WTO Symposium on Transparency in Government Procurement
WORLD BANK
AFRICA REGION
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
IN IMPROVING GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
Bernard Abeillé
October 10, 2002
1
Role & Responsibilities
Ensuring Economy, Efficiency and
Transparency of Public Resources
through:
z
z
z
Assessment of national systems
Developing national capacities
Fiduciary Compliance (Prior/Post
Reviews + Audits)
2
Main Focus
z
Building Capacity at the country level
y
y
y
Country Procurement Assessment Reviews
(CPARs)
Procurement Reforms
Country Specific Procurement Seminars
z
z
Enhanced Decentralization of Staff
Enhance Fiduciary Compliance
z
Modernize Monitoring/Communication Tools
y
y
y
Accelerate Prior Reviews + more systematic post
reviews
Procurement Reforms Observatory
Access to Africa Proc.WEBSITE
3
Services Rendered by Africa Procurement
z
z
z
z
z
Project Preparation
y
Conduct Capacity Assessments
y
Procurement Arrangements
Supervision of
Procurement Activities
y
Prior Reviews above thresholds
y
Post Proc. Reviews
Organize Independent
Procurement Reviews
Deliver Country Specific
Procurement Seminars
Conduct Country
Procurement Assessment
Reports (CPARs)
$2
$2
$2
$1
$1
$0
Proj. Supp.
$0.30
$0.40
Cap.Build
IPR
4
Country Procurement
Assessment Reviews (CPARs)
z
Country Procurement Assessment Review
[Sound public procurement policies and practices are among
the essential elements of good governance]
y
y
y
y
y
Jointly by the Bank and the Borrower
In Partnership with other Donors (AfDB, EU,
………..)
Country Directors responsibility
Report: Findings, Recommendations/Action Plans
Action Plan è Procurement Reforms
5
CPARS
Morocco
Libya
Algeria
Arab Rep. of Egypt
Former Spanish
Sahara
Mauritania
Mali
Niger
Cape Verde Senegal
Gambia
Guinea Bissau
Guinea
Burkina Faso
Benin
Nigeria
FY01
Ethiopia
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Eritrea
Sudan
Chad
CAR
Togo
Cameroon
Somalia
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Uganda
Congo
Kenya
Démocratique République
Rwanda
of Congo
Burundi
Sao Tome & Principe
Tanzania
Seychelles
Comoros
Malawi
Angola
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Botswana
Mozambique
Swaziland
South Africa
Lesotho
Madagascar
Mauritius
CPARS
Morocco
Libya
Algeria
Arab Rep. of Egypt
Former Spanish
Sahara
Mauritania
Mali
Niger
Cape Verde Senegal
Gambia
Guinea Bissau
Guinea
Burkina Faso
Benin
Nigeria
FY01
Ethiopia
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Eritrea
Sudan
Chad
FY02
CAR
Togo
Cameroon
Somalia
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Uganda
Congo
Kenya
Démocratique République
Rwanda
of Congo
Burundi
Sao Tome & Principe
Tanzania
Seychelles
Comoros
Malawi
Angola
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Botswana
Mozambique
Swaziland
South Africa
Lesotho
Madagascar
Mauritius
CPARS
Morocco
Libya
Algeria
Arab Rep. of Egypt
Former Spanish
Sahara
Mauritania
Mali
Niger
Cape Verde Senegal
Gambia
Guinea Bissau
Guinea
Burkina Faso
Benin
Nigeria
FY01
Ethiopia
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Eritrea
Sudan
Chad
FY02
CAR
Togo
Cameroon
FY03
Somalia
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Uganda
Congo
Kenya
Démocratique République
Rwanda
of Congo
Burundi
Sao Tome & Principe
Tanzania
Seychelles
Comoros
Malawi
Angola
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Botswana
Mozambique
Swaziland
South Africa
Lesotho
Madagascar
Mauritius
CPARS
Morocco
Libya
Algeria
Arab Rep. of Egypt
Former Spanish
Sahara
Mauritania
Mali
Niger
Cape Verde Senegal
Gambia
Guinea Bissau
Guinea
Burkina Faso
Benin
Nigeria
FY01
Ethiopia
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Eritrea
Sudan
Chad
FY02
CAR
Togo
Cameroon
FY03
Somalia
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Uganda
Congo
Kenya
FY04
Démocratique République
Rwanda
of Congo
Burundi
Sao Tome & Principe
Tanzania
Seychelles
Comoros
Malawi
Angola
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Botswana
Mozambique
Swaziland
South Africa
Lesotho
Madagascar
Mauritius
CPAR Follow-up
z
Country Dialogue & Capacity Building:
z
z
Sub-Regional Organizations may play a major
role (WAEMU, COMESA …)
Procurement Reforms are at the center of:
z
Partnership with other donors is growing rapidly
y
y
y
y
y
WB coordinates and monitors CPARs
WB supports & monitors Procurement Reform Programs
WB organizes sub-regional workshops on Procurement
Reforms
WB Country Assistance Strategy (CAS)
PRSCs
10
WTO Symposium on Transparency in Government Procurement
WORLD BANK
AFRICA REGION
EXAMPLES OF WB CONTRIBUTION
IN IMPROVING GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
Bernard Abeillé
October 9, 2002
11
World Bank involvement in
Procurement Reforms:
z
Procurement Reforms as a result of CPARs in:
y
Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Ghana,
Guinea, Kenya, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, and South Africa
z
WB supports Procurement Reforms in Rwanda and Burundi,
at the request of Governments
z
WB supports WAEMU and COMESA sub-regional initiatives
in partnership with AfDB
12
Number of CPARs in FY03 and
FY04
CPARs
FY02
FY03
FY04
FY05
Total # of Reports
Of which:
8
9
16
4
Full CPARs
6
8
7
3
CPAR Updates
1
1
0
Issues Papers
1
8
1
1
13
Example of Angola
z
z
z
Government had already launched a review of its procurement
system
Government sought WB assistance to carry out its review
To avoid duplication of previous Government’s efforts, the WB:
y
y
y
y
y
Took stock of work already done
Carried out its own diagnostic with AfDB
Brought Bank experience in this area
Associated other donors
Shared its findings with the Government
14
Concept Memorandum (CM)
z
z
A CM was shared with the WB Country Team and AfDB
It identified:
y
Country specific Issues:
x
x
x
z
Post-Conflict situation
Lack of sound procurement code
Lack of professional skills
It proposed:
y
y
A strategy based on a realistic time-table and indicators
Areas of focus including:
x
x
Short-term action to get immediate impact
Long-term capacity building program
15
Bringing Bank’s Experience
• Ensuring Government Ownership
• Mobilizing resources
Ø A National Task Force
Ø Other donors
Ø The private sector + Civil Society
• Recruiting a highly qualified national consultant
• Using international best practices as benchmark
16
Comprehensive Analysis
• Analyze of public procurement:
ü
ü
ü
ü
Legal framework
Practices
Institutional capacities
Fairness and transparency
• Analyze of private sector:
ü
ü
ü
ü
Imports (Volume + Regulations + Practices)
Consulting services
Construction industry
Manufacturers& Suppliers
• Evaluation of risks for Bank-financed projects
17
Results as of to-day
Ø Government of Angola has been briefed, using
the CPAR Executive Summary;
Ø The Government is finalizing its action plan
before the WB issues a final CPAR; and
Ø WB funds have been made available to support
the first steps of the reform.
18
END
19