HOW TO IDENTIFY AND ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
JOIN THIS WEBINAR on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 from your computer. Please note that if you are unavailable to participate in the live event it will be recorded so you will still be able to view the recorded event at your convenience.
Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Time: 8:30 pm (Eastern), 7:30 pm (Central), 6:30 pm
(Mountain), 5:30 pm (Pacific)
Location: Your Computer
Cost: $35
To Register: https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/newWebinarRegistration.jsp?SmartCode=9Q93
LEARN ALL ABOUT CONSULTING and PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT
THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
The Director of the U.S. Commercial Service’ Manila-based Liaison
Office for ADB, Kenneth Reidbord, will give a full
briefing on how to idenitfy and access consulting and
procusrement opportunities through the ADB. He
will also speak about U.S. government support at the
ADB and services the Commercial Service ADB office provides for
U.S. firms. Mr. Reidbord has worked extensively in Asia
since the 1980s.
In addition, a U.S. company that has successfully worked with the
Commercial Service's ADB office will share how they succesfully
navigated the ADB process and successfully won ADB
contracts.
ASIA’S PREMIER DEVELOPMENT FINANCING INSTITUTION
The Asian Development Bank is a key player in the Asia Pacific
region since its founding in 1966. It is Asia’s premier
development financial institution with a mandate to uplift Asia’s
poor from poverty. As such, the bank’s projects are in
development sectors (agriculture, transport, infrastructure,
social development) and in the areas of finance and
governance.
ADB’S IMPORTANT ROLE IN ASIA
In 2007, developing Asia grew by an aggregate 7 percent, building
on its 7.6 percent growth in 2004. The ADB is facilitating
this growth, and the ADB’s procurement rules help to ensure a
more transparent and open competitive environment in which to
operate within these challenging markets. ADB funded business
opportunities also serve as a gateway to newly exporting firms
because the bank provides funding comfort and the bank’s
influence with borrowing member countries.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AT THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
In 2007, the bank’s lending reached a record $10 billion to such
important and emerging markets as India, China, Viet Nam,
Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines and some 30 other
developing countries spanning the Pacific Islands and Central
Asia. This lending results in billions of dollars worth
of procurement for consulting services, equipment, goods and
supplies. The bank’s private sector operations have also
grown exponentially in the last few years, giving private sector
sponsors the advantage of leveraging the bank’s resources with
other lenders for development projects.
US FIRMS ARE VERY COMPETITIVE IN WINNING ADB-FUNDED
CONTRACTS
U.S. firms are eligible to bid on all ADB-funded procurement and
consulting opportunities and have enjoyed huge success in winning
ADB-funded projects. In 2008, U.S. firms won $378 million
worth of consulting services and equipment supply
contracts. Since the bank’s founding in 1966, the U.S. has
won over $6.4 billion worth of procurement from ADB. The
U.S. has also beaten out rival donor member countries such as
Japan, ranking first in overall procurement among these donor
countries during the last five years.
WINNING ADB-FUNDED CONTRACTS
To win ADB-funded contracts, US suppliers and consultants need to
be thoroughly familiar with the ADB’s procurement guidelines,
which are continually revised to be more open to
competition. This webinar will introduce US firms, as well
as individual consultants, to ADB business opportunities and the
ADB procurement process. For those who participate, all
questions about ADB procurement and consulting services questions
will be entertained.
To register, please complete the form at the following link:
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For more information, contact:
Jeff Hamilton
Phone: 801-255-1872
Email: jeff.hamilton@mail.doc.gov