Corruption red flags in public procurement: new evidence from Italian calls for tenders

EPJ Data Science

Table A.2 Contract and tender data sources

Variable	ANAC	Tender documentation	Award notice
Basic Tender Characteristics
Reserve Price	Yes	Yes	Sometimes
Winner Discount	Yes	No	Yes
No. Bidders	Yes	No	Yes
No. Accepted Bidders	Yes	No	Yes
No. Invited Bidders	Yes	No	Yes
Extra Cost	Yes	No	No
Extra Time	Yes	No	No
Red Flags
Design-Build	Yes	Yes	No
Urgency	Yes	Yes	No
Negotiated	Yes	Yes	Sometimes
Negotiated-No Tender	Yes	Yes	Sometimes
Price Only—w. ABA	Yes	Yes	Yes
Scoring Rule (MEAT)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Open Tender Days	Yes	Yes	No
Open Tender Day V.	Yes	Yes	No
Tender Call Absence	No	Yes	No
Page Count	No	Yes	No
Word Count	No	Yes	No
Legality Protocols	No	Yes	No
Local Regulations	No	Yes	No
Negotiated-No T/N	No	Yes	No
Sole Source Forbidden	No	Yes	No
Average Qualit. Score	No	Yes	No
Firm List Preference	No	Yes	No
Firm Other Preference	No	Yes	No
Documents Verificat	No	Yes	No
Worksite Verificat	No	Yes	No
Ad Hoc Subcontract	No	Yes	No
No Subcontr to Bid	No	Yes	No
Contact Points Out	No	Yes	No
DV-Hours Share	No	Yes	No
WV-Hours Share	No	Yes	No