Pursuant to Sanctions Board Decision No. 128 issued in Sanctions Case No. 683, the Sanctions Board imposes a sanction of debarment with conditional release after a minimum period of four years on the company A2Z Infra Engineering Limited (the ¡°Respondent¡±).
This sanction is imposed on the Respondent for a fraudulent practice as defined in Paragraph 1.16(a)(ii) of the World Bank¡¯s Guidelines: Procurement of Goods, Works, and Non-Consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers (July 2014).
Capsule Summary of Findings:
The Respondent was found liable for engaging in a fraudulent practice by making one or more misrepresentations as a member of a joint venture bidding on multiple contracts under a Bank-financed project. The Respondent¡¯s misrepresentations related to its history of contract performance and/or litigation and violated bidding requirements for disclosure of such information. The Sanctions Board found the evidence sufficient to conclude that the Respondent¡¯s staff acted at least recklessly. In selecting the appropriate sanction for the Respondent, the Sanctions Board took into account all relevant sanctioning factors, including the Respondent¡¯s mode of misconduct, which reflected consistently misleading actions and failures to disclose information to the PIU or seek clarification. Full discussion of the facts, allegations, and the Sanctions Board¡¯s analysis can be found in the published decision.