26. National competitive The SPDs are mandated for international Bank’s These enhancements apply to procurements subject to bidding (NCB) competitive procurement. For national competitive international competition. What happens where the procurement, the Borrower may use its procurement Borrower is undertaking NCB using its own bidding documents, acceptable to the Bank. documents? The Bank is not mandating the enhanced ESHS How will ESHS risks be addressed, especially given requirements in SPDs to be applied in national the increased thresholds for using NCB e.g. in India competitive procurement. For the latter, it is only if ESHS now the 90% of the procurement in the transport sector provisions are appropriate, and have been agreed with is done by approaching the national market. the Borrower, that they should be applied. A discussion Specific guidance from OPCS will be of help to the can be held with the Borrower on the mitigation of ESHS teams in addressing this issue consistently across risks and impacts. portfolios and avoiding case by case reference by the At this stage, the updated SPDs with ESHS provisions teams. shall be used for international competitive procurement. In many countries (where the Bank has agreed harmonized NCB bidding documents with the Governments and the Borrowers have issued the regulations/decrees for use of such NCB documents in Bank financed contracts), incorporating ESHS enhancement will require the revision to the Borrower’s regulations/decrees/standard documents once the changes have been discussed and agreed. This may take considerable time before the ESHS enhancements can be operationalized in NCB works. 27. NCB How will this apply to NCB? And to situations where These provisions are not mandatory for NCB. But the there is no prior review? Borrower can be encouraged to adopt the practice stated in the SPDs for NCB, if appropriate. 28. P4R How will this apply to P4R The enhanced SPDs with ESHS provisions apply to Investment Project Financing (IPF).
26. National competitive bidding (NCB) These enhancements apply to procurements subject to international competition. What happens where the Borrower is undertaking NCB using its own bidding documents? How will ESHS risks be addressed, especially given the increased thresholds for using NCB e.g. in India now the 90% of the procurement in the transport sector is done by approaching the national market. Specific guidance from OPCS will be of help to the teams in addressing this issue consistently across portfolios and avoiding case by case reference by the teams. In many countries (where the Bank has agreed harmonized NCB bidding documents with the Governments and the Borrowers have issued the regulations/decrees for use of such NCB documents in Bank financed contracts), incorporating ESHS enhancement will require the revision to the Borrower’s regulations/decrees/standard documents once the changes have been discussed and agreed. This may take considerable time before the ESHS enhancements can be operationalized in NCB works. The Bank’s SPDs are mandated for international competitive procurement. For national competitive procurement, the Borrower may use its procurement documents, acceptable to the Bank. The Bank is not mandating the enhanced ESHS requirements in SPDs to be applied in national competitive procurement. For the latter, it is only if ESHS provisions are appropriate, and have been agreed with the Borrower, that they should be applied. A discussion can be held with the Borrower on the mitigation of ESHS risks and impacts. At this stage, the updated SPDs with ESHS provisions shall be used for international competitive procurement. 27. NCB How will this apply to NCB? And to situations where there is no prior review? These provisions are not mandatory for NCB. But the Borrower can be encouraged to adopt the practice stated in the SPDs for NCB, if appropriate. 28. P4R How will this apply to P4R The enhanced SPDs with ESHS provisions apply to Investment Project Financing (IPF).
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