Public Procurement of Road Infrastructure Rehabilitation Works in Chișinău
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Monitoring and analysis of public procurement for capital works on road infrastructure in Chișinău municipality has revealed several procedural irregularities and corruption risks at the General Directorate for Transport, Public Roads and Communications (DGTPCC) and in the city hall's management. The findings are presented in a report under an EU-funded project.
The problems fall into four interconnected groups: medium- and long-term planning of capital works, the quality of technical designs, the formation and work of procurement working groups, and the organisation of construction works. They stem from five root causes: low institutional capacity of the local authorities, integrity problems among officials, a poorly developed technical regulatory base, insufficient oversight by the CMC, and an environment where the long-running fight against corruption has produced no results.
Similar problems appear whether national procedures or those of international financial institutions are applied, so the general procurement framework is not the main constraint, although it needs improvement. Technical designs suffer from unclear terms of reference, discretionary interventions and frequent changes that cause financial losses. Working groups lack tools against collusion schemes, and poorly organised works cause traffic jams, inconvenience and losses for businesses. The problems are complex and go well beyond procurement itself.
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