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

World Bank

Washington, DC

关键词: ACCOUNTABILITY;    ACCOUNTING;    ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES;    AUDITING;    AUDITS;   

RP-ID  :  29295

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The Malawi Country ProcurementAssessment Report is a joint undertaking between the MalawiGovernment and the World Bank to analyze the countryprocurement system and recommend appropriate actions toimprove the efficiency, economy and transparency of thesystem. This report is divided into (a) an ExecutiveSummary, (b) Main Report on Findings and Recommendations,and (c) Annexes. Since the preparation of the diagnosticstudy on Malawi's public procurement system in 1996,the Government has made good progress with establishing new- and relatively good - legal framework for procurementreform. But there has not yet been much reform(institutional, practical and oversight). In 2003, theMalawi Parliament passed a new procurement law, the PublicProcurement Act of 2003, which became effective in August ofthat year. The new Procurement Act requires procurementregulations to provide, among things, thresholds for the useof the various procurement methods, bid and bid evaluationprocedures and contract management.The analysis of theCPAR is carried out against the five basic pillars of asound public procurement system, including: (i) afunctioning legal, regulatory and institutional framework,(ii) use of modernized procurement procedures and practices;(iii) procurement proficiency of Government staff; (iv)independence of audits and recourse for complaints; and (v)inclusion of anti-corruption measures in the procurement lawand application of effective sanctions. In addition, theCPAR analyses the performance of the private sector inpublic procurement and the procurement performance of Bankfinanced projects. The analysis has led to therecommendations made below, summarized in the Action Plan,to strengthen each pillar over time. Weaknesses in currentprocurement performance are identified as substantial delaysin the procurement process, insufficient capacity, andinadequacies in procurement organization, documents andmanagement. The continued reliance on the InterimGuidelines, which include a number of practices that areconsidered incompatible with internationally acceptableprocurement standards, are also partially to blame for this.