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Burundi: Integrity Scorecard Report > Sub-Category: Procurement
Indicators		Score
48	Is the public procurement process effective?	40
49	Can citizens access the public procurement process?	54

Indicator and sub-Indicator Details

Is the public procurement process effective?

48a: In law, there are regulations addressing conflicts of interest for public procurement officials.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: la loi sur les marchés publics

48b: In law, there is mandatory professional training for public procurement officials.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: La loi sur les marchés publics

48c: In practice, the conflicts of interest regulations for public procurement officials are enforced.

Score:

100

Comments: There is no such law.

References: Interview with Prosper Nindorera, senior procurement specialist

48d: In law, there is a mechanism that monitors the assets, incomes and spending habits of public procurement officials.

Score:

YES

Comments: However , The head of state , Ministers and high ranked civil servants ( Director General, some Directors) are supposed to declare their assets.

References: La loi sur les marchés publics

48e: In law, major procurements require competitive bidding.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: La loi sur les marchés publics

48f: In law, strict formal requirements limit the extent of sole sourcing.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: La loi sur les marchés publics

48g: In law, unsuccessful bidders can instigate an official review of procurement decisions.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: La loi sur les marhés publics

48h: In law, unsuccessful bidders can challenge procurement decisions in a court of law.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: La loi sur les marchés publics

48i: In law, companies guilty of major violations of procurement regulations (i.e. bribery) are prohibited from participating in future procurement bids.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: La loi sur les marchés publics

48j: In practice, companies guilty of major violations of procurement regulations (i.e. bribery) are prohibited from participating in future procurement bids.

Score:

100

Comments: It is rarely applied, and when it is, it is more often the result of a political dispute than the application of the law.

References: Interview with Prosper Nindorera, senior procurement specialist.

Can citizens access the public procurement process?

49a: In law, citizens can access public procurement regulations.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: La loi sur les marchés publics

49b: In law, the government is required to publicly announce the results of procurement decisions.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: La loi sur les marchés publics

49c: In practice, citizens can access public procurement regulations within a reasonable time period.

Score:

100

Comments: The governement gazette is not published regularly due to lack of funds. However, as soon as regulations are effective, it is not difficult to get a photocopy.

References: Interview with Prosper Nindorera, a senior procurement specialist

Peer Review Comments: But it is harder for ordinary, unconnected people to get access to such information than is made apparent by the researcher.

49d: In practice, citizens can access public procurement regulations at a reasonable cost.

Score:

100

Comments:

References: Interview with a senior procurement specialist

Peer Review Comments: The records are really only available in the capital city, and even there, the cost of transportation is rather high -- not prohibitive for one already nearby, but for anyone outside the capital who wanted the information the cost might be impractical.

Peer Review Comments: I am not sure this is so. If you add transportation, as well as time for waiting and coming back (because few services function efficiently and transparently enough that you get what you need the first time around), plus photocopying, I would say it is not really cheap.

49e: In practice, major public procurements are effectively advertised.

Score:

100

Comments: The major impediment is that contracts are awarded through direct contracting, otherwise invitations for bids are effectively advertised.

References: Interview with Prosper Nindorera, a senior procurement specialist

49f: In practice, citizens can access the results of major public procurement bids.

Score:

100

Comments:

References: Interview with a senior procurement specialist