February 2007, Engineers Against Poverty (EAP) & Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
The aim of the study is to identify opportunities to improve the delivery of social development objectives by modifying the way in which infrastructure projects are procured. The focus of research is public procurement of infrastructure in low and middle-income countries. This is an opportune time for such a study as investment in infrastructure is set to increase dramatically in the developing world in the near future.
The aim of the current work is to identify opportunities to improve the delivery of social development objectives by modifying the way in which infrastructure projects are procured. The focus of research is public infrastructure in low and middle-income countries. This is an opportune time for such a study as investment in infrastructure is set to increase dramatically in the developing world in the foreseeable future. Much of the increased investment will be funded by bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors who may be anxious to increase the contribution that such investments can make to social and economic development in general and in particular to the reduction of poverty and the delivery of the Millennium Development Goals.
The report is divided into five sections. Section 2 presents a summary of the case studies that were conducted in the four countries. Section 3 presents a synopsis of the factors in current procurement that are enhancing or inhibiting the attainment of social objectives and poverty reduction. This is followed in Section 4 by an assessment of the role of the various stakeholders in effecting change at each stage of the procurement process. Section 5 contains the conclusions of the study and Section 6 the recommendations.
The aim of the current work is to identify opportunities to improve the delivery of social development objectives by modifying the way in which infrastructure projects are procured. The focus of research is public infrastructure in low and middle-income countries. This is an opportune time for such a study as investment in infrastructure is set to increase dramatically in the developing world in the foreseeable future. Much of the increased investment will be funded by bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors who may be anxious to increase the contribution that such investments can make to social and economic development in general and in particular to the reduction of poverty and the delivery of the Millennium Development Goals.
The report is divided into five sections. Section 2 presents a summary of the case studies that were conducted in the four countries. Section 3 presents a synopsis of the factors in current procurement that are enhancing or inhibiting the attainment of social objectives and poverty reduction. This is followed in Section 4 by an assessment of the role of the various stakeholders in effecting change at each stage of the procurement process. Section 5 contains the conclusions of the study and Section 6 the recommendations.
