ABSTRACT
The construction industry has been identified as the most corrupt sector in the world. Transparency International describes construction as an industry with characteristics that render it prone to corruption. Some of the corrupt practices presented in Ghana were from the construction industry. May et al. examined bid-cutting in construction tendering in Queensland from economic, legal, ethical and management perspectives. The Chartered Institute of Building, in its survey on corruption in the UK construction industry, reported that a small majority of respondents in the study experienced corruption in the industry. The corrupt practices in Chinese construction industry included administrative interference, the illegal award of contracts or subcontracts, the disclosure of confidential information to certain tenderers and the extortion of kickbacks by clients and government officials from contractors. Corruption in the construction industry is rife, perpetuated mainly by government officials for personal or political gain.
