Ethiopia : Country Procurement Assessment Report, Volume 1. Findings and Recommendations

The CPAR has reviewed the Ethiopian procurement system against the generally accepted international principles of sound procurement fiduciary management, meeting the criteria of transparency, economy and efficiency necessary for an optimal use of scarce public funds. These criteria are: (i) existence of a comprehensive and transparent legal framework, including a clear, well defined organizational structure to ensure the application of procurement laws with adequate monitoring; (ii) the use of modernized procurement procedures and practices; (iii) a proficient and evenly distributed procurement staff; (iv) existence of an independent control mechanism, including a functioning system to treat bidders' complaints and carry out independent audits, and (v) anti-corruption measures with effective sanctions. Using these benchmarks, the team has found that these criteria are only partially satisfied in Ethiopia, and that improvements are necessary.

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2002-06-28
Subjects:ACCOUNTABILITY, ADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATION, ANTI-CORRUPTION, AUDITS, AUTHORITY, BENCHMARKS, BRIBERY, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CENTRAL MINISTRIES, CIVIL SERVICE, CIVIL SOCIETY, COMMODITIES, COMPETITIVE BIDDING, COMPLAINTS, CONSTITUTION, CORRUPTION, COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, DECENTRALIZATION, DECENTRALIZATION POLICY, DECENTRALIZED SERVICE DELIVERY, DECREE, DISTRICTS, ETHICS, EXECUTION, FEDERAL AGENCIES, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FISCAL, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, GOVERNMENT LEVEL, GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INTEGRITY, LAWS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGISLATION, LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK, LEGISLATURE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, MINISTRIES OF FINANCE, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, NATIONS, NBP, NO BRIBERY PLEDGE, PARASTATALS, PROCUREMENT, PROCUREMENT EFFICIENCY, PROCUREMENT LAWS, PROCUREMENT POLICIES, PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC FUNDS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY, REGIONAL DECENTRALIZATION, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, REHABILITATION, REPRESENTATIVES, REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS, REQUESTS FOR QUOTATIONS, SANCTIONS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL SECTOR, TENDERING, TRANSPARENCY PROCUREMENT EFFICIENCY, TRADE PRACTICES, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW, PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS, PROCUREMENT ROLE OF BORROWER, PROCUREMENT PLANNING, AUDITING, ANTICORRUPTION MANDATES, ANTICORRUPTION MEASURES, ANTICORRUPTION POLICIES, RISK ASSESSMENT, GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS, TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, BIDDING DOCUMENT CONTENT, DISBURSEMENT PROCEDURES, OVERSIGHT OF PAYMENT SYSTEMS, ETHICS CODES, CAPACITY BUILDING, STANDARD BIDDING DOCUMENTS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/3577576/ethiopia-country-procurement-assessment-report-vol-1-2-findings-recommendations
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15270
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Summary:The CPAR has reviewed the Ethiopian procurement system against the generally accepted international principles of sound procurement fiduciary management, meeting the criteria of transparency, economy and efficiency necessary for an optimal use of scarce public funds. These criteria are: (i) existence of a comprehensive and transparent legal framework, including a clear, well defined organizational structure to ensure the application of procurement laws with adequate monitoring; (ii) the use of modernized procurement procedures and practices; (iii) a proficient and evenly distributed procurement staff; (iv) existence of an independent control mechanism, including a functioning system to treat bidders' complaints and carry out independent audits, and (v) anti-corruption measures with effective sanctions. Using these benchmarks, the team has found that these criteria are only partially satisfied in Ethiopia, and that improvements are necessary.