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Curbing Corruption in the Public Procurement Process in Ghana

Public Policy and Administration Research, 2013

Public procurement is perceived to be susceptible to corruption from project inception to completion. There is ample evidence across the world that corruption hinders economic development; reduces social services; diverts investments in infrastructure and social services and impacts the poor disproportionately The study assesses the perceptions of procurement professionals; specifically practicing quantity surveyors on the existence of corruption in the procurement process and also establishes the stages in the procurement process fraught with corrupt practices. A survey research design was employed and purposive sampling technique adopted. Descriptive statistics, relative importance index and one sample t-test were adopted in analyzing the data. This research results confirmed the perception that corruption exists in public procurement in Ghana. It also revealed that the public procurement law is contributing immensely in curbing corruption. The study further revealed that corruption is more prevalent at the tender evaluation stage of the procurement process.

Curbing Corruption in the Public Procurement

2016

Determining the Causes of Corruption in Public Procurement in Ghana

2016

Corruption in public procurement has become endemic and not until the causes and types of this pandemic are identified, it would be very difficult to fight it. The rate of corruption in public procurement for the past five years has been on the increase and little action has been taken by government to restrain it. The paper discusses the types and causes of corruption in public procurement. The paper aims at identifying the major causes of corruption and the most prevalent types of corruption in public procurement. A questionnaire survey was conducted to solicit the causes and types of corruption from professionals and contractors. The field survey included 112 respondents made up of 52 professionals, 30 building contractors and 30 road contractors from the Central and Greater Accra Regions. The relative importance of the causes and their ranks revealed that greed and weaknesses in institutional structures, and failure to implement and enforce policies and laws are the most importa...

A Critical Evaluation of the Public Procurement Act in Its Capacity to Defeat Corruption in Ghana

Research & Development , 2022

In addition to the standards applicable in the whole public service, specific standards for procurement officials may mitigate the specific risks related to the complexity and characteristics of the public procurement process. The standards for procurement officials-in particular specific restrictions and prohibitions-aim to ensure that officials' private interests do not improperly influence the performance of their public duties and responsibilities. Transparency in public procurement not only promotes accountability and ensures access to information, it also serves an important role in levelling the playing field for businesses and allowing small and medium enterprises to participate on a more equal footing. The purpose of the study was to critically evaluate the public procurement act in its capacity to defeat corruption. A descriptive survey was used for the study based on mixed method of research-qualitative and quantitative. A purposive sampling method was adopted in the collection of data. A 16-item interview guide was developed-made up of 15 closed ended items with 3 follow up questions and 1 openended item. The study revealed that there was not much weaknesses in public procurement activities, practices that seems to encourage corruption were minimal due to the use of the public procurement Act, due diligence was followed during procurement. The study recommended that, even though the Act seems to have defeated corruption, there should be continues capacity building for procurement officers to improve on their efficiency.

Redefining Corrupt Public Procurement Practices in Ghana Based on Stakeholders’ Perception

International Journal of Innovative Research and Development

Government and public institutions procure diverse works, goods and services from different business organizations from time to time. These acquisitions are often perceived to be surrounded by corrupt practices and with this perception in mind, people have little or no trust in public institutions and public procurement processes. The paper seeks to identif y the different forms of corrupt procurement practices to assist in the redefinition of the term. The study was conducted in two regions, namely: the Greater Accra Region and the Central Region. A field survey conducted included 120 respondents made up of contractors, opinion leaders, press men, industry professionals from public institutions and donor agencies. The study concludes by redefining corrupt procurement practice as: "the direct or indirect offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of gifts or bribes, conspiracies among firms, or fraudulent practices that influence the procurement selection process or contract execution for personal gain."

Conflict of Interest and Related Corrupt Practices in Public Procurement in Ghana

Purpose: The objective of this study was to assess the perceptions of the players in Ghana's Construction industry (GCI) on the pervasiveness of conflict of interest and corruption in the industry. Research Design: The study involved the undertaking of an extensive literature review on the subject matter. Additionally, employing the principles of a " survey approach to research " , a questionnaire was developed, which sought to primarily establish, which of the stages of the procurement process was most susceptible to corruption and acts of conflict of interest Purposive sampling was utilized and descriptive statistics and relative importance index were used to analyze the data. Research Limitations: The use of purposive sampling limited the survey to the participants of the procurement forum. Findings: From the study, acts of conflict of interest and corrupt practices are still pervasive in the construction industry and the tender stage, contract execution stage and f...

ASSESSING PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES & OUTCOMES IN GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES IN GHANA

Long Essay, 2018

Procurement practice in Ghana is shrouded with a lot of public outcry, especially due to corrupt practices associated with it. An assessment of compliance with the public procurement processes therefore necessitated this study in a bid to measure commitment of procurement officers to reduce completely the incidence of procurement fraud in Ghana. In addition, the study ascertained confidence rating of law enforcement agencies by a section of civil servants and also assessed the challenges affecting public procurement officers. A total of one hundred and sixty-five respondents comprised of fifteen procurement officers and one hundred and fifty non procurement officers were sampled from fifteen central government ministries in the Greater Accra region based on their willingness to participate in the study. The findings suggest compliance with recommended public procurement practice is generally good but few institutions performed excellent in all five compliance indicators. Confidence rating in law enforcement agencies by civil servants was generally on the low, indicating abysmal performance with regards arrest, prosecution and retrieval of state monies from corrupt individuals through public procurement contract. Challenges faced by public procurement officers include political interference and inability to detect fraudulent documentations that lead to substantial loss of monies through public procurement. It is recommended among others that politicians must desist from interfering in the affairs of public procurement officers.

The Consequences of Public Procurement and Its Associated Irregularities in Ghana

Academic and Applied Research in Military and Public, 2021

Ghana spends a large number of its public resources on the acquisition of goods, works and services with most of them being sourced through Public Procurement. The country in its quest to ensure transparency and efficiency in its public transaction established the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) and clothed it with powers by an Act of Parliament to discharge the given responsibilities. However, since 2003 when the 4th Republican rule was instituted, not a single government regime has exited from office without recourse to irregularities associated with the procurement processes as reported by the Auditor General’s Annual Reports or reports by Civil Society Organisations (CSOs). The goal of this paper is to look at the consequences of these irregularities in the procurement process posed to Ghana’s development. The methodology used in carrying out this study centred mainly on secondary data, and some recommendations have been offered for consideration.

Transparency and public procurement practices in the Nigerian Civil Service

2021

This study examines the extent to which the level of transparency influences public procurement practices in the Nigerian Civil Service. A survey research design is adopted. The staff members of the public procurement department/unit of the different federal government ministries in Abuja made up the population of this study. The sample size consists of 352 staff members selected from different ministries where questionnaires were administered as a research instrument for data collection. Only 318 copies of the questionnaire were usable for data analyses. The simple regression result shows that public procurement practices are significantly and positively related to the level of transparency. Based on the findings, the study recommends that impartiality and fairness should be enshrined in the public procurement system in Nigeria so as to maximize the use of available resources. Key words: Public procurement, transparency, simple regression approach.

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