- World Bank faces call to blacklist construction firms
ETHICS An African court ruling on several international building firms' involvement in a bribery scandal could thwart their chances of securing future World Bank funding for major projects. A former executive of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority was convicted last month on 11 counts of bribery and two of fraud ......
- EL NINO EMERGENCY RECOVERY PROJECT.
Government has applied for a development credit from the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) toward the cost of the El Nino Emergency Recovery Project, for a number of public works (rehabilitation of drainage and irrigation facilities, potable water well construction, pipeline laying, water storage tanks). Contractors are invited to ......
- Watershed reconstruction.
Honduras is seeking a US$20 million loan from the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) for a Watershed and Rural Areas Reconstruction Project (No. 3940-HO; Project ID No. P064914). Part of the funds will be used for general procurement, including goods, works, consulting services, training, etc. No deadline to prequalify ......
- Pipeline dreams: the World Bank, oil development and
environmental protection in Georgia.
TBILISI, GEORGIA -- "This is not just another pipeline; it is a strategic framework that advances America's national security interests. It is a strategic vision for the future of the Caspian region." So said Bill Richardson, energy secretary during the Clinton administration, about oil and gas pipeline construction from the ......
- Brightwater's First Season
In a classic case of infrastructure construction being fueled by population growth, King County, Wash., embarked this year on building the Brightwater project, a cutting-edge wastewater treatment system to serve the fast-growing communities north and east of Seattle. According to King County's Department of Natural Resources and Parks, its Wastewater ......
- Inner City Basic Services.
A World Bank loan is for a Inner City Basic Services For The Poor Project (No. 4819-JM; Project ID P091299). Part of the funds are for a Whitfield Town Integrated Infrastructure Package. Deadline: Feb 7, 2008. Refer to Contract 1.1.1. WHITF/ BID No. 3218. Details: Project Manager, ICBSP. Jamaica Social ......
- U.S. private and public sectors: partners in
development projects.
U.S. agribusiness firms interested in participating in projects funded overseas by international development banks (IDB) can now look to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for help. The International Cooperation and Development (ICD) program area of USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) teams U.S. private sector know-how with USDA technical assistance ......