00:23:00 Andy DUROSIER: Hi, I'm an AI assistant helping Andy Durosier take notes for this meeting. Follow along the transcript here: https://otter.ai/u/nfHc_jDmn0ObWvOZa8wDWl_5aZY?utm_source=va_chat_link_1 You can see screenshots and add highlights and comments. After the meeting, you'll get a summary and action items. If you'd like to stop this recording, you can go to the link above and click the Stop button. If you'd like to stop the recordings for all Otter Notetakers in this meeting, you can type "otter stop" in Zoom chat. 00:26:52 Tomislav Maksimovski: Thank you for this opportunity of knowlege and colleges, Tomislav Maksimovski, DEPT ENGENEERING LLC Skopje,Macedonia 00:31:44 Christopher Yukins / GW Law: The slides and other materials from today will be posted after the program at the program page on publicprocurementinternational.com. Thanks again for joining us today. 00:32:31 Dominic Dagbanja: Thanks Prof for making them available. 00:33:54 Belden Mangar: Do the world bank support charity organizations projects. 00:33:57 Belden Mangar: ? 00:48:28 Soala Warmate: How does the World Bank ensure that projects are implemented to meet the required quality standards? 00:50:56 Shaun Scott: Does the World Bank get involved in the procurement of Research and Development services, and what methods / procedures are used (e.g. such as the EC's Pre-Commercial Procurement)? 00:51:51 Christopher Yukins / GW Law: Thanks for your question, Soala. For the group -- Soala wrote his excellent masters thesis on failures in project quality during contract administration, as a collateral impact of corruption. We will turn back to this question during the Q&A -- it's a very important question. Soala, could you post the SSRN.com link to your thesis? 00:52:25 Parashu Nepal: Will recording of this session and slides be available later on? 00:53:08 Christopher Yukins / GW Law: The recording (video), transcript and chat will be posted later today, once Zoom has processed them. Thanks for the question. 00:53:26 Aussama Bejraoui: Question: Given that World Bank loans—and the procurement they finance—are ultimately repaid by borrowers, how do you ensure that rated criteria remain economically sound from the borrower's perspective? Specifically, how do you avoid a situation where the borrower bears the additional cost of a more sustainable technology that the Bank has requested through those criteria? 00:54:09 Lesley Dodoo: can you give a brief framework of an effective complaints system- you mentioned the IDA and IBRD systems? 00:55:34 Soala Warmate: Thank you, Professor Yukins. Warmate, Soala, Stakeholder Management in Public Procurement: Rethinking the Engagement Strategy for Co-Financing in Rivers State, Nigeria (December 18, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3758216 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3758216 00:56:14 Christopher Yukins / GW Law: To Lesley -- a good benchmark for an effective complaints system is in the Methodology for the Assessment of Procurement Systems (MAPS). Nick Penagos, MAPS lead, is a registrant for this webinar -- MAPS is the "gold standard" in assessing procurement systems. 00:57:16 Lesley Dodoo: Thank you very much. I will read around this. I am familiar with MAPS 01:01:52 Aristide Horugavye: I did not catch what the reveiew of contracts, Mr. Sharma saiid he was struck by what ? The audio was not clear..sorry 01:03:05 Christopher Yukins / GW Law: Thanks for your question, Aristide. To ensure accuracy, I will check the transcript after we conclude -- thanks for the clarifying question. 01:04:50 Christopher Yukins / GW Law: The OECD published a breakthrough report on risk management in public procurement in June 2023 -- well worth looking up. It confirmed that good procurement practices correspond to standard risk management strategies. I will post the report to the program page after our session. 01:08:03 Christopher Yukins / GW Law: The cost of employer (government agency) impacts is a major issue in the Trump administration's "Revolutionary FAR Overhaul" -- the Federal Acquisition Regulation will be rewritten to require contractors to prepare and present claims for agency costs much more efficiently, when there are terminations for convenience. 01:09:17 Shaun Scott: I certainly have not done any detailed study of WB procurement contracts as you have done, Vinay. Based on my studies of WB procurement material (and WB webinars), the real understanding of Performance Specifications versus Compliance Specifications is quite weak. So I am not surprised that the issues / disputes you raised are happening. No disrespect meant in my comment. 01:10:34 Carol Cravero: Hello everyone! I would be interested in hearing the panelists’ views on the issue of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in procurement contracts. The allocation of IPRs is a crucial contractual issue that can significantly affect the ownership, use, and commercialization of the outputs generated under a contract, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected contexts, where long-term sustainability, local ownership, and capacity-building are especially important. I would also be interested to know whether there are any World Bank or other MDB policies, guidance, or good practices on this topic. 01:11:12 Christopher Yukins / GW Law: For the group: Shaun Scott is playing a vitally important role in the implementation of South Africa's Procurement Act 2024 -- materials on those developments are on the program page. 01:11:49 Ana Lucia Jaramillo Villacis: Reacted to "Hello everyone! I would be interested in hearing the panelists’ views on the issue of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in procurement contracts. The allocation of IPRs is a crucial contractual issue that can significantly affect the ownership, use, and commercialization of the outputs generated under a contract, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected contexts, where long-term sustainability, local ownership, and capacity-building are especially important. I would also be interested to know whether there are any World Bank or other MDB policies, guidance, or good practices on this topic." with 👍 01:12:53 Ewa Kostrzyńska: Thank you so much for very interesting speech, I1ll use it at my daily work:) 01:13:10 Shaun Scott: Reacted to "For the group: Shaun Scott is playing a vitally important role in the implementation of South Africa's Procurement Act 2024 -- materials on those developments are on the program page." with 👍🏼 01:13:31 Andy DUROSIER: Add last minute items before the meeting ends: https://otter.ai/u/nfHc_jDmn0ObWvOZa8wDWl_5aZY?utm_source=va_chat_link_3 01:14:06 Charles Kalinzi: Hello Yukins, it would be glad to have access to the risk document you referred to. Thanks 01:14:16 Belita Manka: Excellent presentation, Vinay!! 01:14:28 Rakesh Kumar: Experiencing 32 contract amendments in just two years strongly points to poorly defined initial requirements and inadequate site condition assessments during preparation. Doesn't this highlight a critical gap in project design? Furthermore, shouldn't every PMU be required to have a dedicated Contract Manager, along with formal contract management training for procurement staff to prevent such issues? 01:15:36 Christopher Yukins / GW Law: Thanks for your excellent question, Carol. I will be posting materials on IP rights on the program page as well. 01:15:55 Chukwuma Chinaka: Insightful presentations especially on contract administration and management. New and futuristic insights unveiled.Thanks 01:15:57 Franklin Ibemessie: Great showcase of the intricacies of procurement and contract management. 01:17:45 Shaun Scott: Excellent perspectives. Will catch up on the recording (boarding a flight). Thank you all. 01:18:40 Caroline Nicholas: Very interesting presentation, Vinay - thank you. You mentioned the impact of poor contract management on future competition - do you consider issues of how to reflect good (or poor) prior performance in subsequent contracts in MDB-financed procurement and national systems outside the US Federal one (there past performance is a key criterion). Thank you! 01:19:46 Chukwuma Chinaka: Reacted to "Very interesting presentation, Vinay - thank you. You mentioned the impact of poor contract management on future competition - do you consider issues of how to reflect good (or poor) prior performance in subsequent contracts in MDB-financed procurement and national systems outside the US Federal one (there past performance is a key criterion). Thank you!" with 👍 01:20:52 Christopher Yukins / GW Law: To put Matteo's recommendation into context: the draft EU procurement regulation which leaked last week (see program page) would call for a shift from "open tendering" to "competitive negotiation" under a new regulation binding on the Member States. A potentially dramatic shift towards RFPs (competitive negotiations) in the EU Member States (and the EFTA countries, and those (central and eastern European) nations with association agreements with the EU). 01:22:18 Ana Lucia Jaramillo Villacis: Reacted to "To put Matteo's recommendation into context: the draft EU procurement regulation which leaked last week (see program page) would call for a shift from "open tendering" to "competitive negotiation" under a new regulation binding on the Member States. A potentially dramatic shift towards RFPs (competitive negotiations) in the EU Member States (and the EFTA countries, and those (central and eastern European) nations with association agreements with the EU)." with 👍 01:26:30 Dom T. G. Ala: Thanks, everyone. Very enlightening Webinar. See you Friday 01:26:46 Ana Lucia Jaramillo Villacis: Thanks for the inspiring session! 01:26:47 Ram Regmi: Thank you 01:26:49 Rita Saiu: Bye 01:26:52 Doreen Labor: Thanks 01:26:53 Sadam Adan: Thank you all