V. SELECTION OF INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS
5.1 Individual consultants55 are employed on assignments for which (a) a team of experts is not required, (b) no additional outside (home office) professional support is required, and (c) the experience and qualifications of the individual are the paramount requirement. When coordination, administration, or collective responsibility may become difficult because of the number of individuals, it would be advisable to employ a firm. When qualified individual consultants are unavailable or cannot sign a contract directly with a Borrower due to a prior agreement with a firm, the Borrower may invite firms to provide qualified individual consultants for the assignment.
5.2 Advertisement for seeking expressions of interest (EOI) is encouraged, particularly when the Borrower does not have knowledge of experienced and qualified individuals or of their availability, or the services are complex, or there is potential benefits from wider advertising, or if it is mandatory under national law. It may not, however, be required in all casesandshouldnottakeplaceforsmallvaluecontracts.56 AllinvitationsforEOIsshould specify selection criteria that are solely based on experience and qualifications. When firms are invited to propose individual consultants, EOIs shall clarify that only the experience and qualifications of individuals shall be used in the selection process, and that their corporate experience shall not be taken into account, and specify whether the contract would be signed with the firm or the proposed individuals.
5.3 Individual consultants are selected on the basis of their relevant experience, qualifications, and capability to carry out the assignment. They do not need to submit proposals and shall be considered if they meet minimum relevant requirements which shall be determined by the Borrower on the basis of the nature and complexity of the assignment, and assessed on the basis of academic background and relevant specific experience, and, as appropriate, knowledge of local conditions such as national language, culture, administrative systems, and government organization. The selection shall be carried out through the comparison of the relevant overall capacity of at least three qualified candidates among those who have, directly or through a firm, expressed interest in the assignment or have been approached directly by the Borrower. Individuals selected to be employed by the Borrower shall be the most experienced and best qualified, and shall be fully capable of carrying out the assignment. The Borrower shall negotiate a contract with the selected individual consultant, or the firm as the case may be, after reaching agreement on satisfactory terms and conditions of the contract, including reasonable fees and other expenses.
55 Individual consultants whose services are required in the context of the Bank’s UCS piloting program will be selected in accordance with the methodolgy referrred to in paragraph 3.12, and provided that the assignment falls below the ceiling determined by the Bank.
56 Advertising for EOIs shall not normally take place for individual contracts below US$50,000. Such threshold shall, however, be determined in each case, taking into account the nature, complexity, and risks of the assignment.
The Bank may agree, if requested by the Borrower, that such assignments be subject to ineligibility for Bank financing of individuals of the Borrower country who are under a sanction of debarment from being awarded a contract by the appropriate judicial authority of the Borrower country and pursuant to its relevant laws, provided that the Bank has determined that the individual has engaged in fraud or corruption and the judicial proceeding afforded the individual adequate due process.
V. SELECTION OF INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS5.1 Individual consultants55 are employed on assignments for which (a) a team of experts is not required, (b) no additional outside (home office) professional support is required, and (c) the experience and qualifications of the individual are the paramount requirement. When coordination, administration, or collective responsibility may become difficult because of the number of individuals, it would be advisable to employ a firm. When qualified individual consultants are unavailable or cannot sign a contract directly with a Borrower due to a prior agreement with a firm, the Borrower may invite firms to provide qualified individual consultants for the assignment.5.2 Advertisement for seeking expressions of interest (EOI) is encouraged, particularly when the Borrower does not have knowledge of experienced and qualified individuals or of their availability, or the services are complex, or there is potential benefits from wider advertising, or if it is mandatory under national law. It may not, however, be required in all casesandshouldnottakeplaceforsmallvaluecontracts.56 AllinvitationsforEOIsshould specify selection criteria that are solely based on experience and qualifications. When firms are invited to propose individual consultants, EOIs shall clarify that only the experience and qualifications of individuals shall be used in the selection process, and that their corporate experience shall not be taken into account, and specify whether the contract would be signed with the firm or the proposed individuals.5.3 Individual consultants are selected on the basis of their relevant experience, qualifications, and capability to carry out the assignment. They do not need to submit proposals and shall be considered if they meet minimum relevant requirements which shall be determined by the Borrower on the basis of the nature and complexity of the assignment, and assessed on the basis of academic background and relevant specific experience, and, as appropriate, knowledge of local conditions such as national language, culture, administrative systems, and government organization. The selection shall be carried out through the comparison of the relevant overall capacity of at least three qualified candidates among those who have, directly or through a firm, expressed interest in the assignment or have been approached directly by the Borrower. Individuals selected to be employed by the Borrower shall be the most experienced and best qualified, and shall be fully capable of carrying out the assignment. The Borrower shall negotiate a contract with the selected individual consultant, or the firm as the case may be, after reaching agreement on satisfactory terms and conditions of the contract, including reasonable fees and other expenses.55 Individual consultants whose services are required in the context of the Bank’s UCS piloting program will be selected in accordance with the methodolgy referrred to in paragraph 3.12, and provided that the assignment falls below the ceiling determined by the Bank.56 Advertising for EOIs shall not normally take place for individual contracts below US$50,000. Such threshold shall, however, be determined in each case, taking into account the nature, complexity, and risks of the assignment.
The Bank may agree, if requested by the Borrower, that such assignments be subject to ineligibility for Bank financing of individuals of the Borrower country who are under a sanction of debarment from being awarded a contract by the appropriate judicial authority of the Borrower country and pursuant to its relevant laws, provided that the Bank has determined that the individual has engaged in fraud or corruption and the judicial proceeding afforded the individual adequate due process.
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