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satisfactory to the Bank to address such practices when they occur;
(d)
(e)
will sanction a firm or individual, including declaring ineligible, either indefinitely or
for a stated period of time, to be awarded a Bank-financed contract if it at any time
determines that the firm has, directly or through an agent, engaged in corrupt,
fraudulent, collusive, coercive or obstructive practices in competing for, or in
executing, a Bank-financed contract; and
will have the right to require that a provision be included in bidding documents and in
contracts financed by a Bank loan, requiring bidders, suppliers, and contractors and
their sub-contractors to permit the Bank to inspect their accounts and records and other
documents relating to the bid submission and contract performance and to have them
audited by auditors appointed by the Bank.
3.2. Furthermore, bidders shall be aware of the provision stated in GCC Sub-Clause 60.
4. Eligible
Bidders
4.1. A Bidder, and all parties constituting the Bidder, may have the nationality of any country,
subject to the provisions of Section III, Eligible Countries. A Bidder shall be deemed to
have the nationality of a country if the Bidder is a citizen or is constituted, incorporated,
or registered and operates in conformity with the provisions of the laws of that country.
This criterion shall also apply to the determination of the nationality of proposed
subcontractors.
4.2. A Bidder shall not have a conflict of interest. All Bidders found to have conflict of interest
shall be disqualified. Bidders may be considered to have a conflict of interest with one or
more parties in this bidding process, if they are associated, or has been associated in the
past, directly or indirectly, with the consultant or any other entity that has prepared the
design, specifications, and other documents for the Project or being proposed as Project
Manager for the Contract. A firm that has been engaged by the Borrower to provide
consulting services for the preparation or supervision of the Works, and any of its
affiliates shall not be eligible to bid.
4.3. A Bidder that is under a declaration of ineligibility by the Bank in accordance with ITB
Clause 3, at the date of contract award, shall be disqualified. The list of such debarred
firms is available at the electronic address specified in the BDS.
4.4. A firm that has been determined to be ineligible by the Bank in relation to the Bank
Guidelines On Preventing and Combating Fraud and Corruption in Projects Financed by
IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants shall be not be eligible to be awarded a contract.
4.5. Government-owned enterprises in the Employer’s country may be eligible only if they can
establish that they (i) are legally and financially autonomous, (ii) operate under
commercial law, and (iii) that they are not a dependent agency of the Borrower or Sub-
Borrower or Employer.
4.6. Bidders shall provide such evidence of their continued eligibility satisfactory to the