Do Procurement Rules Impact Infrastructure Investment Efficiency? An Empirical Analysis of Inversão das Fases in São Paulo State

Blancas, Luis; Chioda, Laura; Cordella, Tito; Borges de Oliveira, Alexandre; Vardy, Felix

dc.creator	Blancas, Luis
dc.creator	Chioda, Laura
dc.creator	Cordella, Tito
dc.creator	Borges de Oliveira, Alexandre
dc.creator	Vardy, Felix
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:59:50Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:59:50Z
dc.date	2011-01-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:53:59Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:53:59Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110111095726
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3301
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/244169
dc.description	As a means to reduce delays in public works implementation, a number of Brazilian states have recently reformed their procurement rules allowing contractor price proposals to be assessed before the technical evaluation of submitted bids is undertaken (in a procedure known as inversao das fases). In order to evaluate the effects of such reform, this paper adopts a difference-in-differences methodology to compare the procurement performance of Sao Paulo state (a reformer state) and Minas Gerais' (a non-reformer state) largest water and sewage utility along three efficiency dimensions: (i) procurement process duration; (ii) likelihood of complaint resolution litigation; and (iii) prices paid to contractors. The analysis finds that the reform is associated with a 24 day reduction in the duration of procurement processes for large projects and a 7 percentage point drop in the likelihood of court challenges irrespective of project size. Although both effects are economically important, only the latter is statistical significant. Finally, the paper finds no evidence of an effect of the procurement reform on prices paid.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5528
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	AUCTION
dc.subject	AUCTIONS
dc.subject	AUDITOR
dc.subject	AUDITORS
dc.subject	AWARD DECISIONS
dc.subject	AWARD OF CONTRACT
dc.subject	BACKBONE
dc.subject	BANK PROCUREMENT
dc.subject	BID EVALUATION
dc.subject	BID EVALUATION COMMITTEES
dc.subject	BID EVALUATION PROCESS
dc.subject	BID OPENING
dc.subject	BID PRICE
dc.subject	BID SUBMISSION DEADLINE
dc.subject	BIDDER COMPLAINTS
dc.subject	BIDDERS
dc.subject	BIDDING DOCUMENTS
dc.subject	BIDS
dc.subject	BUYER
dc.subject	CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	CLAUSE
dc.subject	COMPETITIVE BID
dc.subject	COMPETITIVE BIDS
dc.subject	COMPETITIVE PRICES
dc.subject	COMPLAINT
dc.subject	CONSULTING SERVICES
dc.subject	CONTRACT AWARD
dc.subject	CONTRACT PRICE
dc.subject	CONTRACT PRICES
dc.subject	CONTRACTOR
dc.subject	CONTRACTORS
dc.subject	COURT
dc.subject	DATA LIMITATIONS
dc.subject	DISCLOSURE
dc.subject	ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	EVALUATION COMMITTEE
dc.subject	EVALUATION PERIOD
dc.subject	FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT SYSTEM
dc.subject	IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
dc.subject	IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES
dc.subject	IMPLEMENTING AGENCY
dc.subject	INNOVATION
dc.subject	INSPECTION
dc.subject	LAWS
dc.subject	LEGAL BASIS
dc.subject	MATERIAL
dc.subject	MEDIA
dc.subject	NATIONAL LAWS
dc.subject	OFFICIAL GAZETTE
dc.subject	OPEN ACCESS
dc.subject	OPEN BIDDING
dc.subject	OPEN COMPETITIVE BIDDING
dc.subject	PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subject	POST-QUALIFICATION
dc.subject	PRICE ENVELOPES
dc.subject	PRICE EVALUATION
dc.subject	PRICE PROPOSALS
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT LAW
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT LAWS
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT MECHANISM
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT METHOD
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT METHODS
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT OF WORKS
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT PROCESS
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT PROCESSES
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT REFORM
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT RULES
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT TRANSACTIONS
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	PUBLIC
dc.subject	PUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC INVESTMENT PROGRAM
dc.subject	PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW
dc.subject	PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REFORM
dc.subject	PUBLIC WORKS
dc.subject	QUALIFICATION CRITERIA
dc.subject	QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
dc.subject	QUALIFIED BIDDERS
dc.subject	QUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subject	QUERIES
dc.subject	REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	RESULT
dc.subject	RESULTS
dc.subject	SELLER
dc.subject	SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject	STATEMENT
dc.subject	SUPPLIERS
dc.subject	TAXPAYER MONEY
dc.subject	TECHNICAL BIDS
dc.subject	TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
dc.subject	TENDERS
dc.subject	UNIQUE ID
dc.subject	WEB
dc.subject	WINNING BIDDER
dc.title	Do Procurement Rules Impact Infrastructure Investment Efficiency? An Empirical Analysis of Inversão das Fases in São Paulo State
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	Latin America & Caribbean
dc.coverage	Latin America & Caribbean
dc.coverage	South America
dc.coverage	America
dc.coverage	Brazil