This indicator indicates risk if audit reports are not signed or attested AND/OR the audit company does not exist AND/OR the audit report is not in line with auditing standards
This redflag indicates risk if only a few of the companies that purchase the bidding documents submit bids (especially if more than half drop out) AND/OR relatively few companies submit bids, compared to prior similar tenders AND/OR fewer than the normal or expected number of potential bidders apply for prequalification.
This indicator indicates risk if bids are not opened in public AND/OR pages are missing from one or more bids AND/OR changes to the bid prices and bid security list are handwritten AND/OR members of the bide evaluation committee [BEC] are present or participating AND/OR The attendance sheet lacks original signatures of the company representatives supposedly present at the ceremony
This redflag indicates risk if the pre-bid conference is scheduled too close to the bid submission date or yields changes to specifications without changes in deadline AND/OR Questions raised during the pre-bid conference are not addressed properly AND/OR clarifitions and modifications are not shared with all the prospective bidders
This redflag indicates risk if securities do not have a serial number AND/OR securities are copies rather than originals AND/OR securities are not on original letterhead of the issuing bank and lack the required signatures
This redflag indicates risk if certificates are not signed or dated AND/OR certificates appear to be copies rather than originals AND/OR multiple certificates on different dates, from varying sources, appearing to have identical signatures, formatting, etc.