the decisions of the Employer regarding this RFP process; or any of its affiliates participates as a consultant in the preparation of the Employer’s Requirements for the Works that are the subject of the Proposal; or or any of its affiliates has been hired (or is proposed to be hired) by the Employer or Borrower as the Engineer for the Contract implementation; or would be providing goods, works, or non-consulting services resulting from or directly related to consulting services for the preparation or implementation of the project specified in the PDS ITP 2.1 that it provided or were provided by any affiliate that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with that firm; or has a close business or family relationship with a professional staff of the Borrower (or of the project implementing agency, or of a recipient of a part of the loan) who: (i) are directly or indirectly involved in the preparation of the RFP Document or specifications of the Contract, and/or the Proposal evaluation process of such Contract; or (ii) would be involved in the implementation or supervision of such Contract unless the conflict stemming from such relationship has been resolved in a manner acceptable to the Bank throughout the RFP process and execution of the Contract. A firm that is a Proposer (either individually or as a JV member) shall not participate in more than one Proposal, except for permitted alternative Proposals. This includes participation as a subcontractor in other Proposals. Such participation shall result in the disqualification of all Proposals in which the firm is involved. A firm that is not an individual Proposer or a JV member in a Proposal may participate as a subcontractor in more than one Proposal. A Proposer may have the nationality of any country, subject to the restrictions pursuant to ITP 4.8. A Proposer shall be deemed to have the nationality of a country if the Proposer is constituted, incorporated or registered in and operates in conformity with the provisions of the laws of that country, as evidenced by its articles of incorporation (or equivalent documents of constitution or association) and its registration documents, as the case may be. This criterion also shall apply to
the decisions of the Employer regarding this RFP process; or any of its affiliates participates as a consultant in the preparation of the Employer’s Requirements for the Works that are the subject of the Proposal; or or any of its affiliates has been hired (or is proposed to be hired) by the Employer or Borrower as the Engineer for the Contract implementation; or would be providing goods, works, or non-consulting services resulting from or directly related to consulting services for the preparation or implementation of the project specified in the PDS ITP 2.1 that it provided or were provided by any affiliate that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with that firm; or has a close business or family relationship with a professional staff of the Borrower (or of the project implementing agency, or of a recipient of a part of the loan) who: (i) are directly or indirectly involved in the preparation of the RFP Document or specifications of the Contract, and/or the Proposal evaluation process of such Contract; or (ii) would be involved in the implementation or supervision of such Contract unless the conflict stemming from such relationship has been resolved in a manner acceptable to the Bank throughout the RFP process and execution of the Contract. A firm that is a Proposer (either individually or as a JV member) shall not participate in more than one Proposal, except for permitted alternative Proposals. This includes participation as a subcontractor in other Proposals. Such participation shall result in the disqualification of all Proposals in which the firm is involved. A firm that is not an individual Proposer or a JV member in a Proposal may participate as a subcontractor in more than one Proposal. A Proposer may have the nationality of any country, subject to the restrictions pursuant to ITP 4.8. A Proposer shall be deemed to have the nationality of a country if the Proposer is constituted, incorporated or registered in and operates in conformity with the provisions of the laws of that country, as evidenced by its articles of incorporation (or equivalent documents of constitution or association) and its registration documents, as the case may be. This criterion also shall apply to