Monitoring on public procurement on local government level

Municipalities’ public procurements range from 2 to 400 EUR per capita

The Center for Civil Communications (CCC) is regularly monitoring the implementation of public procurement procedures in Macedonia from 2008 onwards, i.e., from the entry in effect of the new Law on Public Procurement, drafted in line with the European Commission’s Directives. The purpose of monitoring activities is to assess whether and to what extent state institutions adhere to the general principles on public spending, as stipulated in the Law: competition among companies, equal treatment and nondiscrimination, transparency and integrity in implementing public procurements, as well as cost-effective and efficient use of public funds.

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The monitoring is carried out by collection of primary and secondary data, including CCC monitors’ attendance at public opening of bids, interviews with bidding companies, browsing and researching EPPS database, researching information on appeals lodged in front of and decisions taken by the State Commission on Public Procurement Appeals available on its website and by means of Freedom of Information (FOI) applications requesting information that is otherwise unavailable. Questionnaires and other forms used as part of the monitoring process are structured in a manner that enables the most 5 effective monitoring of public procurements in terms of compliance with the legislation and adherence to general principles governing public procurements.

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Municipalities’ public procurements range from 2 to 400 EUR per capita

Index of Rationality 8

Findings from the Recent Public Procurement Monitoring in Macedonia