Afghanistan - Country Procurement Assessment : Consulting Services

Afghanistan is striving to emerge from a prolonged period of military occupation, wars and the Taliban rule. The country's security situation remains critical, especially outside of Kabul, yet the economy is stable and continues to grow. In the reconstruction process the country is receiving extensive donor support. Taking into consideration the World Bank's country assistance strategy, this report examines whether Afghanistan's Public Administration (PA) has access to the services it needs from international and national consultants under Bank and Afghan procurement rules. Both, the Bank's selection procedures and the Government of Afghanistan (GoA) policy, laws, rules of procedure, and practices are examined to determine whether they (1) lead to efficient consulting contract awards; and (2) support the development of local consulting firms. The demand and supply of international and domestic consulting services are assessed. In addition, this assessment identifies the key constraints that hamper the evolution of the domestic consulting sector. Suggestions are provided on what the GoA and the Bank could do to create an environment suitable for (1) qualified international consultants; and (2) the development of sustainable local consulting capacity necessary to help Afghanistan to implement its reform programs.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2007-06
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY, ADB, ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS, ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW, ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, ANTI-CORRUPTION, AUDITS, AUTONOMY, BANK GUARANTEES, BANK PROCUREMENT, BANKING LAW, BANKING SYSTEM, BASIC SERVICES, BIDDING, BUSINESS OBJECTIVES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY-BUILDING, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CIVIL SERVICE, COLLECTION OF DATA, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMPLAINT, COMPLAINTS, CONSULTING CONTRACTS, CONSULTING FIRM, CONSULTING SERVICE, CONSULTING SERVICES, CONTRACT AWARDS, CONTRACT MANAGEMENT, CONTRACTORS, COST ESTIMATE, COUNTRY PROCUREMENT ASSESSMENT, CUSTOMS, DOMESTIC FIRMS, ELECTRICITY, EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT OF CONSULTANTS, ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, EQUIPMENT, EVALUATION COMMITTEE, EVALUATION COMMITTEES, EVALUATION CRITERIA, EVALUATION PROCESS, EXPRESSION OF INTEREST, EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST, EXTENSION OF CONTRACTS, EXTERNAL AUDIT, FAIR COMPETITION, FINANCE MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL REPORTS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FOREIGN CONSULTANTS, GOOD PROCUREMENT, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, HOUSING, INFLATION, INFORMATION GAP, INSTITUTION, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INTEGRITY, INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE, INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS, INTERNATIONAL PROCUREMENT, IT INFRASTRUCTURE, LAWS, LEADERSHIP, LEGAL BASIS, LEGISLATION, LEGISLATIVE REFORMS, LIMITED ACCESS, LOCAL CAPACITY, LOCAL CONSULTANTS, LOCAL CONSULTING FIRMS, LOCAL PROCUREMENT, MANDATES, MINISTER, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, MUNICIPALITIES, NATIONAL CONSULTING FIRMS, NATIONAL LAW, NATIONAL PROCUREMENT, NEPOTISM, ONE-STOP SHOP, OPERATING ENVIRONMENT, OPERATING EXPENDITURES, ORGANIZATION OF PROCUREMENT, OUTREACH, OUTSOURCING, PA, PC, POLITICAL SUPPORT, POTENTIAL BIDDERS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS, PROCUREMENT, PROCUREMENT ARRANGEMENTS, PROCUREMENT CAPACITY, PROCUREMENT ENTITIES, PROCUREMENT ENVIRONMENT, PROCUREMENT EXPERTISE, PROCUREMENT FOR PROJECTS, PROCUREMENT FUNCTIONS, PROCUREMENT MANUAL, PROCUREMENT METHODS, PROCUREMENT OF CONSULTANTS, PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES, PROCUREMENT OFFICERS, PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS, PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES, PROCUREMENT PERSONNEL, PROCUREMENT PLANNING, PROCUREMENT PLANS, PROCUREMENT POLICY, PROCUREMENT PRACTICES, PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES, PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES FOR GOODS, PROCUREMENT PROCEEDINGS, PROCUREMENT PROCESS, PROCUREMENT PROCESSES, PROCUREMENT RECORDS, PROCUREMENT REFORM, PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS, PROCUREMENT RULES, PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST, PROCUREMENT STAFF, PROCUREMENT TRAINING, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC CONTRACTS, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC FINANCE, PUBLIC FUNDS, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW, PUBLIC WORKS, PURCHASER, QUALIFICATION CRITERIA, QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, QUALIFIED CONSULTANTS, QUALIFIED LOCAL STAFF, QUALIFIED STAFF, QUALITY OF SERVICES, QUALITY STANDARDS, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS, RESULT, RESULTS, REVENUE MOBILIZATION, RULE OF LAW, SERVICE CONTRACTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, STANDARD PROCEDURES, STANDARD PROCUREMENT, STANDARD REQUEST, SUPERVISION, SUPPLIERS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL COOPERATION, TECHNICAL DEPARTMENTS, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, TENDER DOCUMENTS, TENDER PROCESS, TRAINING COURSE, TRAINING COURSES, TRAINING MATERIALS, TRANSACTION, TRANSPARENCY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, USER, WWW,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/16232449/afghanistan-country-procurement-assessment-consulting-services https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7929
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