The World Bank seminar on procurement issues was held in Tashkent on 13 October.

Representatives of central and regional government agencies such as Ministry of finance, Ministry of education, Tax Committee, Ministry of foreign economic relations, investment and trade, Prosecutor office and others gathered in Radisson hotel to learn more about the Bank procurement rules and procedures.

Addressing the seminar participants, Martin Raiser, the World Bank Country Manager for Uzbekistan, said: “It is extremely important that we gain proper understanding of the Bank’s rules and procedures on procurement. They have status of International law and as such supersede national legislation.”

The seminar was led by Naushad Khan , Lead Procurement specialist, and Fasliddin Rakhimov, procurement officer, the World Bank Country Office in Uzbekistan said on its web site.

The seminar participants were briefly introduced to the World Bank, the Project Cycle, and the Procurement. They discussed such topics as Project and Procurement Documents, Procurement Methods including International Competitive Bidding (ICB); National Competitive Bidding (NCB); as well as Shopping for Goods and Works, Prior and Ex-Post Reviews. Case study on selection methods of consultants generated great interest of the seminar participants.