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Welcome to ‘Working with (or for) the World
Bank’
Reflections from a World Bank Consultant
Ing. Dirk Ossen
29 November 2010
Brief CV First mission in 1978 Work in Africa Work in Eastern-Europe and Central Asia Today’s work World Bank Guidelines Images Recommendations
Working with the World Bank
Presentation divided into:
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
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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
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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
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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
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Today’s work
Preparation and Supervision of ProjectsReview of Technical Specifications and
Bidding Documents Drafting or Review of Terms of Reference 5-6 (short) missions per year
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World Bank Guidelines
Procurement of Goods, Works and ServicesStandard Bidding Documents for ICB, NCB.
Shopping, Direct Contracting, etc.Guidelines for employment of consultantsDownload from World Bank web site
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Images
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Illegal private connections to public water main in Albania (2010)
Working with the World Bank
Illegal private connections to public water main in Albania (2010)
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Wastewater treatment plant pumping station in Bosnia before…….
Working with the World Bank
……and after reconstruction with World Bank support
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Looted control room on Bosnian WWTP site before……
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……and after reconstruction with World Bank support
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Unfinished manhole of abandoned Deep Sewer System in Odessa
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Illegal solid waste disposal somewhere in Bosnia
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Installed water meters (under a water project) in the old part of Mostar (Bosnia)
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Why do you still work for the Bank?
Hard to find greater challengesGreat satisfaction in improving living
conditionsWorking in (generally) competent teams
(economists, financial, procurement and environmental experts
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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
Finally, is the Bank successful?
I leave the answer to others
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