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Evidence indicates collusion in procurement for electricity transmission equipment, with a group of companies prearranging contract awards and bid prices, covering tenders and dividing public contracts. The World Bank imposed administrative sanctions involving debarrment with conditional release on members and successor entities, extending ineligibility to directly or indirectly controlled legal entities.","Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized  \nIslamic Republic of Pakistan  \nElectricity Distribution and Transmission Improvement Project  \nRedacted Report  \nJune 2021  \nStatement of Use and Limitations  \nThis strictly confidential report (the Report) was prepared by the World Bank Group (the “WBG”) Integrity Vice Presidency (“INT”) . It provides the findings of an INT administrative inquiry (the“Investigation”) into allegations of corrupt, fraudulent, collusive, and/or coercive practices, as defined by the WBG for the purposes of its own policies, rules and procedures (the “WBG’s Anticorruption Framework”), in relation to WBG-supported activities. The purpose of the Investigation was to allow the WBG to determine if the WBG’s Anti-corruption Framework had been violated.  \nThis Report is being shared to ensure that its recipients are aware of the results of the INT Investigation. However, in view of the specific and limited purpose of the Investigation underlying this Report, this Report should not be used as the sole basis for initiating any administrative, criminal, or civil proceedings. Moreover, this Report should not be cited or otherwise referred to in the course of any investigation, in any investigation reports, or in any administrative, civil, or criminal proceedings.  \nThis Report is provided without prejudice to the privileges and immunities conferred on the institutions comprising the WBG and their officers and employees by their respective constituent documents and any other applicable sources of law. The WBG reserves the right to invoke these privileges and immunities, including at any time during the course of an investigation or a subsequent judicial, administrative or other proceeding that your authorities may pursue in connection with this matter. These privileges and immunities cannot be waived without the prior express written authorization ofthe WBG.  \nExecutive Summary  \nThis report smnmaiizes the findings of a World Bank Group Integrity Vice Presidency (\"INT\") administrative inquiry into allegations of misconduct in connection with the Electricity Distribution and Transmission hnprovement Project (the \"Project\") in Pakistan.  \nEvidence indicates that, for years, the publicly procured market in Pakistan for a unit of electricity transmission equipment was controlled by a group of companies (the \"Group\"), whose membership included, among others, three companies, hereinafter refoned to as Companies A, Band C. The Group ananged which companies would win pai1icular contracts and collaborated on bid p1ices for the associated tenders.  \nEvidence indicates that Companies A, B, and C bid for and a1rnnged to allocate the winner of four Project-financed contracts, who were ultimately awarded the contracts under the Project.  \nThe World Bank imposed the administrative sanction of debaiment with conditional release on two of the Group's members or their successors. These ineligibilities extend to any legal entity that these paiticular Group members control directly or indirectly control.  \nBackground  \nIn July 2008, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (“IBRD”) entered into a loan agreement with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (“Pakistan”) for the Electricity Distribution and Transmission Improvement Project (the “Project”) . The Project financing was supplemented by two International Development Association (“IDA”) credits. 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