Ghana : Country Procurement Assessment Report, Volume 1. Executive Summary
This report highlights a broad array of poor procedures and practices throughout the tendering and contract management process, which have been the cause of many of Ghana's public procurement problems, and where most of the leakages in public...
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PROCUREMENT EFFICIENCY LEGAL FRAMEWORK TRADE PRACTICES PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW PROCUREMENT POLICIES PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS PROCUREMENT ROLE OF BORROWER PROCUREMENT PLANNING AUDITING ANTICORRUPTION MANDATES ANTICORRUPTION MEASURES ANTICORRUPTION POLICIES RISK ASSESSMENT GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS DECENTRALIZATION PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION BIDDING DOCUMENT CONTENT DISBURSEMENT PROCEDURES OVERSIGHT OF PAYMENT SYSTEMS ETHICS CODES CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY STANDARD BIDDING DOCUMENTS RECORDING & REGISTRATION RECORDS MANAGEMENT LABOR STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT TRAINING NEEDS ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT ACCOUNTABILITY ANTI-CORRUPTION AUDITING AUDITS BIDDING BILLS BUDGETARY SUPPORT BUDGETING BUSINESS COMMUNITY CERTIFICATION CITIZENS CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SOCIETY CODES OF CONDUCT COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPLAINTS CONTRACTORS CORRUPTION COST ESTIMATES COST OVERRUNS COST SAVINGS DISCLOSURE DONATIONS DONOR FINANCING ENACTMENT ETHICS EXECUTION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL AUDITS FISCAL FRAUD FREEDOM OF INFORMATION GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT POLICY HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTERNAL AUDIT JUSTICE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEDIA MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION MINISTRIES OF HEALTH MINISTRY OF FINANCE NATIONAL LAWS NATIONAL LEVEL POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICIANS PRIORITIES PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT LAWS PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PURCHASING QUALITY CONTROL SANCTIONS SERVICE DELIVERY TENDERING TRANSPARENCY |
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PROCUREMENT EFFICIENCY LEGAL FRAMEWORK TRADE PRACTICES PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW PROCUREMENT POLICIES PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS PROCUREMENT ROLE OF BORROWER PROCUREMENT PLANNING AUDITING ANTICORRUPTION MANDATES ANTICORRUPTION MEASURES ANTICORRUPTION POLICIES RISK ASSESSMENT GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS DECENTRALIZATION PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION BIDDING DOCUMENT CONTENT DISBURSEMENT PROCEDURES OVERSIGHT OF PAYMENT SYSTEMS ETHICS CODES CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY STANDARD BIDDING DOCUMENTS RECORDING & REGISTRATION RECORDS MANAGEMENT LABOR STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT TRAINING NEEDS ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT ACCOUNTABILITY ANTI-CORRUPTION AUDITING AUDITS BIDDING BILLS BUDGETARY SUPPORT BUDGETING BUSINESS COMMUNITY CERTIFICATION CITIZENS CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SOCIETY CODES OF CONDUCT COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPLAINTS CONTRACTORS CORRUPTION COST ESTIMATES COST OVERRUNS COST SAVINGS DISCLOSURE DONATIONS DONOR FINANCING ENACTMENT ETHICS EXECUTION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL AUDITS FISCAL FRAUD FREEDOM OF INFORMATION GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT POLICY HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTERNAL AUDIT JUSTICE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEDIA MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION MINISTRIES OF HEALTH MINISTRY OF FINANCE NATIONAL LAWS NATIONAL LEVEL POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICIANS PRIORITIES PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT LAWS PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PURCHASING QUALITY CONTROL SANCTIONS SERVICE DELIVERY TENDERING TRANSPARENCY World Bank Ghana : Country Procurement Assessment Report, Volume 1. Executive Summary |
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This report highlights a broad array of
poor procedures and practices throughout the tendering and
contract management process, which have been the cause of
many of Ghana's public procurement problems, and where
most of the leakages in public procurement funding occur and
substantial savings could be realized. Most of the
procedural anomalies are now being corrected by the Public
Procurement Act (PPA), which includes the new regulations
for the procurement of goods, works, and consulting services
to be applied by all Procurement Entities. The provisions
for standard tender documents and standard request for
consulting proposals being completed, will detail the
general principles embedded in the PPA, including evaluation
and selection criteria. Standard contract documents, also
being completed, will streamline current problems with
contracting and payment procedures, labor standards, and
dispute resolution. Good procurement manuals and training
should leave no room for lack of understanding by
procurement staff. The positive results on the ground depend
largely on how well the new policies are put into practice
and the extent to which this is done without political
interference to the contrary. The application of the PPA and
the Standard Tender and Contract Documents will not be
successful without a broad training and
"refresher" program and encouragement of officials
in charge of procurement. Oversight and review functions are
critical to exercising good procurement fiduciary management
and Ghana is taking the necessary measures to strengthen it.
Some recommendations include improving procurement planning
and budgeting; value for money; contract management; stores
management, record keeping, ensuring use of modern labor
standards in works contracts, securing as soon as possible
the necessary external financing for training, developing
clear procedures for the prior and post review of
procurement activities, putting in place an effective
sanctions system; having competent experts do procurement
audits separately, providing for capacity building,
enforcing the code of conduct for civil servants and ethics
codes, and involving the private sector and the media by
making it aware of the various means in the national laws by
which it can contribute to preserving transparency and accountability. |
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Ghana : Country Procurement Assessment Report, Volume 1. Executive Summary |
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Ghana : Country Procurement Assessment Report, Volume 1. Executive Summary |
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okr-10986-156382021-04-23T14:03:17Z Ghana : Country Procurement Assessment Report, Volume 1. Executive Summary World Bank PROCUREMENT EFFICIENCY LEGAL FRAMEWORK TRADE PRACTICES PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW PROCUREMENT POLICIES PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS PROCUREMENT ROLE OF BORROWER PROCUREMENT PLANNING AUDITING ANTICORRUPTION MANDATES ANTICORRUPTION MEASURES ANTICORRUPTION POLICIES RISK ASSESSMENT GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS DECENTRALIZATION PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION BIDDING DOCUMENT CONTENT DISBURSEMENT PROCEDURES OVERSIGHT OF PAYMENT SYSTEMS ETHICS CODES CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY STANDARD BIDDING DOCUMENTS RECORDING & REGISTRATION RECORDS MANAGEMENT LABOR STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT TRAINING NEEDS ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT ACCOUNTABILITY ANTI-CORRUPTION AUDITING AUDITS BIDDING BILLS BUDGETARY SUPPORT BUDGETING BUSINESS COMMUNITY CERTIFICATION CITIZENS CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SOCIETY CODES OF CONDUCT COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPLAINTS CONTRACTORS CORRUPTION COST ESTIMATES COST OVERRUNS COST SAVINGS DISCLOSURE DONATIONS DONOR FINANCING ENACTMENT ETHICS EXECUTION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL AUDITS FISCAL FRAUD FREEDOM OF INFORMATION GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT POLICY HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTERNAL AUDIT JUSTICE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEDIA MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION MINISTRIES OF HEALTH MINISTRY OF FINANCE NATIONAL LAWS NATIONAL LEVEL POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICIANS PRIORITIES PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT LAWS PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PURCHASING QUALITY CONTROL SANCTIONS SERVICE DELIVERY TENDERING TRANSPARENCY This report highlights a broad array of poor procedures and practices throughout the tendering and contract management process, which have been the cause of many of Ghana's public procurement problems, and where most of the leakages in public procurement funding occur and substantial savings could be realized. Most of the procedural anomalies are now being corrected by the Public Procurement Act (PPA), which includes the new regulations for the procurement of goods, works, and consulting services to be applied by all Procurement Entities. The provisions for standard tender documents and standard request for consulting proposals being completed, will detail the general principles embedded in the PPA, including evaluation and selection criteria. Standard contract documents, also being completed, will streamline current problems with contracting and payment procedures, labor standards, and dispute resolution. Good procurement manuals and training should leave no room for lack of understanding by procurement staff. The positive results on the ground depend largely on how well the new policies are put into practice and the extent to which this is done without political interference to the contrary. The application of the PPA and the Standard Tender and Contract Documents will not be successful without a broad training and "refresher" program and encouragement of officials in charge of procurement. Oversight and review functions are critical to exercising good procurement fiduciary management and Ghana is taking the necessary measures to strengthen it. Some recommendations include improving procurement planning and budgeting; value for money; contract management; stores management, record keeping, ensuring use of modern labor standards in works contracts, securing as soon as possible the necessary external financing for training, developing clear procedures for the prior and post review of procurement activities, putting in place an effective sanctions system; having competent experts do procurement audits separately, providing for capacity building, enforcing the code of conduct for civil servants and ethics codes, and involving the private sector and the media by making it aware of the various means in the national laws by which it can contribute to preserving transparency and accountability. 2013-09-05T13:46:47Z 2013-09-05T13:46:47Z 2003-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/3582647/ghana-country-procurement-assessment-report-vol-1-5-executive-summary http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15638 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Country Procurement Assessment (CPAR) Economic & Sector Work Africa Ghana |