[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-eic-meets-with-world-bank-vice-president-opcs":3,"homepage":150,"related-1853":384},{"page":4},{"id":5,"title":6,"article_date":7,"show_news":8,"show_industry":9,"tags":10,"body":13,"themes":140,"types":145,"downloads":149},1853,"EIC meets with World Bank Vice President OPCS","2025-03-21T12:00:00",true,false,[11,12],"Development","Procurement",{"type":14,"content":15},"doc",[16,22,26,75,79,83,122,139],{"type":17,"content":18},"paragraph",[19],{"text":20,"type":21},"In a meeting with World Bank Vice President for Operations Policy & Country Services, Ed Mountfield, on 21 March 2025 in Brussels, EIC President Benoît Chauvin, European CICA Vice-President Philippe Dessoy and EIC Director Frank Kehlenbach analysed the announced changes in the Bank’s procurement policy from the perspective of European international contractors. The new Chief Procurement Officer from the World Bank, Ms Hiba Tabhoub, joined the meeting online from Washington DC.","text",{"type":17,"content":23},[24],{"text":25,"type":21},"The World Bank has enhanced as of March 2025 its procurement policy relating to the use of Rated Criteria with the following measures:",{"type":27,"attrs":28,"content":30},"orderedList",{"start":29},1,[31,45,57],{"type":32,"content":33},"listItem",[34],{"type":17,"content":35},[36,38,43],{"text":37,"type":21},"First, the World Bank will ",{"text":39,"type":21,"marks":40},"require a 50 percent minimum quality weighting",[41],{"type":42},"bold",{"text":44,"type":21}," for most internationally competitive procurement.",{"type":32,"content":46},[47],{"type":17,"content":48},[49,51,55],{"text":50,"type":21},"Second, for contracts with an estimated value over US$10 million, ",{"text":52,"type":21,"marks":53},"early market engagement will be an integrated part of the World Bank procurement processes",[54],{"type":42},{"text":56,"type":21}," to attract high-calibre bidders and optimise procurement strategies. ",{"type":32,"content":58},[59],{"type":17,"content":60},[61,63,67,69,73],{"text":62,"type":21},"Third, the World Bank will collaborate with its clients to ",{"text":64,"type":21,"marks":65},"aggregate smaller contracts into larger packages",[66],{"type":42},{"text":68,"type":21}," and offer ",{"text":70,"type":21,"marks":71},"direct payment options to reduce supplier payment risks",[72],{"type":42},{"text":74,"type":21},".",{"type":17,"content":76},[77],{"text":78,"type":21},"EIC welcomed the World Bank’s determination to improve Value for Money assessment in Bank-financed civil works tenders. To re-establish European interest, it is important that Borrowers and local Contracting Authorities embrace the concept of Rated Criteria and Value for Money. ",{"type":17,"content":80},[81],{"text":82,"type":21},"EIC and the World Bank further discussed additional measures to rebuild confidence of European contractors in World Bank-financed tenders, such as:",{"type":84,"content":85},"bulletList",[86,92,98,104,110,116],{"type":32,"content":87},[88],{"type":17,"content":89},[90],{"text":91,"type":21},"Importance of the prequalification phase;",{"type":32,"content":93},[94],{"type":17,"content":95},[96],{"text":97,"type":21},"Direct payments from the Bank to suppliers; ",{"type":32,"content":99},[100],{"type":17,"content":101},[102],{"text":103,"type":21},"Strengthening of World Bank guidance on the treatment of abnormally low tenders (ALT);",{"type":32,"content":105},[106],{"type":17,"content":107},[108],{"text":109,"type":21},"Preferences for bidders providing a high degree of local content;",{"type":32,"content":111},[112],{"type":17,"content":113},[114],{"text":115,"type":21},"More liberal procurement policy with respect to Alternative Technical Proposals;",{"type":32,"content":117},[118],{"type":17,"content":119},[120],{"text":121,"type":21},"Identification of a sizeable and complex pilot project suitable to be tendered and executed on the basis of a Collaborative Delivery Model. ",{"type":17,"content":123},[124,126,138],{"text":125,"type":21},"See respective ",{"text":127,"type":21,"marks":128},"World Bank Announcement",[129,136],{"type":130,"attrs":131},"link",{"rel":132,"href":133,"class":134,"target":135},"noopener noreferrer nofollow","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.worldbank.org\u002Fen\u002Fnews\u002Fstatement\u002F2025\u002F02\u002F13\u002Fsupporting-countries-to-achieve-better-procurement-and-development-outcomes",null,"_blank",{"type":137},"italic",{"text":74,"type":21},{"type":17},[141],{"themes_id":142},{"url":143,"title":144},"public-procurement","Public Procurement",[146],{"types_id":147},{"label":148},"Articles",[],{"page":151,"themes":230,"articles":253,"conference":304,"conferences":317},{"title":152,"introduction":153,"cover":154,"highlights":156,"splash_images":184},"EIC Federation","EIC works since 1970 to strengthen the position and the image of European international contractors globally. We are dedicated to ensuring a level playing field for our members on the international construction market and to showcasing European construction excellence, innovation and sustainable solutions.",{"id":155},"0b2423c2-f60e-498c-ab5c-d62be84cb7f0",[157,171],{"collection":158,"item":159},"articles",{"id":160,"title":161,"article_date":162,"summary":163,"url":164,"cover":165},1867,"EIC publishes Position Paper on Collaborative Delivery Models","2026-04-21T09:00:00","The EIC Position Paper on Collaborative Delivery Models calls for a shift towards partnership-based, quality-driven procurement to improve efficiency, innovation and risk-sharing in infrastructure projects.","eic-position-paper-on-cdm",{"id":166,"width":167,"height":168,"title":169,"blurhash":170},"e4481846-01e9-4ebe-a425-85eb5cf7e0d3",732,720,"Cdm Cover","UbBpw$kCR%R*?wWXofj[-?WWt7of?bj@fkaz",{"collection":158,"item":172},{"id":173,"title":174,"article_date":175,"summary":176,"url":177,"cover":178},1785,"EIC publishes new Toolkit for Sustainable Infrastructure Procurement","2023-08-15T22:00:00","Two weeks ahead of a fundamental policy shift of the World Bank, which has announced to require as of 1st September 2023 the use of Rated Criteria as the default approach for most international procurements, EIC has published a new ‘Standard ...","eic-publishes-new-toolkit-for-sustainable-infrastructure-procurement",{"id":179,"width":180,"height":181,"title":182,"blurhash":183},"5f12b793-7abf-43d5-a9c3-3150791f75b7",5938,3951,"13795e2c 6e2a 4f3d 9420 F375fdcfadcd.jpg","UXL4vjjFIVx]_NaeoLWBk?MxaJV@x]oza}f5",[185,192,200,207,214,222],{"white_menu":9,"cover":186},{"id":155,"width":187,"height":188,"title":189,"description":190,"light_caption":8,"blurhash":191},5472,3648,"Autopista De Towoomba Australia  (1)","Ferrovial: Autopista De Towoomba, Australia","UkDv+oaeM{WB_NRiR*WB?vWBWBkC%gkDj]f6",{"white_menu":9,"cover":193},{"id":194,"width":195,"height":196,"title":197,"description":198,"light_caption":8,"blurhash":199},"e0520162-f256-43ff-aad7-f0ea915052ff",2500,1652,"Dragados Champlain Bridge Montreal (canadá)","Dragados: Champlain Bridge, Canada","UfEMqMtRWBjF.TW;aej[-;oLofkC%1jYWUWV",{"white_menu":9,"cover":201},{"id":202,"width":203,"height":204,"title":205,"description":205,"light_caption":8,"blurhash":206},"41e96b94-6c61-46b7-ad32-f8fd65f2abd9",5442,2274,"Ohla: Tren Interurbano Mexico Toluca, Mexico","UxGJBHjvWAf6?wR%RjayyDWBofjt%gbHj?WB",{"white_menu":8,"cover":208},{"id":209,"width":210,"height":211,"title":212,"description":212,"light_caption":8,"blurhash":213},"42114874-8b2b-4aa0-aacc-b131a0ca0248",4864,2345,"Besix: Duqm Jetty, Oman","UsFilcRPWVj?_Nf5WBa}tSayoIa|SijZa}j@",{"white_menu":9,"cover":215},{"id":216,"width":217,"height":218,"title":219,"description":220,"light_caption":8,"blurhash":221},"9d6ea804-b108-427a-b4a3-3e824af63fc1",1546,852,"Ghella Mc Athens Tunnel 02","With courtesy from Ghella","USKL2Fxv^ffQu6azsmoLRNoJNGaei]ay%1f6",{"white_menu":9,"cover":223},{"id":224,"width":225,"height":226,"title":227,"description":228,"light_caption":8,"blurhash":229},"bbd3f132-7b22-42fb-898a-68e63104b80d",3997,2267," ML W4288 Web","Mota-Engil: Malawi","UTIXgTbcIToft.x]s-n~?wxZM_j]%NM{nhay",[231,235,237,241,245,249],{"title":232,"summary":233,"url":234},"Contract Conditions","EIC reviews regularly the international standard forms of contract published by FIDIC and has issued several corresponding Contractor’s Guides.","contract-conditions",{"title":144,"summary":236,"url":143},"EIC advocates the use of Sustainable Procurement which combines quality, sustainability and price criteria and ensures Best-Value-for-Money.",{"title":238,"summary":239,"url":240},"EU Development Policy","EIC liaises with the EU Commission and with the EIB to contribute expertise of the European construction industry in the implementation of the Global Gateway initiative.","eu-development-policy",{"title":242,"summary":243,"url":244},"EU Competition Policy","EIC promotes the principle of reciprocity for mutual access to procurement markets and development finances well as the elimination of tenders benefiting from distortive subsidies.","eu-competition-policy",{"title":246,"summary":247,"url":248},"Sustainability","EIC endorses responsible business conduct on all ESG aspects as an integral part of European international contractors’ value proposal.","sustainability",{"title":250,"summary":251,"url":252},"Finance","EIC promotes innovative financing schemes, such as Public-Private Partnerships, BOT or Asset Recycling, as a tool to overcome the global infrastructure financing gap.","finance",[254,274,284],{"id":255,"title":256,"article_date":257,"summary":258,"url":259,"show_news":8,"show_industry":9,"cover":260,"types":266,"themes":269},1868,"Digitalisation and new technologies in large infrastructure projects","2026-04-24T12:00:00","The EIC Workshop in Málaga on 24 April 2026 gathered over 100 delegates to discuss digitalisation, AI, and technology in infrastructure. Speakers stressed that digital tools are now essential for competitiveness, efficiency, and safety. ","digitalisation-and-new-technologies-in-large-infrastructure-projects",{"id":261,"width":262,"height":263,"title":264,"blurhash":265},"d5403c42-f4da-47c8-bcc5-2f48ddf94357",2048,1365,"Img 1269","UiEMX^j^IVWY.AahRpkDaJbIWXWBI9j[tRfi",[267],{"types_id":268},{"label":148},[270,272],{"themes_id":271},{"title":246},{"themes_id":273},{"title":238},{"id":160,"title":161,"article_date":162,"summary":163,"url":164,"show_news":8,"show_industry":8,"cover":275,"types":276,"themes":279},{"id":166,"width":167,"height":168,"title":169,"blurhash":170},[277],{"types_id":278},{"label":148},[280,282],{"themes_id":281},{"title":144},{"themes_id":283},{"title":250},{"id":285,"title":286,"article_date":287,"summary":288,"url":289,"show_news":8,"show_industry":9,"cover":290,"types":296,"themes":299},1866,"EIC meets with OECD procurement experts","2026-04-01T12:00:00","What capabilities must a public infrastructure buyer possess to engage effectively with different delivery models—and how do these capabilities shape make-or-buy decisions, risk allocation, and performance outcomes?","eic-meets-with-oecd-procurement-experts",{"id":291,"width":292,"height":293,"title":294,"blurhash":295},"2583fb5f-4296-4c7c-90b0-1efe444d86d5",3844,2700,"Oecd Banner","Uf9kj@oINMbdpfj=f4W;T2oes:WUSzofafaz",[297],{"types_id":298},{"label":148},[300,302],{"themes_id":301},{"title":232},{"themes_id":303},{"title":144},{"title":305,"topic":306,"summary":307,"date_start":308,"date_end":309,"location":310,"url":311,"cover":312},"EIC Spring Conference 2026","Building Tomorrow - Digitalisation, Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Infrastructure Construction","Bienvenidos a Málaga - WELCOME to Málaga. EIC and its Spanish Member Federation, SEOPAN, are pleased to welcome you to the EIC Spring Conference 2026 to take place in Málaga. ","2026-04-23","2026-04-24","Málaga, Spain - Grand Hotel Miramar Málaga","eic-spring-conference-2026",{"id":313,"width":195,"height":314,"title":315,"blurhash":316},"a2b4f180-746a-4929-ab75-7f7079d5abdc",1668,"Conference Image Málaga Shutterstock 2576050275 Small","UmF~?ggPaJbdK-bws+kDIrbIWBafRPn+j=Wq",[318,332,346,360,372],{"title":319,"topic":320,"summary":321,"date_start":322,"date_end":323,"location":324,"url":325,"cover":326},"EIC Autumn Conference 2025","Boosting the ‘Team Europe’ Approach for Global Gateway Transport Infrastructure Funding","Willkommen in Wien - WELCOME to Vienna. EIC and its Austrian Member Federation VIBÖ are pleased to welcome you to the EIC Autumn Conference 2025 taking place in Vienna.","2025-10-09","2025-10-10","Vienna, Austria","eic-autumn-conference-2025",{"id":327,"width":328,"height":329,"title":330,"blurhash":331},"8350eca5-9543-4930-a22a-35f34b4e0521",2000,1333,"Conference Image Shutterstock 2267486413 Web Size","U9HBfEo~00JDPE?baKo#00rnadxE01R4s.s7",{"title":333,"topic":334,"summary":335,"date_start":336,"date_end":337,"location":338,"url":339,"cover":340},"EIC Spring Conference 2025","Decarbonisation of Infrastructure Construction - From Concept to Reality","Bienvenue à Bordeaux - WELCOME to Bordeaux.  EIC and its French Member Federation SEFI-FNTP are pleased to welcome you to the EIC Spring Conference 2025 in Bordeaux.","2025-04-24","2025-04-25","Bordeaux, France","eic-spring-conference-2025",{"id":341,"width":342,"height":343,"title":344,"blurhash":345},"ef4349f7-9e0e-4d22-a0d1-8c676d08b8cd",5990,3992,"Shutterstock 384939334","UfOWNmjaIWxut:bcofoe%4n$R+WVa%WCkCRj",{"title":347,"topic":348,"summary":349,"date_start":350,"date_end":351,"location":352,"url":353,"cover":354},"EIC Autumn Conference 2024","Collaborative Delivery Models","Velkommen til København - WELCOME TO Copenhagen EIC and its Danish Member Federation, DI Danish Construction (DI Byggeri), are pleased to welcome you to the EIC Autumn Conference 2024 in Copenhagen","2024-10-03","2024-10-04","Copenhagen, Denmark","eic-autumn-conference-2024",{"id":355,"width":356,"height":357,"title":358,"blurhash":359},"20a86ce1-f129-434b-86d3-96159a9ebac6",1406,1000,"Image","UuMQ6RMdNHx]_NV@s:ofg5S#odaf%goLayof",{"title":361,"topic":134,"summary":362,"date_start":363,"date_end":364,"location":365,"url":366,"cover":367},"Joint FIEC-EIC Spring Conference 2024","Bienvenue à Bruxelles – WELCOME TO Brussels FIEC and EIC, in collaboration with its Belgian Member Federation, Embuild, are pleased to welcome you to the Joint FIEC-EIC Spring 2024 Conference in Brussels with a Workshop on: Building the change: Ho","2024-05-16","2024-05-17","Brussels, Belgium","joint-fiec-eic-spring-conference-2024",{"id":368,"width":328,"height":369,"title":370,"blurhash":371},"9c4996ff-5f12-4e64-b720-b3e752bfd382",1396,"Shutterstock 1946871412 Scstock Standardlizenz Websize.jpg","UsH2gRaJWrSjBHS6s,aeIuS6kDWBwsn#WEa#",{"title":373,"topic":134,"summary":374,"date_start":375,"date_end":376,"location":377,"url":378,"cover":379},"EIC Autumn Conference 2023","Welkom in Amsterdam– WELCOME TO Amsterdam EIC and its Dutch Member Federation, Netherlands Association of Maritime Business (NABU), are pleased to welcome you to the EIC Autumn Conference 2023 in Amsterdam with a Workshop on: The Global Energy Tran","2023-10-05","2023-10-06","Amsterdam, The Netherlands","eic-autumn-conference-2023",{"id":380,"width":195,"height":381,"title":382,"blurhash":383},"57e1a1ec-5e09-407b-8e1c-b5887752839d",1534,"Leitmotiv Shutterstock 2219032311 Web Besser.jpg","UYJt3U^*%1s.~9%1s+ofogbwM{RjS*WYaejb",[385,396,407,421],{"title":386,"summary":387,"tags":134,"url":388,"article_date":389,"cover":390},"EIC meets with World Bank Group, IDB and MCC in Washington","Washington: EIC Vice President Philippe Dessoy and EIC Director Frank Kehlenbach met in the context of the CICA mission to the World Bank Group from 10-14 October 2022, led by CICA President Irwin Perret from Venezuela, various representatives from ...","eic-meets-with-world-bank-group-idb-and-mcc-in-washington","2022-10-12T22:00:00",{"id":391,"width":392,"height":393,"title":394,"blurhash":395},"38090730-af91-4fe8-8038-41b58e516ee4",1450,815,"20221012 102425 Small1.jpg","UKF$6BR3tR-;_N?FNeoztQkXt6RjROohoIIU",{"title":397,"summary":398,"tags":134,"url":399,"article_date":400,"cover":401},"EIC welcomes World Bank announcement to use Rated Criteria in Procurement","Since 2016, the World Bank’s Procurement Framework has encouraged the use of rated criteria to evaluate quality, sustainability, and innovative aspects of bids in decision making. Now the Bank has announced on its Website that it will require as of ...","eic-welcomes-world-bank-announcement-to-use-rated-criteria-in-procurement","2023-03-13T23:00:00",{"id":402,"width":403,"height":404,"title":405,"blurhash":406},"2c3b867f-8670-4f1f-ac04-802bbbbd41ec",1672,1254,"Istock 1135582902 Klein.jpg","U9C$ce=r4oJW0L-ot7R*~BR+t7s,14IqM{jY",{"title":408,"summary":409,"tags":410,"url":413,"article_date":414,"cover":415},"EIC participates in Autumn Plenary of Global Gateway Business Advisory Group","On 23 September 2025, EIC President Gustavo Martínez and EIC Director Frank Kehlenbach participated in the Autumn Plenary Meeting of the Global Gateway Business Advisory Group (BAG) in Brussels, chaired by the Director-General of DG INTPA, Koen Doens.",[411,412],"Global Gateway","Strategic Procurement","eic-participates-in-autumn-plenary-of-global-gateway-business-advisory-group","2025-09-23T12:00:00",{"id":416,"width":417,"height":418,"title":419,"blurhash":420},"98e46e2d-fc84-45b5-80b6-ab6f5f97e3b7",3768,2121,"Plenum","UcJaWTIox[nipy$zIpWVTLbb%1a$oLSOS3xZ",{"title":422,"summary":423,"tags":134,"url":424,"article_date":425,"cover":426},"EIC President Chairs Roundtable at Annual AIIB Conference ","EIC President Philippe Dessoy co-chaired the “Roundtable for Improving ESG Performance in Infrastructure” on 12 July 2019 at the Annual Conference of the AIIB. ...","eic-president-chairs-roundtable-at-annual-aiib-conference","2019-07-11T22:00:00",{"id":427,"width":428,"height":429,"title":430,"blurhash":431},"7a01b7ea-607d-4d72-b6ae-9852ea6a3178",1027,606,"Foto Newsflash Mod.jpg","UIGj{9oeVXo05sbbIUay}qW=RPWC}=j@i^ae"]