Box III: Checklist for Government Officials
1. PLANNING 3 RED FLAGS
3 ACTIONS TO TAKE
• Lack of transparency in the assessment of needs and development of a procurement plan.
• Seek public participation by the private sector and civil society through public hearings or solicitation of comments on budgets and procurement plans.
• Failure to publish a procurement plan or announcement of procurements that are not included in a procurement plan.
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• Analyse economic, environmental, social and human rights impact of the procurement plan.
• Series of procurements of similar goods or services in amounts below the threshold for open competitive bidding.
• Publish an annual procurement budget and breakdown of expenditures.
• Construction project planned near the house of a government official or politician.
• Carry out market surveys to determine pricing, quality levels and suppliers.
• Use of non-standard bid documents that are narrow or appear tailored.
• Establish deadlines that are reasonable for the type of procurement.
• Lack of publication of bidding opportunity.
• Use standard bidding documents and internationally accepted technical standards, if available.
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