Determining Overpricing in Brazilian Infrastructure Projects: A Forensic Approach
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Article Title | Determining Overpricing in Brazilian Infrastructure Projects: A Forensic Approach |
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ERA Journal ID | 40479 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Signor, Regis (Author), Love, Peter E. D. (Author) and Olatunji, Oluwole (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Construction Engineering and Management |
Journal Citation | 142 (9), pp. 1-5 |
Article Number | 06016001 |
Number of Pages | 5 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0733-9364 |
1943-7862 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001156 |
Web Address (URL) | https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CO.1943-7862.0001156 |
Abstract | Corruption has become an innate feature of Brazil’s construction industry, particularly the procurement of infrastructure projects. Consequently, the Brazilian Federal Police are actively pursuing individuals and companies who are engaged with corruptive practices, particularly overpricing. To address the issue of overpricing in infrastructure projects, this paper describes the current method used by the Brazilian Federal Police and presents a probabilistic approach that is deemed to be a more reliable approach for determining its occurrence. This paper provides legal fraternities in other developing countries facing similar problems with additional support to ensure convictions for overpricing are pursued. Limitations of the current method and future research toward the development of a probabilistic method are identified. |
Keywords | Brazil; Building materials; Corruption; Forensics cost estimating; Overpricing; Cost and schedule |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 330299. Building not elsewhere classified |
330207. Quantity surveying | |
330203. Building industry studies | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Federal Police of Brazil |
Curtin University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q7427/determining-overpricing-in-brazilian-infrastructure-projects-a-forensic-approach
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