Hiring Government Institutions or Government Officials. The UN Partner shall not hire any official or civil servant of the Government’s country as a Consultant or a Government institution or any Government-owned enterprise as a Contractor under this Agreement, unless it has been established by the Government to the Bank’s satisfaction that such hiring or contracting meets the Bank’s eligibility requirements under applicable procurement rules.
Hiring Government Institutions or Government Officials. The UN Partner shall not engage or hire any official or civil servant of the Government’s country as a Consultant or a Government institution or any Government-owned enterprise as a Contractor under this Agreement, unless it has been established by the Government to the Bank’s satisfaction that such hiring or contracting meets the Bank’s eligibility requirements under the procurement rules set forth in the Financing Agreement. Disqualification from Related Contracts under the Scope of this Agreement. The Parties note that during the term of this Agreement and after its Early Termination or Completion, the Government will disqualify Staff, Consultants or Contractors, and any party affiliated with any of them, from providing goods, works or services resulting from or directly related to their activities under this Agreement, if providing such goods, works or services would give rise to a conflict of interest situation as determined by the Bank in accordance with the Bank’s applicable procurement rules. If the Government becomes aware of information that any of the UN Partner’s Staff or Consultants has engaged in a corrupt, fraudulent, collusive or coercive practice or reasonably concludes that the performance of any of the UN Partner’s Staff or Consultants is unsatisfactory, then the Government shall promptly share the sufficiently detailed information with the UN Partner specifying the grounds therefore. If, after receiving the Government’s written request, the UN Partner investigates the alleged corrupt, fraudulent, collusive or coercive practice or reviews the alleged unsatisfactory performance and concludes that the corrupt, fraudulent, collusive or coercive practice and/or the dissatisfaction with the performance of the UN Partner’s Staff or Consultant justifies his/her replacement, the UN Partner will proceed with a replacement within the timeframe that is in line with the implementation schedule of this Agreement, subject to the UN Partner’s regulations, rules, policies and procedures.
Hiring Government Institutions or Government Officials. The UN Partner shall not engage or hire any official or civil servant of the Government’s country as a Consultant or a Government institution or any Government-owned enterprise as a Contractor under this Agreement, unless it has been established by the Government to the Bank’s satisfaction that such hiring or contracting meets the Bank’s eligibility requirements under procurement rules as set forth in the Financing Agreement. If the Government reasonably concludes that (i) any member of the UN Partner’s team has engaged in serious misconduct or (ii) the performance of any of the team members is unsatisfactory, then the Government shall promptly share the sufficiently detailed information with the UN Partner specifying the grounds therefore. If, after receiving the Government’s written request, the UN Partner investigates the alleged misconduct or reviews the alleged unsatisfactory performance and concludes that the misconduct and/or the dissatisfaction with the performance of the team member justifies his/her replacement, the UN Partner will proceed with a replacement within the timeframe that is in line with the implementation schedule of this Agreement, subject to the UN Partner’s regulations, rules, policies and procedures.
Hiring Government Institutions or Government Officials. Except as otherwise agreed between the Parties, the UN Agency shall not hire any Government institution or any Government-owned enterprise or institution as a Contractor under this Agreement, unless it has been established by the Government to the Bank’s satisfaction that such Government-owned enterprise or institution is legally and financially autonomous, operates under commercial or private law, and is not a dependent agency of the Government (the “Eligibility Test”). As an exception, a Government-owned university, research center or other similar institution that does not meet this Eligibility Test may be hired as a Contractor by the UN Agency if it has been established by the Government to the Bank’s satisfaction that the services of such institution are of a unique and exceptional nature (including because of the absence of a suitable private sector alternative) and its participation is critical to the successful execution of the Technical Assistance. Except as otherwise agreed between the Parties, the UN Agency shall not hire any official or civil servant of the Government’s country as a Consultant unless it has been established by the Government to the Bank’s satisfaction that (i) such official or civil servant is on leave of absence without pay, or has resigned or retired; and (ii) the Technical Assistance is not being provided to the ministry or agency for which that official or civil servant was working before going on leave or, in the case of resignation or retirement, unless a period of at least six (6) months (or any longer period established by the applicable rules for civil servants in the Government’s country) has passed since such resignation or retirement from that ministry or agency. As an exception, the Bank may agree, upon request by the Government, that a professor or other expert from a Government-owned university, research center or similar institution may be hired as a Consultant by the UN Agency on a part-time basis without being on leave of absence without pay, provided such professor or other expert has been employed full-time by his or her institution for at least one (1) year prior to hiring by the UN Agency and such hiring is justified for the services. Removal and/or Replacement of Staff, Consultants, Contractors Without prejudice to Paragraph 11 above, if, for any reason beyond the reasonable control of the UN Agency, it becomes necessary to substitute any member of the team as included in Annex I, the UN Agency shall prom...
Hiring Government Institutions or Government Officials. 16. Except as otherwise agreed between the Parties, the UN Agency shall not hire any Government institution or any Government-owned enterprise or institution as a Contractor under this Agreement, unless it has been established by the Government to the Bank’s satisfaction that such Government-owned enterprise or institution is legally and financially autonomous, operates under commercial or private law, and is not a dependent agency of the Government (the “Eligibility Test”). As an exception, a Government-owned university, research center or other similar institution that does not meet this Eligibility Test may be hired as a Contractor by the UN Agency if it has been established by the Government to the Bank’s satisfaction that the services of such institution are of a unique and exceptional nature (including because of the absence of a suitable private sector alternative) and its participation is critical to the successful execution of the Technical Assistance.
