Publication: Bangladesh Model/Survey Note : Assessment of Implementation of Public Procurement Regulations
Date
2009-06
ISSN
Published
2009-06
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
The report provides an assessment of the
status of implementation of public procurement regulations
2003. The objective was to assess the performance of the
system using a two-way approach. The report summarizes the
major findings of the assessment carried out through a
Bank-Government joint collaboration survey with sample data
of two financial years (FY2006 and FY2007) from the key
sectoral ministries/agencies including the Roads and
Highways Department (RHD), Local Government Engineering
Department (LGED), Rural Electrification Board (REB), and
Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB). Although
Bangladesh has made good progress in establishing the
foundations for an effective public procurement system by
introducing necessary legislations and regulatory
institutions, the results of this assessment show that
overall the system has been performing poor to average. The
performance is poor as regards efficiency of procurement
process and contract management, and it is average in terms
of competitiveness and transparency. Procurement delays are
a major challenge, affecting project implementation. The
higher the level of contract approving authority, the lesser
is the efficiency of the procurement system. Though
important strides have been made in changing the procurement
environment, yet its application has proven to be relatively inconsistent.
Citation
“World Bank. 2009. Bangladesh Model/Survey Note : Assessment of Implementation of Public Procurement Regulations. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/cc7b1081-5b66-54d1-891e-56b3db57ce72 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”