Ehrenberg, Martin2013-02-132013-02-132007-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12346Afghanistan 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYADBADMINISTRATIVE REFORMSADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWADMINISTRATIVE STAFFANTI-CORRUPTIONAUDITSAUTONOMYBANK GUARANTEESBANK PROCUREMENTBANKING LAWBANKING SYSTEMBASIC SERVICESBIDDINGBUSINESS OBJECTIVESCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPACITY-BUILDINGCHAMBER OF COMMERCECIVIL SERVICECOLLECTION OF DATACOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMPLAINTCOMPLAINTSCONSULTING CONTRACTSCONSULTING FIRMCONSULTING SERVICECONSULTING SERVICESCONTRACT AWARDSCONTRACT MANAGEMENTCONTRACTORSCOST ESTIMATECOUNTRY PROCUREMENT ASSESSMENTCUSTOMSDOMESTIC FIRMSELECTRICITYEMERGENCY PROCUREMENTEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT OF CONSULTANTSENABLING ENVIRONMENTEQUIPMENTEVALUATION COMMITTEEEVALUATION COMMITTEESEVALUATION CRITERIAEVALUATION PROCESSEXPRESSION OF INTERESTEXPRESSIONS OF INTERESTEXTENSION OF CONTRACTSEXTERNAL AUDITFAIR COMPETITIONFINANCE MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL REPORTSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFOREIGN CONSULTANTSGOOD PROCUREMENTGOVERNMENT OFFICIALSHOUSINGINFLATIONINFORMATION GAPINSTITUTIONINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINTEGRITYINTELLECTUAL CAPITALINTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICEINTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTSINTERNATIONAL PROCUREMENTIT INFRASTRUCTURELAWSLEADERSHIPLEGAL BASISLEGISLATIONLEGISLATIVE REFORMSLIMITED ACCESSLOCAL CAPACITYLOCAL CONSULTANTSLOCAL CONSULTING FIRMSLOCAL PROCUREMENTMANDATESMINISTERMINISTRY OF AGRICULTUREMINISTRY OF ECONOMYMINISTRY OF FINANCEMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTSMUNICIPALITIESNATIONAL CONSULTING FIRMSNATIONAL LAWNATIONAL PROCUREMENTNEPOTISMONE-STOP SHOPOPERATING ENVIRONMENTOPERATING EXPENDITURESORGANIZATION OF PROCUREMENTOUTREACHOUTSOURCINGPAPCPOLITICAL SUPPORTPOTENTIAL BIDDERSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTPRIVATE SECTOR FIRMSPROCUREMENTPROCUREMENT ARRANGEMENTSPROCUREMENT CAPACITYPROCUREMENT ENTITIESPROCUREMENT ENVIRONMENTPROCUREMENT EXPERTISEPROCUREMENT FOR PROJECTSPROCUREMENT FUNCTIONSPROCUREMENT MANUALPROCUREMENT METHODSPROCUREMENT OF CONSULTANTSPROCUREMENT OF SERVICESPROCUREMENT OFFICERSPROCUREMENT OPERATIONSPROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIESPROCUREMENT PERSONNELPROCUREMENT PLANNINGPROCUREMENT PLANSPROCUREMENT POLICYPROCUREMENT PRACTICESPROCUREMENT PROCEDURESPROCUREMENT PROCEDURES FOR GOODSPROCUREMENT PROCEEDINGSPROCUREMENT PROCESSPROCUREMENT PROCESSESPROCUREMENT RECORDSPROCUREMENT REFORMPROCUREMENT REGULATIONSPROCUREMENT RULESPROCUREMENT SPECIALISTPROCUREMENT STAFFPROCUREMENT TRAININGPROJECT IMPLEMENTATIONPROJECT MANAGEMENTPUBLICPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPUBLIC CONTRACTSPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC FINANCEPUBLIC FUNDSPUBLIC PROCUREMENTPUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAWPUBLIC WORKSPURCHASERQUALIFICATION CRITERIAQUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTSQUALIFIED CONSULTANTSQUALIFIED LOCAL STAFFQUALIFIED STAFFQUALITY OF SERVICESQUALITY STANDARDSREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREQUEST FOR PROPOSALREQUEST FOR PROPOSALSREQUESTS FOR PROPOSALSRESULTRESULTSREVENUE MOBILIZATIONRULE OF LAWSERVICE CONTRACTSSERVICE PROVIDERSSTANDARD PROCEDURESSTANDARD PROCUREMENTSTANDARD REQUESTSUPERVISIONSUPPLIERSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL COOPERATIONTECHNICAL DEPARTMENTSTECHNICAL SUPPORTTENDER DOCUMENTSTENDER PROCESSTRAINING COURSETRAINING COURSESTRAINING MATERIALSTRANSACTIONTRANSPARENCYURBAN DEVELOPMENTUSERWWWWorld Bank10.1596/12346