Fraud and Corruption Awareness Handbook - World Bank

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A handbook for civil servants

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Fraud and Corruption

Awareness Handbook

A Handbook for Civil Servants

Involved in Public Procurement

Fraud and Corruption Awareness Handbook

A Handbook for Civil Servants Involved in Public Procurement

Copyright ? 2013 by

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank

Table of Contents

Preface.................................................................................................................................

1. Introduction..................................................................................................................

What is the purpose of this handbook?.....................................................................

What are the definitions of fraud and corruption?..................................................

Where are public investments most vulnerable to fraud and corruption?...........

Is the prevalence of corruption the same across sectors?........................................

Why is it important to fight fraud and corruption?.................................................

Which actors most frequently engage in fraudulent or corrupt practices?...........

What are red flags and how are they used?...............................................................

2. Corrupt Procurement Practices.........................................................................

How does a corruption scheme in procurement work?..........................................

What are the goals of any procurement-related corruption strategy?...................

What are typical bribes?...............................................................................................

How are bribes paid?....................................................................................................

Which agency in Poland is responsible for detecting and preventing

corruption in the public sector?............................................................................

How can corruption be detected?...............................................................................

1. Procurement Plan.....................................................................................................

2. Advertisement...........................................................................................................

3. Bidding Documents.................................................................................................

4. Short-Listing and Prequalification.........................................................................

5. Pre-Bid Conference..................................................................................................

6. Bid Submission..........................................................................................................

7. Bid Opening..............................................................................................................

8. Bid Evaluation Committee......................................................................................

9. Bid Evaluation Report..............................................................................................

3. Collusion.............................................................................................................

What is collusion?.........................................................................................................

Where are the risks of collusion the highest?............................................................

What is the impact of collusive schemes?..................................................................

How are collusive schemes organized?......................................................................

What strategies can cartels pursue?............................................................................

How are collusive schemes detected?.........................................................................

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4. Fraudulent Bids..................................................................................................

What is a fraudulent bid?.............................................................................................

What is the purpose of a fraudulent bid?..................................................................

How are fraudulent bids detected?.............................................................................

Ownership.....................................................................................................................

Financial capacity.........................................................................................................

Technical capacity.........................................................................................................

Bid security....................................................................................................................

5. Fraudulent Implementation...............................................................................

What is fraudulent implementation?.........................................................................

What is the difference between poor and fraudulent implementation?...............

What can fraudulent implementation lead to?.........................................................

How is fraudulent implementation detected?...........................................................

10. Draft Contract.........................................................................................................

11. Contract Delivery...................................................................................................

12. Contract Changes...................................................................................................

6. Anti-Corruption Policies And Programs..........................................................

Development of anti-corruption programs...............................................................

Anti-corruption program creation and management..............................................

7. Useful Links........................................................................................................

Annex: International Anti-Corruption Initiatives................................................

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Anti-Corruption Policies And Programs..............................................................

Development of anti-corruption programs......................................................

Anti-corruption program creation and management......................................

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