Public Procurement in Roads and Highways Department: a Tussle of Transparency and Accountability
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Public Procurement in Roads and Highways Department: A Tussle of Transparency and Accountability A Dissertation By S. M. Mahmudul Hasan MPPG 5th Batch Master in Public Policy and Governance (MPPG) December 2016 Public Procurement in Roads and Highways Department: A Tussle of Transparency and Accountability S. M. Mahmudul Hasan Approved as to style and content by: Professor Dr. M. Emdadul Haq Department of Political Science and Sociology North South University, Bangladesh Thesis submitted to the Public Policy and Governance (PPG) Program in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Master in Public Policy and Governance (MPPG) December 2016 Statement of the Candidate I hereby declare that I am the sole author of this dissertation. I authorize the Public Policy and Governance (PPG) Program and North South University to lend this thesis to other institutions and individuals for the purpose of scholarly research. I further authorize the PPG Program to reproduce this thesis by photocopying or by other means, in total or in part at the request of other institutions for any research work. No part of it, in any form, has been copied from other sources without acknowledgement or submitted to any other university or institution for any degree or diploma. Responsibility for the views expressed and for any errors of fact or judgment remains with the author with the exclusion of PPG. December 2016 S. M. Mahmudul Hasan Page | ii Table of Contents: Statement of the Candidate:.....................................................................................................ii List of Tables:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….vi List of Figures:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………vi List of Charts:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….vi List of Charts:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………vii List of Appendix:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… vii List of Acronyms:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. viii-ix Acknowledgement:...............................................................................…………………………..x Abstract:..........................................................................................................................................xi Chapter-One: Introduction-Setting the context:................................................................................ 1-11 Prologue: ..................................................................................................................................... 1 Statement of Problem:................................................................................................................ 2 Objective of the Study:................................................................................................................ 4 Research Questions:.................................................................................................................... 5 Rationale of the Study:................................................................................................................ 5 Scope of the Study: ..................................................................................................................... 6 Research Methodology: .............................................................................................................. 6 Data Collection:........................................................................................................................... 7 Sample Size and Selection Criteria:............................................................................................. 8 Data Analysis and Presentation: ............................................................................................... 10 Organization of the Thesis: ....................................................................................................... 10 Epilogue:.................................................................................................................................... 11 Chapter-Two: Literature Review and Analytical Framework ............................................................ 12-25 Prologue: ................................................................................................................................... 12 Literature Review: ..................................................................................................................... 12 Page | iii Theoretical Lenses:.................................................................................................................... 17 Analytical Framework:............................................................................................................... 22 Epilogue:.................................................................................................................................... 25 Chapter-Three: Public Procurement in Roads & Highways Department: ............................................ 26-40 Prologue: ................................................................................................................................... 26 Public Procurement Regime in Bangladesh: ............................................................................. 26 The Legal Regime: ..................................................................................................................... 28 Electronic Government Procurement (e‐ GP): .......................................................................... 29 Methods of Procurement:......................................................................................................... 29 Open Tendering Method (OTM): .............................................................................................. 29 Limited Tendering Method (LTM):............................................................................................ 30 Direct Procurement Method (DPM): ........................................................................................ 30 Two‐Stage Tendering Method (TSTM): ..................................................................................... 30 Request for Quotation (RFQ): ................................................................................................... 30 Key Principles of Public Procurement: ...................................................................................... 31 Value for Money:....................................................................................................................... 32 Integrity:.................................................................................................................................... 32 Competition:.............................................................................................................................. 32 Transparency:............................................................................................................................ 33 Accountability: .......................................................................................................................... 34 Ministries Responsible for Making Policies on Procurement: .................................................. 35 Procurement in Roads and Highways Department:.................................................................. 38 Dhaka-Mymensingh Four Lane Highway Project:..................................................................... 38 Impact of Public Procurement on Economic well being:.......................................................... 39 Epilogue:.................................................................................................................................... 40 Chapter-Four: Transparency in RHD’s Public Procurement:.............................................................. 41-55 Prologue: ................................................................................................................................... 41 Page | iv Transparency in Public Procurement:....................................................................................... 42 Existing Policy of Transparency in Public Procurement:........................................................... 42 Disclosure in Relation to Submissions:...................................................................................... 43 Disclosure in Relation to Tender Processing and its Outcome: ................................................ 43 Right to Appeal:......................................................................................................................... 44 Third Party Monitoring in Public Procurement: ........................................................................ 45 Manipulation in Tendering Procedures: ................................................................................... 46 Stakeholder’s Perception about Procurement: ........................................................................ 50 Assessing Transparency in Public Procurement:....................................................................... 50 Transparency in Selection of Local Contractors:....................................................................... 52 Transparency in Consulting Activities: ...................................................................................... 52 Conventionl Procurement Practicesin RHD: ............................................................................. 54 Epilogue:...................................................................................................................................