Sri Lanka : Country Procurement Assessment Report, Volume 1. Main Report

Abstract

This country procurement assessment
 report (CPAR) is presented in two volumes: Volume I is the
 Summary Report and Volume II is the Detailed Report. Volume
 I describes the key findings on the effectiveness and
 transparency of the present Public Procurement System and
 includes a recommended action plan for improving the system.
 Vol. II presents the in-depth study of the existing
 Financial Regulations, Guidelines and the legal system in
 relation to procurement (in the absence of a Public
 Procurement Law), procedures followed for Government-funded
 programs vis-à-vis those funded with external assistance,
 standardization of documents, and the organizational setup
 for procurement processing and implementation, together with
 a General Risk Assessment. The CPAR is based on the
 responses to the questionnaires received, documents reviewed
 and interviews held. The team sent out three sets of
 questionnaires: one for selected government ministries, a
 second for the selected implementing agencies which had
 major procurements, and a third for the contractors'
 association; and reviewed their responses.