Bank Review, Assistance, and Monitoring
1.16 The Bank reviews the Borrower’s hiring of consultants to satisfy itself that the selection process is carried out in accordance with the provisions of these Guidelines. The review procedures are described in Appendix 1.
1.17 Under exceptional circumstances, when the Borrower is unable to prepare a short list or long list and in response to its written request, the Bank may assist the Borrower in creating short lists13 or long lists14 of firms that the Bank expects to be capable of undertaking the assignment. The provision of such lists does not represent an endorsement of the consultants. The Borrower retains the responsibility to verify the eligibility and qualifications of the listed firms, and may delete any name or add other names as it wishes; however, the final short list shall be submitted to the Bank for its no objection before the Borrower issues the RFP.
1.18 The Borrower is responsible for supervising the consultants’ performance and ensuring that they carry out the assignment in accordance with the contract. Without assuming the responsibilities of the Borrower or the consultants, Bank staff shall monitor the quality of the consultants’ work as necessary to satisfy themselves that it is being carried out according to appropriate standards and is based on reliable data. As appropriate, the Bank may take part in discussions between the Borrower and consultants and, if necessary, may help the Borrower in addressing issues related to the assignment. If a significant portion of the assignment is being carried out in the consultants’ home offices, the Bank may, with the Borrower’s agreement, visit these offices to review the consultants’ work.