GUIDELINES FOR COMBATING CORRUPTION IN THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCESS DURING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES

Abstract

Corruption, nowadays, is one of the main threats and obstacles to the safe development and prosperity of any society. For many years, corruption was thought of and written about as a spontaneous and sporadic social phenomenon, especially related to non-developed societies and societies in transition. However, modern research shows and proves that corruption scandals, especially political ones, are increasingly appearing in developed democracies, ie. societies with developed democracies. Modern societies face need to seek and identify key guidelines for combating corruption in many aspects of social activities. One of the activities that is particularly vulnerable to corruption scandals is the activity or public procurement processes. This is especially pronounced in the circumstances of disturbed social relations, but also in times of extraordinary circumstances to which modern societies are increasingly exposed. A special problem is how and in what way to determine the position of administrative bodies in times of extraordinary circumstances, and in the context of combating corruption scandals in the field of public procurement. It is necessary, therefore, to identify whether the normative solutions properly treat the suppression of corruption in the public procurement process during emergencies, and whether the normative framework enables public procurement. However, it is necessary to offer scientifically relevant answers to the question of what policies and practices in Bosnia and Herzegovina are in the prevention and fight against corruption in the public procurement process, and to what extent the legal framework and political decision-making processes affect the effective response to corruption in public procurement. procurement? The main goal of the research is to understand the importance of planning activities that are directly related to combating corruption in the public procurement process during emergencies.
Also, the aim is to explain the functioning of the public procurement system, the principles on which public procurement is based, the legislative and institutional framework, the stages in which corruption is possible, as well as anti-corruption rules. By analyzing the existing trends of corruption in the public procurement process, key gaps in times of emergency will be identified. The general hypothesis is that public procurement in times of emergency is determined by a complex system of political decision-making, normative- legal framework, potentials of state and entity law enforcement agencies in response to the fight against corruption. For the purpose of proving the stated hypothesis, a combination of several basic and general scientific methods was applied. For the purpose of obtaining data, the method of document content analysis was used. The general conclusion is that it is necessary to implement urgent measures, which should be taken with a focus on illegal corrupt activities in the public procurement process, and to affirm support to the authorities and inspection bodies in carrying out their tasks. Ultimately all this, contributes to a significant suppression of corruption in public procurement processes in times of emergency.