entity to provide such goods,<br />

works or <strong>service</strong>s <strong>for</strong> a project, and each <strong>of</strong> its affiliates, will be disqualified from<br />

providing <strong>consulting</strong> <strong>service</strong>s related to those goods, works or <strong>service</strong>s.<br />

Conversely, a firm hired to provide <strong>consulting</strong> <strong>service</strong>s <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> preparation or<br />

implementation <strong>of</strong> a project, and each <strong>of</strong> its affiliates, will be disqualified from<br />

subsequently providing goods, works or <strong>service</strong>s resulting from or directly related<br />

to <strong>the</strong> firm‟s <strong>consulting</strong> <strong>service</strong>s <strong>for</strong> such preparation or implementation.<br />

3.3.2. Conflict among <strong>consulting</strong> assignments<br />

Nei<strong>the</strong>r consultants (including <strong>the</strong>ir personnel and sub-consultants) nor any <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

affiliates will be hired <strong>for</strong> any assignment that, by its nature, may be in conflict with<br />

ano<strong>the</strong>r assignment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> consultants. As an example, consultants hired to<br />

prepare engineering design <strong>for</strong> an infrastructure project should not be engaged to<br />

prepare an independent environmental assessment <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> same project, and<br />

consultants assisting a client in <strong>the</strong> privatization <strong>of</strong> public assets should nei<strong>the</strong>r<br />

purchase, nor advise purchasers <strong>of</strong>, such assets. Similarly, consultants hired to<br />

prepare TOR <strong>for</strong> an assignment should not be hired <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> assignment in<br />

question.<br />

3.3.3. Relationship with <strong>the</strong> Procuring Entity’s staff<br />

Consultants (including <strong>the</strong>ir personnel and sub-consultants) that have a business<br />

or family relationship with a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Procuring Entity‟s staff who are directly<br />

or indirectly involved in any part <strong>of</strong>:<br />

a. Preparation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> TOR <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> contract;<br />

b. Selection process <strong>for</strong> such contract; or<br />

c. Supervision <strong>of</strong> such contract;<br />

May not be awarded a contract, unless <strong>the</strong> conflict stemming from this relationship<br />

has been resolved in a manner acceptable to <strong>the</strong> Procuring Entity throughout <strong>the</strong><br />

selection process and <strong>the</strong> execution <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> contract.<br />

3.4 Addressing unfair competitive advantage<br />

Fairness and transparency in <strong>the</strong> selection process require that consultants or <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

affiliates competing <strong>for</strong> a specific assignment do not derive a competitive advantage from<br />

having provided <strong>consulting</strong> <strong>service</strong>s related to <strong>the</strong> assignment in question. To that end, <strong>the</strong><br />

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