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Welcome to ‘Working with (or for) the World Bank’

Welcome to ‘Working with (or for) the World Bank’. Reflections from a World Bank Consultant Ing . Dirk Ossen . 29 November 2010. Working with the World Bank. Presentation divided into :. Brief CV First mission in 1978 Work in Africa W ork in Eastern-Europe and Central Asia

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Welcome to ‘Working with (or for) the World Bank’

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  1. Welcome to ‘Working with (or for) the World Bank’ Reflections from a World Bank Consultant Ing. Dirk Ossen 29 November 2010

  2. Workingwith the World Bank Presentationdividedinto: • Brief CV • First mission in 1978 • Work in Africa • Work in Eastern-Europe and Central Asia • Today’s work • World Bank Guidelines • Images • Recommendations

  3. Workingwith the World Bank • Brief CV • HTS Utrecht- Weg & Waterbouwkunde (1963) • 8 years Switzerland- wastewater treatment, sewerage projects • 2 years Middle-East - operation WWTP Kuwait City • 8 years Germany – water projects all over the world • 14 years own company (until 1995) • More than 30 years experience as an Individual Consultant for the World Bank

  4. Workingwith the World Bank • First mission in 1978 • Why me? • Work, duration and composition of World Bank mission members • Preparation of urban projects (‘sites & services’, slum upgrading) • Personal contacts • Follow-up missions

  5. Workingwith the World Bank • Work in Africa • 80-ies of last century • Black Africa: Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, Mali Djibouti and Liberia • Duration: at least 14 days • Preparation of projects in water sector and road (re)construction • 3-4 missions in a year

  6. Working with the World Bank • Eastern-Europe and Central Asia • 90-ies last century • Project Identification Mission to Baltic States • War Damage Assessment Mission to Kosovo • Introduction of PSP- Private Sector Participation • Numerous (short) missions to Turkey, Macedonia

  7. Workingwith the World Bank • Today’s work • Preparation and Supervision of Projects • Review of Technical Specifications and Bidding Documents • Drafting or Review of Terms of Reference • 5-6 (short) missions per year

  8. Workingwith the World Bank • World Bank Guidelines • Procurement of Goods, Works and Services • Standard Bidding Documents for ICB, NCB. Shopping, Direct Contracting, etc. • Guidelines for employment of consultants • Download from World Bank web site

  9. Workingwith the World Bank • Images

  10. Workingwith the World Bank Illegal private connections to public water main in Albania (2010)

  11. Workingwith the World Bank Illegal private connections to public water main in Albania (2010)

  12. Workingwith the World Bank Wastewater treatment plant pumping station in Bosnia before…….

  13. Workingwith the World Bank ……and after reconstruction with World Bank support

  14. Workingwith the World Bank Looted control room on Bosnian WWTP site before……

  15. Workingwith the World Bank ……and after reconstruction with World Bank support

  16. Workingwith the World Bank Unfinished manhole of abandoned Deep Sewer System in Odessa

  17. Workingwith the World Bank Illegal solid waste disposal somewhere in Bosnia

  18. Workingwith the World Bank Installed water meters (under a water project) in the old part of Mostar (Bosnia)

  19. Workingwith the World Bank • Why do you still work for the Bank? • Hard to find greater challenges • Great satisfaction in improving living conditions • Working in (generally) competent teams (economists, financial, procurement and environmental experts

  20. Workingwith the World Bank • Give us a good advice • You like to work in a bureaucratic environment • You like to travel frequently and for longer periods • You’re not getting frustrated (too) easily • You have confidence in your counterparts • You preach least cost solutions • You like to manage rather than ‘calculate’ • You like to solve problems

  21. Workingwith the World Bank • Finally, is the Bank successful? • I leave the answer to others

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