World Bank2013-02-152013-02-152009-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12373The 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGADVERTISEMENTANNUAL PROCUREMENTAPPROPRIATE PROVISIONSAUDITORSAWARD % OF CONTRACTAWARD % OF CONTRACTSAWARD OF CONTRACTAWARD OF CONTRACTSBEST PRACTICEBIDBID EVALUATIONBID EVALUATION COMMITTEEBID OPENINGBID PREPARATION TIMEBID SUBMISSION DEADLINEBIDDERSBIDDERS PARTICIPATIONBIDDING DOCUMENTSBUDGETARY RESOURCESCAPACITY BUILDINGCENTRAL BANKCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLAINTSCONFIDENCECONSULTING ENGINEERSCONSULTING FIRMCONSULTING SERVICESCONTRACT ADMINISTRATIONCONTRACT AWARDCONTRACT AWARD DECISIONCONTRACT AWARD DECISIONSCONTRACT AWARD INFORMATIONCONTRACT AWARDSCONTRACT MANAGEMENTCONTRACT PACKAGINGCONTRACT PROVISIONSCONTRACTORSCORRUPTCORRUPT PRACTICESCORRUPTIONCOUNTRY PROCUREMENT ASSESSMENTCOUNTRY PROCUREMENT ASSESSMENT REPORTDELIVERY TIMEDEVELOPMENT BANKE-PROCUREMENTELECTRONIC MEDIAEMERGENCY SITUATIONSEVALUATION REPORTEXPENDITUREFRAUDGOOD GOVERNANCEGOOD PROCUREMENTGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONSGOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTHARMONIZATIONIMPLEMENTING AGENCIESIMPLEMENTING AGENCYINDEPENDENT PROCUREMENT REVIEWINFORMATION SYSTEMINSURANCEINSURANCE POLICIESINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDINGINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINVITATION FOR BIDSLAWSLETTER OF CREDITSLOCAL CAPACITYLOCAL GOVERNMENTMANDATEMEDIAMINISTERMINISTERSMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINISTRY OF FINANCENATIONAL PROCUREMENTOPEN BIDDINGPERFORMANCE INDICATORPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLITICAL ECONOMYPRIVATE SECTORPROCUREMENT CAPACITYPROCUREMENT DECISIONPROCUREMENT DECISIONSPROCUREMENT DELAYSPROCUREMENT ENVIRONMENTPROCUREMENT EXPERTISEPROCUREMENT METHODPROCUREMENT OF GOODSPROCUREMENT OFFICIALSPROCUREMENT PERFORMANCEPROCUREMENT PLANPROCUREMENT POLICYPROCUREMENT POST REVIEWPROCUREMENT PRACTICEPROCUREMENT PRACTICESPROCUREMENT PROCEDURESPROCUREMENT PROCESSPROCUREMENT PROCESSINGPROCUREMENT PROFESSIONALSPROCUREMENT RULESPROCUREMENT SPECIALISTPROCUREMENT STAFFPROCUREMENT SYSTEMSPROCUREMENT TRAININGPROCURING ENTITYPROCURING ENTITY OFFICIALSPROJECT MANAGEMENTPROVISIONSPUBLICPUBLIC PROCUREMENTPUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACTPUBLIC PROCUREMENT REFORMPUBLIC PROCUREMENT REGULATIONSPUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEMPUBLIC PROCURING ENTITIESQUALITY CONTROLRESULTSRISK ASSESSMENTSANCTIONSUPERVISIONTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTTECHNICAL STAFFTENDER DOCUMENTSTIME PERFORMANCETRANSPARENCYWINNING BIDDERWorld Bank10.1596/12373