Following a number of meetings between Multilateral Development Banks’ Head of Procurements and the Confederation of International Contractors' Associations (CICA) which took place over the period 2006/2009, several adjustments to the General Conditions of Contract (GCCs) in the Multilateral Development Banks’ Harmonized Master Procurement Document (MPD) for Civil Works were agreed.

Discussion took place in Thessaloniki on November 2-3, 2009 between Multilateral Development Banks’ Head of Procurements, CICA and the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) on the revision of the Multilateral Development Banks’ Harmonized Master Procurement Document (MPD) for Civil Works (revision August 2009), in particular its Article 15.6 “Corrupt or Fraudulent Practices”.

An important disagreement persisted on GC 15.6 “Corrupt or Fraudulent Practices”...

Click here to download the full CICA Position Paper on MPD Clause 15.6 (October 15, 2010)