World Bank Document

69. 

Procurement. The Country Integrated Fiduciary Assessment (2012) and the PEFA 

assessment found the following weaknesses in Uzbekistan’s public procurement system: (a) no 

unified legislative framework; (b) inefficient and non-transparent procurement practices; (c) no 

single institution with oversight or regulatory authority for public procurement practices; (d) weak 

capacity for review of bidder’s complaints; (e) complicated internal review/approval of bid 

evaluation reports leading to low accountability and delays; (f) no comprehensive anti-corruption 

measures; and (g) low skills/capacity of staff handling public procurement at every level. While 

procurement under WBG-financed projects is carried out according to World Bank Procurement 

and Consultant guidelines, the country’s fragmented procurement regulatory framework, 

bureaucratic processes, and low procurement capacity negatively affect procurement, resulting in 

slow procurement, lagging disbursements, and delayed project implementation. The WBG will 

                                                           

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 Reports on Observance of Standards and Codes. 

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 Worldwide Governance Indicators 2015: 

http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/worldwide-governance-indicators

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support government efforts to improve the legislative and regulatory framework and build the 

capacity of its officials. More generally, the government’s interest in improving public financial 

management and procurement in Bank-financed projects will be used as an entreé to work jointly 

on basic economic governance issues.