Monitoring Road Works Contracts and Unit Costs for Enhanced Governance in Europe and Central Asia

Corruption can occur in any business operation. This report discusses how road construction contracts are monitored in Europe and Central Asia, in order to ensure maximum compliance to the law and contract provisions. Chapter headings include the following: 1. Addressing Corruption Risks in the Road Sector; 2. New Dataset of Road Works Contracts of Bank-Financed Projects in Europe and Central Asia; 3. Analyzing Trends and Key Indicators; 4. Examination of Red Flags; and 5. Cost Analysis.

• Record URL:
  • http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTTRANSPORT/Resources/336291-1227561426235/5611053-1229359963828/TP-33-RoadContracts-ECA.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  World Bank

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  Washington, DC  United States  20433
• Authors:
  • Alexeeva, Victoria
  • Queiroz, Cesar
  • Ishihara, Satoshi
• Publication Date: 2011-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 51p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Contracting; Corruption; Cost accounting; Costs; Economic indicators; Road construction; Trend (Statistics)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Accountability
• Geographic Terms: Central Asia; Europe
• Subject Areas: Construction; Economics; Highways; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01372518
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: TP-33
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 14 2012 10:55AM