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Transparency International
Transparency International
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"Transparency International’s Minimum Standards for Public Contracting provide a framework for preventing and reducing corruption based on clear rules, transparency and effective control and auditing procedures throughout the contracting process. The standards focus on the public sector and cover the entire project cycle, including needs assessment, design, preparation and budgeting activities prior to the contracting process, the contracting process itself and contract implementation. The standards extend to all types of government contracts, including: · procurement of goods and services · supply, construction and service contracts (including engineering, financial, economic, legal and other consultancies) · privatisations, concessions and licensing · subcontracting processes and the involvement of agents and joint-venture partners. Public procurement Authorities should: 1. Implement a code of conduct that commits the contracting authority and its employees to a strict anti-corruption policy. The policy should take into account possible conflicts of interest, provide mechanisms for reporting corruption and protecting whistleblowers. 2. Allow a company to tender only if it has implemented a code of conduct that commits the company and its employees to a strict anti-corruption policy. 1 3. Maintain a blacklist of companies for which there is sufficient evidence of their involvement in corrupt activities; alternatively, adopt a blacklist prepared by an appropriate international institution. Debar blacklisted companies from tendering for the authority’s projects for a specified period of time."
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2005
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