The World Bank Group imposed 29-month debarments with conditional release on African Consulting Surveyors and its managing director, Willem Jan Timmerman, for fraudulent and collusive practices connected to two contracts under the Mozambique Land Administration Project. The sanctions make both parties ineligible to participate in projects and operations financed by World Bank Group institutions and may be enforced by other multilateral development banks under the mutual cross-debarment agreement. African Consulting Surveyors admitted that it falsely certified it had not paid procurement-related commissions, gratuities or fees despite paying undisclosed business development consultants. It also obtained confidential draft bidding documents from third-party facilitators, used the information to influence technical specifications and secured an improper competitive advantage. The settlement reduced the debarment period based on cooperation, voluntary restraint from bidding during negotiations and corrective actions, while release is conditional on implementing integrity compliance measures and completing corporate ethics training.
2026-09-10World Bank
World Bank Group imposes 29-month debarments on African Consulting Surveyors and its managing director for fraud and collusion
The World Bank Group imposed 29-month debarments with conditional release on African Consulting Surveyors and managing director Willem Jan Timmerman for fraud and collusion involving two Mozambique project contracts. They admitted using undisclosed consultants and confidential procurement information to obtain an improper competitive advantage. The sanctions may be enforced by other multilateral development banks.