This redflag indicates risk if qualified contractors fail to bid indicating that the bidding process may be rigged AND/OR Companies complain that officials refuse to make bidding documents available to potential bidders or accept the submisisons AND/ OR complaints from potential bidders that they are coerced to refrain from bidding through subtle suggestions, firm statements, intimidation, or physical threats
This redflag indicates risk if tests or inspections fail [including the case when the contractor resists Bank or government inspection of its books and records in disregard of the Bank’s and the government’s audit rights] AND/OR there are increased or accelerated product failures or repair costs during the delivery phase of the contract
This redflag indicates risk if there is a delayed start of works or a delivery of services beyond normal timeframes AND/OR Long delays in implementation of the contract. The World Bank's Handbook does not indicate figures for normal timeframe.
This redflag indicates risk if there are any changes to quality, quantity or specification both to goods and services in the contract deviating from the bidding document AND/OR changes to contract type AND/OR Changes to standard contract clauses (audit, remedies, damages, etc.)AND/OR price schedules are not the same as the winning bid
This redflag indicates risk if the evaluation criteria differ from those issued in the bidding documents AND/OR improper or arbitrary evaluation sub-criteria or procedures are developed at the time of evaluation that differ from the issued bidding documents AND/OR there are changes in the scoring of bids or arbitrary scoring of bids
This redflag indicates risk if there are discrepancies between inspection findings, test results, or contract specifications and the contractor’s claims for payment (incl. false statements, missing supporting docs) AND/OR statements contradict results of background or due diligence checks
This redflag indicates risk if there are numerous or questionable change orders for a specific contractor that are approved by the same project official
This redflag indicates risk if the total amount paid to the contractor exceeds invoiced amount AND/OR invoice prices, amounts, item descriptions or terms exceed or do not match (contract terms, receiving or inventory records, supporting documents) AND/OR multiple payments occured in the same time period for the same or similar amount to the same or related vendors, for the same invoice, for the same goods, works, or services AND/OR multiple invoices were submitted with the same description of goods or services, amount and vendor, invoice number and date, purchase order number.
This redflag indicates risk if the procuring entity fails to enforce bidding deadlines. The worldbank does not imply more accurate description to this redflag.
This redflag indicates risk if there is no report for invoiced goods or services AND/OR invoiced goods or services cannot be located in the inventory or otherwise accounted for AND/OR no purchase order exists for the invoiced goods or services