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FIDIC Conference, Beijing Sustainable Quality Consulting
Services
Robert Robertson
ADB Director Consulting Services
7 September 2005
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Presentation coverage
1 What is the Asian Development Bank (ADB)?
2 Need for sustainable, quality consulting services
3 Revised ADB consulting services Guidelines
4 ADB’s assistance to the PRC consulting services industry
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Asian Development Bank
The Asian Development Bank, (ADB) is a multilateral finance institution dedicated to reducing poverty in the Asia Pacific-region.
- Two thirds of the world’s poor live in the Asia Pacific region
- 690 million people live on less than US$1/day
- ADB established in 1966
- Headquarters in Manila, Philippines
- 63 member countries
- 2000+ staff from 53 countries
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Offices
HQ in Manila, 26 field offices
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Sustainability & consultants
ADB and its borrowing member countries (DMCs), require consultants who can provide high quality services to assist in developing and implementing long-term sustainable poverty alleviation solutions
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“Sustainability”
Definition for consulting industry
Sustainability means developing strategies and procedures (solutions), that meet the needs of clients and stakeholders today while protecting, sustaining and entrusting the human and natural resources that will be needed in the future
modification of a definition developed by the International Institute for Sustainable
Development
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ADB’s changing needs
Consultants need to become aware of ADB and its Borrowers’ changing needs
Project are multi-faceted and complex and consultants need to be able to respond to sustainable development requirements if they wish to participate
-Solutions are required for:- policy reforms
- capacity building
- innovative technical solutions
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Country Strategy and Program (CPS)
Consultants should review CPSs at the ADB web site
http://www.adb.org The CPS
- defines the ADB’s medium-term development strategy agreed with the DMC
- determines ADB’s country-specific poverty reduction strategy, thematic and sector priorities
- is anchored on strong poverty, economic, social and sector analysis
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Policy aspects
Consultants should review ADB policy reports at the ADB web site
http://www.adb.org
Anticorruption, ADB and NGO cooperation, project financing, environment, loan products, gender and development, governance, regional cooperation, resettlement, private sector operations etc
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Sector issues
Consultants should review ADB policy reports at the ADB web site
http://www.adb.org- Agriculture and natural resources
- Education
- Energy
- Forestry
- Health
- Transportation
- Water
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Western Roads Development
Project in Sichuan &
Gansu Provinces Consultant were required to review the Government’s feasibility study and prepare a project suitable for ADB-financing
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Western Roads Development
Non-traditional engineering servicesTraffic flow analysis, environmental impact assessment, resettlement, private sector development & commercialization, financial management, pricing policies, road safety, vehicle emissions, etc
Traditional engineering servicesHorizontal & vertical alignment, subsurface investigation, pavement, bridge & tunnel design, construction materials, interchanges, toll station & service area design etc
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Quality & Consulting Services
- What is the ADB’s policy on quality?
- What policies, procedures control quality?
- What level of quality is required?
- Who controls quality?
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ADB’s Guidelines 1
Quality
“The technical qualifications of consultants to perform the required services are the most important criteria in the selection of consultants”
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ADB’s Guidelines 2
Economy and Efficiency
“The assistance of consultants is needed by ADB and its borrowers to ensure maximum economy and efficiency in the preparation, construction and operations of projects ”
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Example - QCBS
Quality and cost-based selection QCBS
- 750 (75%) minimum technical score
- 80% technical + 20% price
“Quality at market price”
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Revised Guidelines 1
- Current Guideline outdated, written in 1979
- Assignments now more complex
- Expertise requirement has changed- Consulting firms/organizations 5-1000+ employees
- Universities
- NGOs (large and small)
- Government Agencies
- Individual consultants
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Revised Guidelines 2
- Consultant recruitment must- Be quicker and procedures streamlined
- More variety of selection methods required
- Take account of varying capacity of EAs
- Need to harmonize with other MDBs/IFIs
- Greater use of internet
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Greater focus on Quality
Use of a quality management system
- entry (consultant selection)
- shortlisting and evaluation of proposals
- during implementation of services (PER)
- upon completion of service (PER)
- improved DACON and DICON
ADB, EAs and consultants will all be involved in ensuring high quality
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FIDIC’s comments
ADB appreciates the very useful comments FIDIC made on the draft revised ADB Guideline proposals
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Sustainable consulting industry
Model for a sustainable consulting industry
- framework/policies/procedures - guidelines
- association/professional body
- consulting firms
- individual consultants
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Capacity Building
Capacity building and training
- for ADB staff
- for EA staff
- for the consulting industry
- ADB briefings to consultants
- ADB web site, handbook
- Development of domestic consultant industry seminars (DDC)
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TA-4486-PRC Formulation of regulations for
the selection and engagement of consultants for Government-financed projects- ADB has been providing support for the development of the PRC consulting industry since 1995
- With the assistance of consultants ADB has worked with the PRC government to develop Guidelines for the recruitment consultants
- In 1999 under TA-3138-PRC draft Guidelines were developed
- Under TA-4486-PRC the Guidelines are now being converted into regulations
- The intention is that the Guidelines will become law
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PRC Guidelines Use of the Guideline will provide for
sustainability by providing a process for transparent and fair consultant recruitment on an on-going basis- Guidelines will ensure consultants with required expertise are selected and remunerated at market rate costs for their services
- Guidelines are in line with a Government’s goal of achieving
- good governance
- improved economic efficiency
- combating corruption
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Thank you for your attendance
for more information
please visit http://www.adb.org