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Was this review helpful?Yes No|Flag AbuseMexican Manhattan
Today: 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
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110 Soledad St,
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 223-3913
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Mon - Sun 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
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- Mexican Manhattan Restaurant specializes in Mexican cuisine. It offers a range of appetizers that includes guacamole, chile con queso, and bean and cheese nachos. The restaurant also provides a variety of entrees that includes enchiladas, tamale, chicken tacos, bean chalupas and flour tortillas. Additionally, it provides a range of beverages that includes coffee, tea, lemonade, soft drinks, beer and wines. The restaurant also offers private dining areas for organizing various social gatherings, such as office parties, marriages and graduation ceremonies. Founded in 1958, the restaurant is owned and operated by the Karam family. Mexican Manhattan Restaurant is located in San Antonio.
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Haven't been here since the late 70's with my grandma. But from what I'm reading/hearing I think I will keep it that way.
Was this review helpful?Yes No|Flag AbuseThe food is wonderful!! I love my mom and her cooking but this was so much better!! I pick their food over anybody elses!!! Love all their food!!
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Was this review helpful?Yes No|Flag AbuseWe had a rehersal dinner out on the back patio a month ago and the atmosphere was perfect. The river, people watching, and the good food. However, our favorite part were the margaritas. The regular and the peach ones are perfect.
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Hotel chain operator, Marriott International Inc. (MAR - Analyst Report), recently announced that its extended-stay portfolio now accounts for a third of its development pipeline in North America. With the extended-stay portfolio brands, Marriott currently has nearly 450 properties which are already approved for development or are under construction in North America. This includes the company's Signature, Select Service and Luxury Collection, and Lifestyle brand hotels.
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The brand has a presence only outside the U.S., with hotels in more than 15 countries across Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Marriott Executive Apartments projects an increase by 50% to nearly 40 properties on the international level by 2016. The move is aimed to serve the rising demand for Marriott Executive apartments in the emerging markets of Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
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I have buff, and also some white with brown spots cocker spaniel puppies, they are now 7 weeks old,, not selling,,,,, taking reservations , money down so when are 9 weeks old they will be ready to go. have all their shots, tails are docked and dew claws scraped. taking reservations now, they will go fast. the females are 350.00 and the males are 250.00, very smart dog, they use them also for quail and grouse down south. these are friendly ,,, great companion pups. call and make ur reservation now. ...
These Cockapoos were born on 10/2/13. $200+tax. Cockapoos are a cross between a Cocker Spaniel and a Miniature Poodle. They are very sweet and cuddly and all around adorable. Love everyone and they love to be held and snuggled. Have been raised with children and other pets, making them very social. Estimated adult weight is 13-17 pounds. Cockapoos are non-shed and their fur coat is very easy to care for. Current on shots and worming and have been vet checked. Also come with a congenital health ...
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PROJECT TITLE: Supporting Activities of Integrity Pact Cell Under Citizens Against Corruption Programme ORGANISATION NAME: Transparency International India CONTACT PERSON: Mr Ashutosh Kumar Mishra Director (IP & CSF) TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL INDIA Project Office : 37 National Park Lajpat Nagar IV, New Delhi - 110024 Ph. +91-11-40634797 Fax +91-11-26424552 Mobile No. +919990786823 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Website:www.transparencyindia.org 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Executive Summary 3 2. About the Implementing Organisation 8 3. Project Context 11 4. Project Goal 13 5. Project Objectives 13 6. Project Strategies to Attain Objectives 14 7. Project Activities 14 8. Geographical Area of work and Time Frame 24 9. Expected Results and Targets 26 10. Organisational Team and Roles 29 11. Role of Community Organisations in Objective Achievements 32 12. Activities in Constructive Engagement 33 13. Activities to promote peer learning 34 14. Initiatives for Sustainability 34 15. Monitoring & Evaluation 36 16. Summary of Budget 37 17. Risks and Assumptions 37 1 Annexure: • Organisational Details • Logical framework • Budget • Project Planning Matrix • Detailed Map of the Project Area Abbreviations Used: CMD: Chairman-cum-Managing Director. CVC: Central Vigilance Commission. CVO: Chief Vigilance Officer. IEM: Independent External Monitor PSU: Public Sector Undertaking. TII: Transparency International India . TI : Transparency International RTI: Right to Information . MoU: Memorandum of Understanding 2 1. Executive Summary Integrity Pact is a corporate governance programme at TII that is focused on reducing corruption within the sphere of public procurement. It is a contract that neither side will pay, offer, demand or accept bribes, nor will bidders collude with competitors to obtain the contract, or bribe the representatives of the governmental/governmental agencies whilst carrying it out. It was initiated in India in 2006 and till date 44 PSU's have signed the Integrity Pact. Since its inception, TII has received unconditional support from the Central Vigilance Commission of the Government of India in its effort to encourage public sector units to sign the Integrity Pact. IP is a model for transparency in public procurement and contracts. It enhances public trust in government contracting and contributes towards improving the credibility of contracting procedures and administration, in general. The benefits of adopting IP by the various stakeholders are as follows: For the bidding companies Increased chance of fair selection as a supplier and enhanced access of the markets Protection from legal penalties Saving of costs, formerly paid as bribes Enhanced reputation Employees and competitors behave ethically and responsibly For the PSUs 3 Enhanced competition in bidding process – most efficient, not best connected bidder wins bid Enhanced reputation Avoid time consuming lawsuits / blocking points after decision on supplier company Focus of business relationships on quality and reliability of goods and services For the Government Incentives to be transparent Strengthened rule of law, increase in credibility and political stability Higher investment levels from domestic and foreign investors Improved image of country Effective governance mechanisms enabling more efficient procurement. For Civil Society/Non-governmental Organizations Improved access to essential resources, such as health care , education and better socio-economy development, if monies are invested proficiently Increased trust and confidence in business engagements and correspondences Consistent and fair enforcement of regulations Greater traction for the proclaimed objective in working towards a more transparent environment and strict conforming action on corrupt practices TII with support from Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF) has been actively involved in advocacy and monitoring of IP at central and state level. The second phase of the program will be guided by the findings of the Impact Assessment Survey conducted by TII. 4 TII has set forth three objectives that will be of great assistance in accomplishing the goal of having corruption free procurement : (1) To increase the influence of Integrity Pact through the inclusion of more PSU's as well as governmental and private sectors within the programme. (2) To strengthen the effectiveness of Integrity Pact by monitoring Public procurement of IP signatories Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and other organizations and also fine- tuning of IP program . (3) Fine tuning of IP program , in order to achieve desired results as being highlighted in the in the assessment report published after phase I . TII envisions the continuation of the IP cell's role in encouraging more PSU's to sign the IP, but it also seeks to include other bodies such as governmental departments, state organizations, municipal corporations as well as corporations within the private sector that are all part of the public contracting process. Furthermore, TII would like to take on a more active role to strengthen the IP programme by monitoring the activities of different principal stakeholders who have signed the IP contract. Only through effective implementation of IP through the inclusion of all bodies that are involved in public contracting as well as regular interaction with the signatories to IP, can the programme be successful. TII will also engage effectively with different stakeholders , in achieve desired result as being published in the survey report. 5 (1) To increase the influence of Integrity Pact through the inclusion of more PSU's as well as governmental and private sectors within the programme Status at the end of Phase I : The five Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) namely SJVNL (5 Jan2011), Numaligarh Refinery Limited (26 September 2011), Engineers India Ltd (7 November 2011), Pawan Hans Helicopters(9 November 2011) and Orissa Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) 20 December 2011 have adopted Integrity Pact (IP) by entering MoU with TII. In this phase we achieved a major breakthrough when OPGC became first state PSU to adopt IP. Jindal Power and GMR has shown interest in IP , preliminary talks has been done. TII has three rounds of meeting with representatives from Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), for advocacy of IP among private sector. Department of Expenditure (Ministry of Finance) and Department of Public Enterprise (Ministry of Heavy Industries) have issued office memorandum recommending adoption of Integrity Pact . Phase II: TII will continue advocating IP to Central PSUs and we expect at least 4 more PSUs adopt IP in phase II State PSUs is an unexplored area , we will also advocate IP to all state government and Union territories Administrators . We are sure that at least one or two big private sector companies will come upfront and adopt IP in phase II. Till date only PSUs have adopted IP , in phase II we will also focus on adoption of IP by Governmental Departments. 6 Objective 2) To strengthen the effectiveness of Integrity Pact by monitoring public procurement of IP signatories Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and other organizations and also fine-tuning of IP program. Status at the end of Phase I : During this phase , complaints received were forwarded (with feedback from TII)to Monitors and vigilance officer for necessary action. In case of one of the Coal companies Central Coalfields Limited(CCL) TII convened meeting of Officers , Bidders and Independent External Monitors ( IEM) , issues related to petition of Bidders Revathi Equipment and Altas Copco were discussed & TII forwarded its recommendation to Chairman CCL Complaints related to procurement in Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC ) ,corruption in recruitment in Bhilai plant of Steel Authority Of India Ltd. (SAIL) were also received and forwarded to CVC , complaints have been registered and enquiry is going on. The survey carried out by TII to measure effectiveness of IP , has indirectly helped a lot in monitoring of IP as being implemented in these PSUs. Unlike Central PSUs where monitors are appointed by CVC , in the state PSU , TII has started appointing IEMs, so a civil society like TII is directly involved in the monitoring of public procurement. Phase II: TII will continue receiving complaints from aggrieved parties and will follow up with concern authorizes. TII will also continue with his role as facilitator to the PSUs and bidders. 7 In this phase TII with help of monitors will randomly scrutinize some of the IP implemented projects , to evaluate impact of Integrity Pact in the execution stage of the project. TII will conduct a survey to study impact of cartelization and collusive corruption on the public procurement , in selected sectors and will submit it findings and recommendation to the Government of India. TII will also engage national and international experts to train officials and CSOs member, on identification of red-flags in the public procurement. 3) Fine tuning of IP program , in order to achieve desired results as being highlighted in the in the assessment report published after phase I . This additional objective has been added in phase II .Based on the findings of the Impact Assessment Report , TII will carry out follow up activities for effective implementation of IP. 2. About the Implementing Organisation Transparency International India (TII) came into existence in 1997 as a non-governmental, non-party and not-for-profit organization for Indian citizens with professional, social, industrial or academic experience seeking to promote transparent and ethical governance and to eradicate corruption in India. It is an accredited national chapter of Transparency International (TI), an international civil society organization based in Berlin that has turned to fight against corruption into a worldwide movement. It is registered in India as a Non-Governmental Organization under Societies Act 1860 (Registration No. S-32570 of 1998) of NCT of Delhi. The organization is part of the Asia Pacific forum comprising 20 nations including China, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Maldives among others. 8 TII is working on various anti-corruption tools to reduce corruption to make a robust and developed India. Since its inception, TII has initiated three programmes in India, namely: Integrity Pact (IP): An effective and successful anti-corruption tool of TII in the field of public contracting. After an effective advocacy initiated by TII, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) adopted it in 2007. The process includes an agreement between a governmental /governmental department and all bidders for a public sector contract. The IP sets out its rights and obligations to the effect that neither party will pay, offer, demand or accept bribes, or collude with competitors while trying to obtain the contract, while carrying it out and/or after its completion. If violations occur, then sanctions will apply. Companies and governments alike stand to benefit from IPs. The IP has shown itself to be adaptable to many legal settings and flexible in its application. Since its inception, 44 Public Sector Units (PSUs) have signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and are actively implementing the Integrity Pact in their respective units. Recent memorandum from Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Heavy Industries have given impetus to advocacy of IP. Pahal, Shaasan Sudhar ki Ore: This initiative was a logical step taken after TII's India Corruption Study 2008, which was enunciated to measure the extent of bribes paid by the rural below poverty line (BPL) households to avail the eleven basic (PDS, Hospitals, School Education, Electricity, Water Supply) and need based services (Land Records, Housing, Forest, NREGS, Banking & Police). The key objective behind this initiative is to work towards transparent and accountable governance structures along with the rural masses, village leaders, government officials and civil society groups to empower the poor and marginalized rural people, to demand and access their entitlements and public services. It is expected that with knowledge about tools of good governance like RTI, social audit, revived gram sabhas, there 9 would be an increased usage of these tools in accessing information and entitlements. TII has implemented this initiative in three states – Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Jharkhand – since April 2009 with further plans for expansion. Development Pact: It is an instrument developed by TII, designed to help disadvantaged groups, to increase their participation and oversight in development processes and to monitor the performance of their elected representatives and administrative officials. It is a tool to mobilize and sustain political will by facilitating mutually beneficial pacts between local authority, elected representatives, and community including its vulnerable groups. The final beneficiaries are vulnerable groups, communities and civil society organizations, who benefit from pro-active disclosure of information and increased spaces for participating in policy consultations. This initiative is in its planning stage and has yet to be implemented. Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre (ALAC): TII with support from TI-S has established these centre in Delhi, Ranchi ,Bhubaneswar , Jaipur Patna nd Chennai, to take up cases of individual corruption TII is governed by 15 members Board of Management which internally elects the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Treasurer. The Executive Director is answerable to the Board. TII has a team of 15 paid staff and national network encompassing 547 individuals in the field of administration, law, social work, industries and academics. TII is associated with important issues in relation to political and electoral reforms (Enactment of legislation for Parliamentary Ombudsman, Ratification of UNCAC, preventing criminals from contesting elections, transparency in political finance, development pacts), governance reforms (India Corruption Studies, national and regional seminars and people's movement in 10 rural areas), corporate reforms (Integrity Pacts with CVC and public sector units for transparency in public procurement), etc The proposed initiative builds on this work as well as derives experiences from the global movement of other TI Chapters for social accountability. 3. Project Context Corruption is defined by Transparency International as "the abuse of entrusted power for private gain". Although India has made considerable progress in its growth and development, it is yet a victim of corruption. Corruption pervades every aspect of society and hinders its progress within its borders. According to the Corruption Perception Index of Transparency International from 2011; India ranks 95th amongst 180 countries India's importance cannot be denied in the global economy. It is one of the fastest growing countries with a growth rate of around 8%. The investment market has been booming with large flows of FDI into India since the economic policies adopted by the Government in the early 90s, calling for liberalization and deregulation of its economy. But such a drastic and fast paced growth rate does not come without its share of problems. Corruption pervades every aspect of society when dealing with governmental bodies. With this in mind, the Parliament launched the Right to Information Act (2005) allowing citizen's access to records of the central government as well as the state government. Under the provisions of the Act, any citizen (excluding the citizens within J&K) may request information from a "public authority" (a body of Government or "instrumentality of State"), which is required to reply expeditiously or within thirty days. To ensure effective implementation of this Act, the assistance of civil society organizations are pertinent in assisting ordinary citizens for their rights to receive information and to ensure efficient provision of government services. 11 TII has worked closely with the important stakeholders, state and national policy makers, vigilance bodies, civil society and political leadership to facilitate reforms in various sectors for the past 13 years and has succeeded in transforming them into concrete policies and actions on ground. The adoption of Integrity Pact of TII by Central Vigilance Commission, the Ministry of Defence in 2007, the Ministry of Personnel & Training for all the States, its endorsement by the Prime Minister of India in 2009, adoption of citizen's charters by the Delhi government in 2006 and its revision in 2009, etc are a few examples of evidence-based advocacy works of TI India for policy reforms to fight corruption. Till date 44 big Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) have signed MoU with TII, to implement IP in their public procurement. TII has played an important role in advocacy of IP. By organizing workshops, meeting and Focus Group Discussions, it has highlighted various grey areas in effective monitoring of public procurement. TII has also prepared guidelines to help various stakeholders of IP and these guidelines were derived based from the outcome of many recommendations and suggestions through various meetings and discussions. Defence Minister, Central Vigilance Commission and other stakeholders of IP have appreciated the efforts of TII. In case of complaints related to IP, TII has actively intervened and helped the aggrieved party. By institutionalizing activities of IP under IP cell, TII believes the cases of violation of IP can then be pursued more effectively and in turn, enabling to monitor public procurement more rapidly. Currently, the TII network is one of the best positioned and credible civil societies to advocate the wants for reforms favouring open public budgeting, social audits, legislation for the universal adoption of citizen's charters and establishment of local self-government in all states. 12 WE have received mixed results from the survey done to assessment impact of IP in making procurement system more transparent . There are certain key issues that need to be addressed this phase will focus on these issues. 4. Project Goal To improve the effectiveness, credibility and sustainability of the Integrity Pact as a means for increased transparency and accountability on public contracting processes and systems 5. Project Objectives The objectives of this goal are three-folds: To increase the influence of Integrity Pact through the inclusion of more PSU's as well as governmental and private sector within the programme. To strengthen the effectiveness of Integrity Pact by monitoring public procurement of IP signatories Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). Fine tuning of IP program , in order to achieve desired results as being highlighted in the report published after phase I . 6. Project Strategies to Attain Objectives 13 To achieve these objectives, TII 's IP cell will focus on 1) Advocacy. 2) Monitoring and Evaluation Apart from the internal staffing, TII also engages resourceful individuals and volunteers from time to time to achieve these objectives. TII has also been widely supported by Central Vigilance Commission, Anti- Corruption Agency of Government of India, in advocacy of IP, and we remain positively hopeful for the continuation of such support. TII will also partner with civil society organizations, anti – corruption units of state government and media in states, for effective implementation of this project. TII will also rope in experts from TI's secretariat to enhance capacities of monitors to identify red flags in public procurement. We will also submit our findings to various departments, ministries , confederation of Industries members of Parliament , members of Legislative Assemblies for policy level interventions. 7. Project Activities Objective 1: To increase the influence of Integrity Pact through the inclusion of more PSU's as well as governmental and private sectors within the programme ADVOCACY IP cell will perform the following activities effectively in line with the implementation of the objectives that has been set forth within the IP cell, in achieving its goal towards eradication of corruption within public procurement. 14 Within the public sectors, the activities to be carried out shall encompass the following: Inclusion of more PSU's into the programme to increase the impact of a corruption free environment within public procurement. IP cell will be responsible for widening the IP base and to include different government organizations such as state, municipal corporations, etc within IP. Capacity building and information dissemination for the purpose of providing knowledge to different stakeholders within the programme to enable them to tackle corruption. This initiative will be possible through trainings sessions, focus groups discussions and workshops of Independent External Monitors, Central Vigilance Officers and nodal officers which will take place on a regular basis, enabling one to maintain contact with the different stakeholders in order to learn and to share insights derived from their experiences through the implementation of IP and this indirectly serves as a learning and communication tool, the cheapest and most convenient way, which only TII can provide. Within the private sector, the following are to be carried out by the said department: Inclusion of the involvement of private sectors within the ambit of IP by way of rendering invitations to the companies from the private sectors to sign the IP. For a long time, the private sectors have shown great interest to be a part of the Integrity Pact. TII has, up to date, outpoured its effort within the region of public sectors only. The process of including the private sector seems to be the next logical step now. In public procurement, a great number of private sectors are seen to be involved and in order to achieve the goal of reducing corruption in public procurement, it is 15 imperative to have all parties who are affected by this process to come on board and be part of the Integrity Pact programme. In the first phase Jindal steel &Power, GMR have shown interest in adopting IP. We are also in touch with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) for advocacy of IP among private sector. Collaboration with civil society organizations, the media and any other like-minded organisations, in working towards preventing corruption in public procurement and in the process of doing so, learning to understand the mechanism and the role played by these different entities in preventing corruption and to work jointly with these entities to organize events and conduct independent studies, etc. Creation and distribution of reports , latest findings & newsletters to all stakeholders and individuals/ organizations working within the sphere of public procurement. These deliverables shall serve as an information provider and as a base measurement on the effectiveness of the implementation of IP and shall forthwith address the following issues: Experiences of Independent External Monitors in the performance of their functions as outlined in the IP contract Best and worst practices of different PSU's, bidders and other stakeholders in the implementation of the Integrity Pact Work of IP cell in its activities to strengthen the IP programme. 16 Objective 2: To strengthen the effectiveness of Integrity Pact by monitoring public procurement of IP signatories Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). MONITORING AND EVALUATION From the outset, it has been expected that civil society in the respective country would play a key role in overseeing and monitoring the full implementation of the IP correctly. A strong monitoring mechanism will lead TII to obtain all the information, which will help towards creating a credible and fair governance system of public procurement within India. Monitoring of the IP programme is essential in order to reach the objective of its overall goal. If executed properly, it shall be a useful tool for good management, acting as a useful base provider for evaluation. Therefore, the monitoring and evaluation department within the IP cell will be a responsible for strengthening the impact of the IP programme. This unit is accountable in monitoring the public procurement activities of the existing PSU's who have marked their signatures on the IP contract as well as monitoring the activities of the future signatories of the IP contract. This department shall thus implement the following: Address complaints to the IP, based on the primary issues raised by the parties to TII. With regards to complaints, the advice of a panel of learned experts will be sought, whose experience are encapsulated from various diversified background collectively with domain and profound tendering knowledge of the thorough workings of those industries in which the signatories to the Integrity Pact are professionally engaged in. Beyond this, the panel shall also consist of corporate lawyer whose base of expertise is strictly planted within the field of public procurement contracts. The panel of experts shall provide advice on a voluntary basis within this unit of IP cell and such advises will be provided in line with the complaints received and in tackling the issues, the panel will work together with the concerned PSU. 17 To determine the impact of IP, TII will have review meeting with all IP compliant PSUs. Preparation of an impact assessment on a yearly basis of the overall IP programme will be enunciated by IP cell. It will be based on the information received from the various review meetings as well as from other sources through focus group discussions, meetings held with the principal IP stakeholders, complaints received by this department and as well as information received from bidders etc. The Phase I survey report talks about collusive corruption and presence of cartels in many IP complaint PSUs, we will also carry out a survey to assess their presence , and also submit our recommendation to various ministries in order to address cartelization and collusive corruption. CVC has issued Standard Operating Procedure , for all IP compliant PSUs , we will also through, our review meeting , will try to find out , how far the SOP is being properly implemented in these PSUs and report it to CVC. 18 Objective 3: Fine tuning of IP program , in order to achieve desired results as being highlighted in the in the assessment report published after phase I . The activities will be guided by the observations and findings of Assessment survey done in Phase I. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS General: 1) Sub-contractor must be a part of IP process and program 2) In case of any default in various provisions of IP including bribery by sub-contractor, the contractor has to be held responsible and accountable. 3) Every IP compliant PSU should also sign IP document of Principal while participating in bidding process. 4) There are various instances, where bribes are routed through sub-contractors, big bidder companies, including MNCs. 5) No cases of Bribery have been reported. 6) Almost all respondents feel that there is a need of IP like tool in India, and this tool is to be further fine tuned by taking feedback from them. 7) Almost all respondents feel satisfied with role played by CVC and TII. Major chunk of the bidders feel that TII has to be more proactive in terms of advocacy of IP and complaint redressal. 8) Almost all PSUs feel that they are not overburdened with expenses on IEMs. 9) No PSU and CVO feels that IEM(s) is/ are duplicating the work of vigilance department. 10) Some PSUs are changing nomenclature of External independent Monitor for Independent External Monitor (IEM), TII suggest a 19 common nomenclature of Independent External Monitor should be used by all. 11) Interactive meetings with IEMs should be conducted more frequently and at regular intervals for speedier review of cases PSUs: Minutes of IEM-Management meeting, annual report submitted by IEMs, action taken report on complaints be uploaded on the PSUs website. CVCs: Since maximum IEMs are retired bureaucrats, there is a need to diversify them among persons of impeccable integrity and having domain knowledge. They may be from private sector, academics, NGOs, Media, PSUs etc. IEM(s): IEM must submit annual report pertaining to implementation of IP to the concerned CMD, with a copy to CVC and TII. Private Sector: Private sector is no more victim of corruption. Instead they are instrumental and hand-in-gloves with public officers. Bribery among officials of private firms is rampant. They pay bribes to others to get deals successfully done. Government must bring a strong deterrent tool to curb corruption in private sector. Multinational and World Bank: A few PSUs have reported that World Bank doesn't allow its funded project to be a part of IP program. TII and TI-S can take up this matter with WB Officials. TI India: List of all bidding companies which are not signing IP, must be displayed on concerned PSUs' and TII's website. In case 20 of a foreign multinational, TII may raise and pursue this matter with their counterparts located in the countries concerned. The findings of this report have provided considerable insight into the beliefs of IEMs etc. as they relate to meaningful involvement in consulting service acquisition processes. While these views have some limitations, they may be considered as a basis for improving the way that public organizations make purchases. These findings also contribute to the development of the public purchasing field by filling some considerable gaps in the procurement. These results can also be used to improve organizational effectiveness and as a foundation for future initiatives. ACTION POINT FOR STAKEHOLDERS Central 1) Address issues raised by BHEL, OIL and other PSUs. Vigilance 2) Designate an official for IP related work. Commission 3) More constructive engagement with IEMs. (CVC) 4) Convene a meeting of stakeholders from CIL and its subsidiaries for effective implementation of IP. 5) Coordinate with other anti-corruption organizations to promote IP in other sectors. 6) Suggest a uniform mechanism for complaint handling Transparency 1) Effective engagement with CVC, PSUs , IEMs and International Bidders . India 2) Organize more workshop and meetings to educate (TII) stakeholders about IP. 3) Engage constructively with private sector, for advocacy and implementation of IP. IP Compliant 1) Regular interaction with IEMs PSUs 2) More frequent bidders meet. 3) Quantify results from IP. 21 4) Share all relevant documents on IP, including minutes of the meeting with TII. IEMs 1) More frequent interaction with stakeholders. 2) Share their findings with TII, so that it can circulate among all stakeholders for effective peer learning. Dimensions of procurement process that have been taken care by while implementing IP in an organization. 1. Finding the proper balance between over- and under- centralization: A centralized procurement function fosters economies of scale in purchasing, eases enforcement of procurement rules, and makes for a more transparent process to vendors. However, a hyper-centralized function may be too slow and unresponsive to unique needs of organizational sub-divisions. Effective procurement finds the happy medium between the two extremes 2. Maintenance of an ethical operating environment. All actors (government employees, vendors, and elected officials) must be aware of the legal-ethical environment in which they operate. This requires constant training as well as clear guidelines for what constitutes legal procedure; 3. Benchmarks for success and practice. Those in charge of the procurement process need to know what is the "good" procurement. Is "good" procurement based on cost? On quality? How long should procurement take? These are but a few of the questions that should be addressed on an on-going basis if one is to determine the success or failure of the procurement function. 4. Maintaining a transparent operation: A frequently mentioned attribute of a "good" procurement process is transparency. All actors in the system should know what is expected of them in terms of procedures and outcome. Where ever there is a doubt, procedures should be in place to clarify to the vendors what is expected from them. Government employees should understand how they must behave in contractual specification and award. 22 5. Emphasizing the importance of on-going training: Procurement is a highly specialized profession. Like any other profession, it requires training and commitment to professional norms. There is a need for participation in professional conferences and continuing education as sine quo non. 6. Adoption of e-Procurement while understanding its limitations. The internet has tremendous potential for procurement. It can broaden the bidding pool while speeding up the bidding process. It can also foster a more transparent process by virtue of the speed and ease by which information can be disseminated. On the other hand, recent experience suggests the e-procurement is not without its shortcomings. Implementation is expensive, particularly if advanced automated bidding software is adopted. Procurement personnel and vendors need training prior to implementation. e-procurement may bring out-of- jurisdiction (or even foreign) vendors, creating potential conflict with current procurement rules. Hence, it is recommended that a roll-out should be tested in one or two functions before organization-wide implementation; the upshot is that the internet and procurement is a potent match but start-up can be time- consuming and costly. Smaller cities and organizations may find that e-procurement is limited to posting of Request of Proposal (RFP)'s and the like. 7. Relationship management with vendors must be on-going. Successful procurement, particularly in contracting and outsourcing, requires ongoing contact with vendors to assess results and outcomes. Successful procurement requires weeding out of low quality vendors and constant outreach to those that satisfy the cost and outcomes associated with the benchmarks established before the award of contract. Maintenance of sound relationship with vendors is not only defined in "letter-of-the-law" aspects of procurement; actors must also realize the import of partnering with vendors as a means of achieving strategic organizational goals. This requires a high degree of professionalism and strong interpersonal skills. 23 Adopting 1st April 2012 as reference for the initiation of the project, the Time Frame for all activities is seen as follows: Sl No. Activity Time limit 1. Address complaints received from IP 15 April 2012 to 14 stakeholders April 2013. 2. Monitoring of Public Procurement in 15 April 2012 to 14 the PSUs. April 2013. 3 Regional workshop at Lucknow , for Advocacy of IP at state level. Capacity 30 June 2012 building of nodal officers, monitors and CVO's and collaboration with civil society organizations and other like- minded individuals / organizations 4. Regional workshop at Bengaluru , for 30 July 2012 Advocacy of IP at state level. Capacity building of nodal officers, monitors and CVO's and collaboration with civil society organizations and other like- minded individuals / organizations 5. Regional workshop at Mumbai, for 15 November 2012 Advocacy of IP at state level and Private Sector. Capacity building of nodal officers, monitors and CVO's and collaboration with civil society organizations and other like-minded individuals / organizations 6. Orientation session for Independent 15 January 2013 External Monitor , CSO representative Delhi , to identify red flags in public procurement. 7 Inclusion of more PSU's/ government 1 April 2012 to 30 24 departments/ municipal corporations March 2013 and expansion of the program to include private sector actors within the ambit of public contracting 8 Creation and distribution of a quarterly 1July 2012, 1 October newsletter. 2012, 1 January 2013, 1 April 2013 9 Conduct an evaluation study to assess 1 June 2012 -30 presence of cartels and collusive September 2012 corruption in Coal Oil and Gas sector. 10 Report writing and its release 1 October -15 November 2012 11. Management of staff, finances and 15 April 2012 to 14 other logistics of the IP cell April 2013. 12. Quarterly monitoring of progress of the 15July 2012, 15 project October 2012, 15 January 2013, 14 April 2013 8. Geographical Area of work and Time Frame The Geographical area will cover almost all parts of India, as TII will be focusing on all the PSUs who have signed IP MoU. The area shall be divided into four zones and our activities will be carried out in these zones. Please find the reference list of PSUs and their locations for your easy reference, as attached. 25 9. Expected Results and Targets Activities Targets Result Advocacy: Inclusion of more Public and More Public and Private PSU's/ government Private sector sector companies are within departments/ companies, we the ambit of IP municipal corporations are expecting and expansion of the 4 PSUs and at program to include least one big private sectors within Private the ambit of public companies to contracting adopt IP Capacity building of 1) Increase the domain nodal officers, monitors Independent knowledge of IEM's and and Chief Vigilance External their capacity to identify Officers (CVOs )through Monitors red flags within the organization of training (IEMs). tendering process and workshops and 2) Chief Dissemination of collaboration with civil Vigilance knowledge to nodal officer society organizations Officer of IP within the and other like-minded (CVO). organization individuals / 3) Nodal With respect to CVO's, it organizations Officers of will enhance the role of the PSUs. vigilance department to 4) Civil curb corruption in public Society procurement Organization Pool in resources with s (CSOs). CSO's/like minded 5) Individual individual etc to work citizen together to achieve the goal 26 Creation and 6)Independen Information dissemination distribution of a t External & creating awareness of IP newsletter, reports , Monitors brochure. (IEMs). 7)Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO). 8)Nodal Officers of the PSUs. 9)Civil Society Organization s (CSOs). 10)Business journalists 11)Individual citizen Monitoring & Evaluation: Address complaints IP Satisfaction of aggrieved received from IP stakeholders party. stakeholders like bidder, civil society organization or an individual. 27 Review meeting with PSUs, IEMs, Measure the effectiveness stakeholders Bidders of the IP program implemented within individual IP principal stakeholders Level of satisfaction from the different stakeholders Evaluation of the some tender contracts from the pre-bidding stage to the successful completion of the bidding process Conduct an evaluation PSUs and Policy level interventions study to assess presence of Private from Govt to tackle cartels and collusive bidders. cartelization in PSUs. corruption in Coal Oil and Stringent Laws to tackle Gas sector. corruption in private sector. General Administration & Finance: Manage the staff, Internal Level of satisfaction of staff finances, and other staff members of IP cell. logistics of the IP cell Ensure smooth functioning of the IP cell within TII 28 10. Organisational Team and Roles The work of TII would not be made possible without the expertise, learned input and contribution from the board of directors, staff as well as its members. The organizational team can thus be divided in two different branches: a) Paid Staff; and b) Volunteers Project Director – IP Cell: The Project director is in-charge of the effective functioning of the IP cell and the staff within the cell will be under his charge. His responsibilities will include: Supervise the functioning of IP cell within TII Raise funds for activities of IP cell Represent IP cell at various events including internal as well as external Ensure that the various departments are performing their work as per the responsibilities assigned Represent the IP cell at meetings with the TII board Will coordinate with PTF on all issues. Maintain relations with existing PSU's and work towards inviting more PSU's as well as state departments and municipal corporations to sign the IP Organization, preparation and logistics of workshops, meetings, seminars etc on a regular basis to enhance capacity building and knowledge management for the different stakeholders within the IP programme Create and build relationship with companies within the private sector for the purposes of inclusion within the IP programme Collaboration with civil society organizations, like-minded organizations and media to work jointly on events and organize 29 studies with the purpose of creating awareness about the anti- corruption movement within public contracting Creation and distribution of a quarterly newsletter highlighting the activities of the IP cell as well as the different IP stakeholders Attend to complaints as and when they arise from different stakeholders of IP and seeking the advice of panel of experts on these matters Work with an external agency or internal staff whose services will be sought to evaluate presence of cartels and collusive corruption in Core sector (Mining and Oil& Gas) Conduct an independent assessment of the effectiveness of the IP programme on a yearly basis to determine the effectiveness of the IP cell Assistant Project Coordinator: He will assist Project Director in carrying out various activities as listed above. Perform any other activities as assigned by the IP Cell within TII Manager – General Administration and Finance: The incumbent will be in-charge of handling the effective functioning of the IP cell and to that extent her/his duties will include: Prepare and monitor annual budget of the project Prepare vouchers and maintain books of accounts Manage cash and bank transactions Prepare monthly bank reconciliation statement Prepare periodic financial reports Assist in the procurement of goods and services Manage store and fixed assets of the project Provide support to internal and external auditor Manage the logistics of the functioning of the office 30 Follow up on the attendance of staff Maintain and update personal files of the staff Conduct performance evaluation of project staff Collaborate with members of other units within IP cell Perform any other relevant tasks assigned by the Project Director. Paid Intern: Will assist Project Director in all desired activities. Will maintain official website and will keep it updated. Manage follow up activities of IP cell. Will maintain database of journalist, civil society organizations, and other important stakeholders. Perform any other relevant tasks assigned by the Project Director. Panel of Experts: It consists volunteers who can be member of TII or from outside and TII will also engage resource persons who have domain knowledge and experience of the subject. Resource person will be entitled for stipend. Project Director will convene meeting of the Panel of Experts, the various issues that will be discussed by panel of experts will include: 1) Complaints related to Integrity pact 2) Analysing results from various surveys and discussions 3) Monitoring of Public Procurement 4) Liaison with Private sector, media and other civil society organization State Chapters: TII will also engage state chapters (U.P., Orissa and Tamil Nadu) and members from rest of India, in order to monitor public 31 procurement. These members will also help in advocacy of IP for both Public and private companies. 11. Role of Community Organisations in Objective Achievement TII will collaborate with different civil society organizations working in different states and outside India also for effective advocacy and monitoring of IP: Role of CSOs can be seen at two levels. 1) Advocacy of Integrity Pact (IP) : a) CSOs will play a vital role in dissemination of knowledge related Integrity Pact (IP) by holding meetings , and they will liaison with officials , politicians , media and other civil society members making case for adopting IP , TII will provide all desired assistance in forms of training to volunteers by organizing orientation sessions, providing reference material on Integrity Pact. . 2) Monitoring of Integrity Pact: CSOs will act as watchdog of Integrity Pact in their respective areas, in case of any irregularities in implementation of Integrity Pact with in IP compliant Public Sector Undertaking (PSUs), State PSUs, any other governmental, private organizations and Municipal Corporation, the CSO concerned will report it to TII. In phase one we have collaborated with Youth for Social Development , a Orissa based NGO , we have also invited representatives from various CSOs in our workshops meeting etc. We feel that there is a need to train the representatives of CSOs. We will also be in touch with various other CAC program partner NGOs. Many of the IP complaint PSUs are operating in different countries and many of their bidders are Multinationals (fig 2) , we will also collaborate with different TI chapter especially Nepal Srilanka , Bangladesh Germany, UK, Canada and USA for effective monitoring of IP and also addressing issues raised by these companies. 32 . 12.. Activities in Constructive Engagement TII has been actively supported by Central Vigilance commission (CVC) in advocacy of Integrity Pact. We have received support from Second Administrative Reform Commission , Department of Personal and Training , State Govt of Orissa. . The MoU signed between TII and 44 PSUs dwells on periodic review, and it gives a legitimate power to TII, to know about actual implementation of Integrity Pact. Many Independent External Monitors, who are actual monitors of this pact, have shown their willingness and determination to assist TII to carry out such a project. Presence of CVC officials CVOs, Monitors and representatives of the PSUs in various TII's workshop and meetings , is an active sign of constructive engagement . The stories related to IP , report release has got wider coverage from Media both print and electronic and we are confident of getting same support in our second phase. 13. Activities to promote peer learning TII strongly supports and will initiate several further activities to promote the peer learning. Workshops , orientation sessions and Focus Group Discussion will not only help target audiences like IEM, CVO, nodal officers but it will enlighten intelligentsia , academicians, students and other civil society organization , to know about nitty-gritty of corruption in public procurement. National conferences and workshops 33 will be a great help factor in the sharing of experiences. In the first phase we have organized four workshop and many review meetings , it has helped a lot in promoting peer learning and we will continue doing so. Furthermore Transparency International and Transparency International India publicize a lot of booklets, guidebooks and flyers each year to present the newest scientific background of the issue of corruption in public procurement. These publications provide scientific basics as well as acting incentives and supports for the grass line in the fight against corruption. TII's website will play an important role in peer learning by keeping citizens abreast on the latest development in field of Integrity Pact. TII will update all activities related to IP cell on its website. We will also use social networking site like Facebook, for advocacy of IP. 14. Initiatives for Sustainability Institutional Sustainability: Monitoring is an important part of Integrity Pact. Appointment of Independent External Monitors (IEMs) is one of the Prerequisite for adopting IP, so once IP's Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is signed by the organization with TII; IEMs will act as watch dog for monitoring. Apart from this provision, there is a clause in MoU which talks of periodical review of Integrity Pact by TII. A Nodal officer is to be appointed in the organization who will deal with all issues related to Integrity Pact. All these provisions will help in Institutional sustainability. Technological sustainability:. Domain knowledge (public procurement) of staff and TII members will further spread out the accomplishment in carrying out the project. TII also is equipped with 34 the formation of a group of experts, who are aptly able to provide their services as and when required. In summary, the knowledge base of this project encompasses a field of wide variety, containing experts with long running experience, who adopt the tag as volunteers with pride. Financial Sustainability: A portion of the total project costs will be managed by TII, having its own corporate support form funds, used in cases of emergency. Ancillary to this, CSO administers part of the expenditures, to reach a financial sustainability. For Bihar related activities we are getting support from The Asia Foundation. In Phase I we have raised additional funds from other sources also and will continue doing same in the Phase II. Social Sustainability: An ongoing interest of the government is to solve issues of corruption. The corruption in India has already reached an alarming level, as the last TI Corruption Perception Index 2011 shows (placed at 95 of 180). This project fights against the corruption in public procurements. It highlights the issues of corruption within the realm of business sectors, vociferously awakening the executives. Corruption hurts the poorest most. Corruption prevents an effective and lucrative work within the private and public sectors. Due of Corruption, the reputation of the public and private sectors has taken a serious downfall .The mechanism of the invisible hand can't work, in short, it simply means that the crime of bribery does not only waste the resources of the country but it also dissemble the basements of the free market system. To ensure that the economical improvement of India can glide through, we have to lower the corruption level in our society. This project basically propagates this. In wanting to provide the highest social sustainability, TII will strictly focus on advocacy as well as on its achievement in monitoring of public procurement solving. The result and feedback from stakeholders received during Phase I makes this project a socially sustainable project. 35 15. Monitoring & Evaluation The activities of the project will be monitored by the Project Director; he will provide an executive report about the fulfilment of the targets and aims, the problems in the ongoing processes. To make sure that no information got lost, the executive auditing should also be controlled by an external trustworthy authority. This external authority can be a department of Transparency International India or a committee of experts. Monitoring and Evaluation of the project will be done at two levels. Level one will consist of internal monitoring. TII will form a committee of experts who will monitor the functioning of IP cell. The achievements, outcome and financial details will be monitored. Project Director will provide all desired assistance. Apart from monitoring of activities, performance of the paid staff will evaluated by Project Director, who will in turn submit it report to the committee of experts. On completion of project TII will engage external auditors to audit accounts of IP cell. TII will also rope in External experts to evaluate activities and functioning of IP cell. Quality, vitality and feasibility, relevance and effectiveness will be one of the few parameters for evaluation. Periodicity of Monitoring: 1) Internal monitoring: a) By Project Director: It will be throughout the year. b) By Committee of Experts: Quarterly. 2) External Monitoring: Once in year, after completion of the project. 36 16. Summary of Budget The total budget needed is calculated by INR 16,69,000.00 The main part of this amount (75%) will be provided by the Partnership for Transparency Fund(PTF), they administer INR 12,51,750.00($25,035.12). The remaining, INR 4,17,250 is to be managed by TII. The budget covers all relevant expenditures. Human resources cost, office expenses and the costs of the activities are included in the calculation. The activity expanses are in detail the expenses for three regional workshops, the expenses for an orientation session, field visits to PSUs, a survey, printing of communication and the cost of the monitoring of the project. 17. Risks and Assumptions Risks: 1) Threats from corrupt government officials and coal mafias. 2) Issues related to corruption in public procurement may not generate expected interest in the public, so there is fear of losing social relevance of the project. 3) Integrity of Volunteers and staff. 4) There is a possibility that bidders form a cartel and don't report violations of Integrity Pact. Assumptions: 1) IP cell may not receive active support from anti- corruption agencies. 2) Monitors may not cooperate with TII. 3) Public Sector Undertaking's official may not provide all desired assistance. 37 4) Project cost may exceed beyond the budget. 38 39
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Ameriks, Caplin, Leahy & Tyler (2007) study how lack of self-control may lead to overconsumption and low wealth accumulation. For their analysis, the authors calculate difference scores from their survey questions. We review their study and highlight potential issues in the use of difference scores such as lack of reliability, validity, spurious correlation and variance restriction. The concerns we raise put into question their findings and the conclusions they draw.Download Info
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