Compliance with basic requirements specified in the loan agreement and guidelines Lack of appropriate procurement planning including contract packaging and procurement scheduling has lead to uneconomic procurement and lack of transparency. Thresholds for shopping procedures and aggregate limits for procurement under shopping are sometimes exceeded by very large amounts, leading to misprocurement. Lack of transparency in the choice of firms selected under shopping procedures has lead to costlier procurement and unacceptable procurement practices. Absence of appropriate provisions relating to Pre-shipment Inspection and Manufacturer s Warranty in the bidding documents may facilitate corrupt or fraudulent practices. The evaluation of bids for some contracts is not always consistent with the bidding documents.
Delivery notes or receipts for goods are often unavailable.
This is constitutes inappropriate records management. The defects identified in completed construction works are not conveyed systematically to the contractor for rectification before the defects liability period has expired. Failure to enforce performance security, or to collect liquidated damages for delayed completion of works or delivery of goods occur frequentlyis a frequent occurrence. Signed contract documents for goods, works and consulting services are often not complete. Loss to the gGovernment may occur when performance security papers are not found in the files.