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FIDIC Conference, Beijing
Sustainable Quality Consulting
Services
Robert Robertson
ADB Director Consulting Services
7 September 2005
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What is the Asian Development Bank
(ADB)?
Need for sustainable, quality
consulting services
Revised ADB consulting services
Guidelines
ADB’s assistance to the PRC
consulting services industry
Asian Development Bank
The Asian Development Bank, (ADB) is a
multilateral finance institution dedicated
to reducing poverty in the Asia Pacificregion.
- 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
Offices
HQ in Manila, 26 field offices
Sustainability & consultants
ADB and its borrowing member
countries (DMCs), require
consultants who can provide high
quality services to assist in
developing and implementing longterm sustainable poverty
alleviation solutions
“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
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
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
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
Sector issues
Consultants should review ADB policy
reports at the ADB web site
http://www.adb.org
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Agriculture and natural resources
Education
Energy
Forestry
Health
Transportation
Water
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
Western Roads Development
Non-traditional engineering
services
Traffic flow analysis, environmental impact
assessment, resettlement, private sector
development & commercialization, financial
management, pricing policies, road safety,
vehicle emissions, etc
Traditional engineering services
Horizontal & vertical alignment, subsurface
investigation, pavement, bridge & tunnel
design, construction materials, interchanges,
toll station & service area design etc
Quality & Consulting Services
- What is the ADB’s policy on quality?
- What policies, procedures control quality?
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What level of quality is required?
- Who controls quality?
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”
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 ”
Example - QCBS
Quality and cost-based selection QCBS
- 750 (75%) minimum technical score
- 80% technical + 20% price
“Quality at market price”
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
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
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
FIDIC’s comments
ADB appreciates the very
useful comments FIDIC
made on the draft revised
ADB Guideline proposals
Sustainable consulting industry
Model for a sustainable consulting
industry
- framework/policies/procedures
- guidelines
- association/professional body
- consulting firms
- individual consultants
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)
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
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
Thank you for your attendance
for more information
please visit
http://www.adb.org