Common use of Hiring Government Institutions or Government Officials Clause in Contracts

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.