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FIDIC Business Integrity Management Survey 2005
www.fidic.org/bim05 FIDIC MA Letter 11/05
 
Sent to FIDIC Member Associations in July 2005 for replies by 15 August 2005.

Introduction

To operate successfully in a global market, a firm’s procedures will have to conform to accepted best practices to eliminate bribery, fraud, extortion and collusion. Most firms are presently "doing their best" to define and implement anti-corruption policies. They will be referencing policies to global principles and international conventions, adopting self-regulation based on internationally recognized rules and becoming signatories to anti-corruption initiatives. 

However, many firms lack consistency in their day-to-day business transactions and fail to obtain systematic feedback to improve processes. Business Integrity Management (BIM, see www.fidic.org/bim05 for details) provides a framework to connect and transform isolated acts of integrity assurance into a complete management system by requiring an internal programme or system that is designed to prevent corrupt behaviour. Since business integrity and quality management are intimately interrelated, FIDIC advocates that firms engage in BIM as an extension of their quality processes. 

FIDIC published BIM Guidelines in 2001 and has promoted the concept on the both the demand and supply sides of the consulting engineering industry. It is now surveying firms to identify the response to and need for BIM. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey because it is vital that firms share experience on how they are addressing corruption.

The survey seeks replies from firms of all sizes that provide consulting engineering services both nationally and internationally. It hopes to reach firms which have not implemented BIM in some form and to ascertain their reasons. Results, updated daily at www.fidic.org/bim05, will be finalised and reported at the FIDIC 2005 Annual Conference, Beijing, 4-8 September. All respondents will be sent the final report.

Felipe Ochoa, Chair, FIDIC Integrity Management Task Force.
 

FIDIC BIM Survey 2005

 www.fidic.org/bim05
Please print this survey form (also available as a PDF version) and return the completed form to FIDIC by fax (+41 22 799 49 01). Alternatively, please complete this Web version, a Word version or a simple Text version of the form using a wordprocessor and send it by email to fidic@fidic.org.
 
1 How many employees does your firm have? Indicate one:
 
LESS THAN 11
11 TO 50:
51 TO 100:
OVER 100:		 [      ]
[      ]
[      ]
[      ]
 
2 Does your firm operate independently, i.e. it is not part of a larger firm? Indicate one:
 
YES:
NO, IT IS A DIVISION OF A LARGER FIRM:		 [      ]
[      ]
 
3 What is the approximate turnover of your firm in US$?
 
US$:
 
4 What is your position in the firm?
 
I AM THE:
 
5 Does your firm have quality management (QM) in place? Indicate one:
 
YES OR IN THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING: 
NO:		 [      ]
[      ]
 
6 If YES to Question 5, what form of QM are you currently using or implementing? Indicate one:
 
Voluntary, first party reviewed programme (self declaration): [      ]
Voluntary, second party reviewed programme (client/stakeholder evaluation): [      ]
Voluntary, third party reviewed system (external audit or certification): [      ]
 
7 Is managing business integrity a main priority for your firm?
 
YES:
NO:		 [      ]
[      ]
 
8 Is improving compliance to business integrity principles important to your firm?
 
YES:
NO:		 [      ]
[      ]
 
9 Have you already implemented BIM or do you expect to implement BIM in the next 12 months?
 
YES:
NO:		 [      ]
[      ]
 
10a If YES to Question 9, in what form? Indicate one:
 
Independent voluntary BIM programme: [      ]
As part of a QM programme or system by extending the scope: [      ]
 
10b If NO to Question 9 are you aware of the procedures and processes need to implement BIM?
 
YES:
NO:		 [      ]
[      ]
 
10c If NO to Question 9 what are the barriers to implementing BIM? Indicate all that apply:
 
Not required: [      ]
Required procedures and processes unclear: [      ]
Cost of introducing required procedures and processes too high: [      ]
Other approaches are superior: [      ]
No competitive business advantage gained from implementing BIM: [      ]
BIM is already covered by existing management processes: [      ]
BIM has little credibility because there are few certifiers and no standards against which certification can proceed.  [      ]
Other (please describe):

 
 
Country:Firm name:
Contact name:E-mail:
 
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