Developed by TI, the Integrity Pact (IP) is a tool aimed at preventing corruption in public contracting. It consists of a process that includes an agreement between a government or a government department (at the federal, national or local level) and all bidders for a public contract. It contains rights and obligations to the effect that neither side will: pay, offer, demand or accept bribes; collude with competitors to obtain the contract; or engage in such abuses while carrying out the contract. The IP also introduces a monitoring system that provides for independent oversight and accountability.

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Worldwide, the construction sector is regularly rated as the most corrupt industry. Even so, the scale and effects of this corruption are frequently underestimated. The 2005 edition of Transparency International's Global Corruption Report highlights the devastating impact of corruption in construction and what can be done to prevent it.

Coinciding with the publication of the Global Corruption Report 2005, TI has launched an international initiative aimed at preventing corruption on construction projects. The following set of documents is intended to assist in the prevention of corruption in this sector. They are discussion documents, and TI welcomes comments which would lead to the improvement of the individual documents, or to the addition of further documents. Comments should be sent to neill.stansbury@transparency.org.uk

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