Module 6: Preventing corruption in project construction

Controls: quantity

Implement effective controls over the provided quantity of the works.
The project owner’s procurement controls (covered in a separate module) ensure that the appointed contractor is capable of providing the required quantities.
Ensure that the contract with the winning contractor states:
- the required quantities
- an appropriate method for measuring quantity (e.g. spatial measurement of area or volume, counting of items).
Appoint a sufficient number of qualified and honest site supervisors who are responsible for ensuring that the contract quantity is provided by the contractor and who:
- compare actual quantity against required contract quantity
- measure items which are to be covered over before covering
- keep appropriate records of provided quantity (e.g. photographs, work records, delivery notes, supplier invoices)
- cross check overlapping records for consistency: e.g: check quantity statements for a particular item in each of:
  - supplier quantity records (delivery note, invoice)
  - site quantity records (site gate records)
  - measurement records
- are alert for any suspicious indicators in relation to quantity.
Appoint two supervisors for high value or high risk items.

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