Selection of Consultants [antikvár]

Preface 1. This document constitutes the World Bank's Standard Request for Proposals (SRFP). As outlined in the World Bank's Guidelines-Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, January 1997, revised September 1997 (the Guidelines), this document must be used whenever possible in the selection of Consultants. The SRFP can be used with the different selection methods described in the Guidelines, i.e., quality- and cost-based selection (QCBS), quality-based selection (QBS), selection under a fixed budget, least-cost selection, selection based on Consultant's qualifications, and single-source selection. 2. The use of SRFP is mandatory for contracts estimated to cost more than $200,000 U.S. equivalent. Borrowers and implementing agencies of Bank-financed projects are encouraged to also use this SRFP for contracts costing $200,000 or less U.S. equivalent. 3. Before preparing an RFP, the user must be familiar with the Guidelines, must have chosen a method of selection and the most suitable contract form. The SRFP includes two standard forms of contract: one for complex time-based consultant assignments and the other for assignments remunerated on a lump-sum basis. The prefaces of these two contracts indicate the circumstances in which their use is most appropriate. This SRFP also includes samples of contracts that may be used for smaller contracts ($200,000 or less U.S. equivalent) under time-based or lump-sum remuneration. 4. An RFP includes a standard Letter of Invitation, standard Information to Consultants, Terms of Reference, and a standard Form of Contract. The standard Information to Consultants and the standard General Conditions of Contract may not be modified under any circumstances. However, the Data Sheet and the Special Conditions of Contract may be used to reflect country and assignment conditions.