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Exercise of discretion Site supervision Privileged information Conflicts of interest Tendering How to avoid unreasonable exercise of discretion [ Friendly print ] Strengthen internal supervision Clearly define the roles, responsibilities, accountability and levels of authority of staff and institute supervisory checks on their work. Visit the site regularly and conduct frequent random spot checks to ensure the quality of the work and to detect irregularities. Implement intensive controls if suspicious signs of irregularities are detected during spot checks. Require subordinates to keep records of the inspections that are carried out. Require subordinates to hand in regular reports on work progress, project management, quality control and matters that have an impact on costs. Alert all staff that their work and decisions are subject to monitoring and spot checks that can be conducted at any time. Conduct independent technical auditing Appoint an independent technical audit team to monitor and evaluate the technical judgments and decisions taken by professional staff for compliance purpose. This team can be appointed from outside the company or composed of other in-house engineers on an ad hoc basis. Ensure the effectiveness of this audit team by getting it to report directly to the company's Chief Executive Officer or the project's audit committee. Conduct peer reviews Develop a mechanism which allows professional staff to countercheck and review their peers' work. You can thus gain a second opinion on the validity of a technical assumption or professional judgment and the properness of the discretion that is exercised, etc.   Back to top