Zambia : Country Procurement Assessment Report, Volume 1. Main Report

Zambia : Country Procurement Assessment Report, Volume 1. Main Report

The legal framework lacks robustness, and features structural and content inadequacies. Two current practices foster corruption and higher prices: using negotiations as an accepted procurement method, and, misusing the registration system for purch...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank
Format: Country Procurement Assessment (CPAR)
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
PROCUREMENT
ASSESSMENT METHODS
EVALUATION CRITERIA
LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE CHANGES
CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
BUDGET ADMINISTRATION
TRANSFER SYSTEMS
CORRUPT PRACTICES
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
REFORM POLICY
SUPERVISORY STRUCTURES
BIDDING PROCESS
TENDER CONDITIONS
REGULATORY BODIES
LAW ENFORCEMENT
DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT
PROCUREMENT PLANS
RECORDS MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY
ANTI-CORRUPTION
ANTI-CORRUPTION ACTIONS
AUDITS
AUTHORITY
AWARD OF CONTRACTS
BUDGET SYSTEM
CERTIFICATION
CIF
CIRCULARS
CIVIL SERVICE
COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
COMPLAINTS
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CUSTOMS
DECENTRALIZATION
DEMOCRACY
ENACTMENT
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FOREIGN DEBT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNMENT ACTION
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCES
IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES
INTEGRITY
LAWS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGISLATION
LOCAL COUNCILS
MARKETING COMPANIES
MEDICAL STORES
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
NATIONAL PLANNING
NATIONS
PACKAGING
PARASTATAL ORGANIZATIONS
POLITICAL INTERFERENCE
POLITICIANS
PRIORITIES
PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT
PROCUREMENT POLICIES
PROFESSIONALS
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PURCHASING
REPRESENTATIVES
ROAD SECTOR
SANCTIONS
SERVICE DELIVERY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TRANSPARENCY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/2486310/zambia-country-procurement-assessment-report-vol-1-2-main-report
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15282
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Summary:The legal framework lacks robustness, and features structural and content inadequacies. Two current practices foster corruption and higher prices: using negotiations as an accepted procurement method, and, misusing the registration system for purchases from short-listed firms. Furthermore, procurement management is weak, showing incomplete procurement files, producing therefore avoidable losses for the government, while inadequacies in budget allocation, and in the funds release system reveal significant release delays, seriously affecting project implementation and contract management. Within this context, it is recommended to establish a procurement reform task force to initiate, and oversee the implementation set in the action plan developed by this CPAR. Moreover, the policy, and supervisory role of the Zambia National Tender Board (ZNTB) should be established, even prior to the new procurement legislation. The plan for a complete delegation of procurement authority should be finalized within a phased three-year period, and a professional procurement cadre should be established, defining its composition, with measures to support the management function. Other recommendations include the re-design of a registration list system, implementation of anti-corruption actions, and, introduction of appropriate procurement planning, and a new filing system.

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