Global Development Advisors
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Phone :+1 (212) 867-4447
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Daniel Altman 8/8/11 10:43 AM
Comment: We are a global firm with ten offices
around the world. We have no headquarters office.
Our global managing partner is a Kenyan who is based
in Johannesburg. We have regional directors on four
continents.
Daniel Altman 8/8/11 10:48 AM
Comment: In fact, Smucker is a competing
consultant and has a clear conflict of interest when
commenting on Dalberg’s work. He was contracted
once directly (Contract Order Number 521-O-00-0800132-00, in 2008) and once indirectly (through
Chemonics, in 2007) by USAID for work on Haiti.
Daniel Altman 8/8/11 12:35 PM
Comment: This briefing was not only for Dalberg;
several US government officials also attended. Also,
Smucker only met with a small part of the Dalberg
team. We allocated subteams to five sectors, and
Smucker met with the agriculture subteam.
Daniel Altman 8/8/11 12:14 PM
Comment: The subteam that met with Smucker
included one Wharton/Harvard Kennedy School (not
HBS) summer intern who was supplied in addition to
the personnel specified in our contract, at no extra
charge.
Daniel Altman 8/8/11 1:24 PM
Comment: This may have been his impression, but
it is simply not true. Members of the team had lived in
Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Daniel Altman 8/8/11 12:33 PM
Comment: The briefing was attended by our
agriculture team – how is urban planning relevant?
Daniel Altman 8/8/11 1:24 PM
Comment: This is also incorrect. Several members
of the team had extensive experience implementing
programs in developing countries with both public
... and
[1]
private organizations.
Daniel Altman 8/8/11 1:23 PM
Comment: Actually, two members of the team
spoke French.
Daniel Altman 8/8/11 11:28 AM
Comment: Clearly misleading given the comments
above.
Daniel Altman 8/8/11 11:52 AM
Comment: Dalberg was never asked to assess the
“bow-tie.” Rather, we were asked to compare the
costs and the amounts of time needed to resettle ... [2]
internally displaced persons at sites already supported
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Daniel Altman 8/8/11 11:52 AM
Comment: This is not true. Vastine and the Site
Selection Team (no link to Dalberg) were conducting
their assessments as we were finishing our work. ...
There
[3]
was no before and after here.
Daniel Altman 8/8/11 10:52 AM
Comment: Incorrect. We did not approve any sites
– that was not our role. Our final report says, in all
instances, that sites “appear promising pending ... [4]
assessments” – again, assessments that we would not
be performing.
Page 1: [1] Comment
Daniel Altman
8/8/11 1:24 PM
This is also incorrect. Several members of the team had extensive experience
implementing programs in developing countries with both public and private
organizations.
Page 1: [2] Comment
Daniel Altman
8/8/11 11:52 AM
Dalberg was never asked to assess the “bow-tie.” Rather, we were asked to compare the
costs and the amounts of time needed to resettle internally displaced persons at sites
already supported by either the Haitian government or USAID. Among these were areas
in the bow-tie made available by the Haitian government. We based our work on existing
assessments by IOM (with Sun Mountain International) and USAID.
Page 1: [3] Comment
Daniel Altman
8/8/11 11:52 AM
This is not true. Vastine and the Site Selection Team (no link to Dalberg) were
conducting their assessments as we were finishing our work. There was no before and
after here.
Page 1: [4] Comment
Daniel Altman
8/8/11 10:52 AM
Incorrect. We did not approve any sites – that was not our role. Our final report says, in
all instances, that sites “appear promising pending assessments” – again, assessments that
we would not be performing.