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SKOPJE, 29 April 2015 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the monitoring results for public procurement procedures in Macedonia for the period July-December 2014. Key findings related to monitoring of public procurements include: In the first months of its operation, the Council of Public Procurements increased the administrative burden in implementation of tender procedures, but not the competition therein. The number of bidding companies per tender procedure in the second half of 2014 is reduced, even when compared to the first half of the year. In the second half of 2014, the Council of Public Procurements was addressed with as many as 5,725 applications for approval concerning implementation of tender procedures. State institutions incurred a cost of around 600,000 EUR for requesting such approvals. All tender procedures from the monitoring sample applied the selection criterion defined as “lowest prices”. Low prices, which during some e-auctions result in absurdly low levels, bring under question the quality of public procurements. Mandatory approval from the Council of Public Procurements for organization of negotiation procedures without prior announcement of call for bids has reduced the number of these non-transparent procurement procedures. Annual amount of procurement contracts awarded in this manner reached 56 million EUR. Contracting authorities joined the appeal process in the field of public procurements. 109 from the total of 612 appeals lodged to the State Commission on Public Procurement Appeals in the course of 2014 were motioned by institutions implementing tender procedures and contest decisions taken by the Council of Public Procurements. With only 503...

SKOPJE, 29 April 2015 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the monitoring results for public procurement procedures in Macedonia for the period July-December 2014. Key findings related to monitoring of public procurements include: In the first months of its operation, the Council of Public Procurements increased the administrative burden in implementation of tender procedures, but not the competition therein. The number of bidding companies per tender procedure in the second half of 2014 is reduced, even when compared to the first half of the year. In the second half of 2014, the Council of Public Procurements was addressed with as many as 5,725 applications for approval concerning implementation of tender procedures. State institutions incurred a cost of around 600,000 EUR for requesting such approvals. All tender procedures from the monitoring sample applied the selection criterion defined as “lowest prices”. Low prices, which during some e-auctions result in absurdly low levels, bring under question the quality of public procurements. Mandatory approval from the Council of Public Procurements for organization of negotiation procedures without prior announcement of call for bids has reduced the number of these non-transparent procurement procedures. Annual amount of procurement contracts awarded in this manner reached 56 million EUR. Contracting authorities joined the appeal process in the field of public procurements. 109 from the total of 612 appeals lodged to the State Commission on Public Procurement Appeals in the course of 2014 were motioned by institutions implementing tender procedures and contest decisions taken by the Council of Public Procurements. With only 503...

SKOPJE, 29 April 2015 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the monitoring results for public procurement procedures in Macedonia for the period July-December 2014. Key findings related to monitoring of public procurements include: In the first months of its operation, the Council of Public Procurements increased the administrative burden in implementation of tender procedures, but not the competition therein. The number of bidding companies per tender procedure in the second half of 2014 is reduced, even when compared to the first half of the year. In the second half of 2014, the Council of Public Procurements was addressed with as many as 5,725 applications for approval concerning implementation of tender procedures. State institutions incurred a cost of around 600,000 EUR for requesting such approvals. All tender procedures from the monitoring sample applied the selection criterion defined as “lowest prices”. Low prices, which during some e-auctions result in absurdly low levels, bring under question the quality of public procurements. Mandatory approval from the Council of Public Procurements for organization of negotiation procedures without prior announcement of call for bids has reduced the number of these non-transparent procurement procedures. Annual amount of procurement contracts awarded in this manner reached 56 million EUR. Contracting authorities joined the appeal process in the field of public procurements. 109 from the total of 612 appeals lodged to the State Commission on Public Procurement Appeals in the course of 2014 were motioned by institutions implementing tender procedures and contest decisions taken by the Council of Public Procurements. With only 503...

In 2013, the municipalities have spent from 2 EUR to 276 EUR per capita on public procurements SKOPJE, March 16, 2015 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the results of the research of 2013 public procurement spending by all municipalities in the Republic in Macedonia within the regular monitoring of public procurements implemented by local authorities. Key findings of the research include: In 2013, all 80 municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia, except the City of Skopje, have spent a total of 6.2 billion MKD, i.e. 101.3 million EUR on public procurements. At the level of individual municipalities, the Municipality of Aerodrom has spent the highest amount of funds on public procurements in 2013 (628 million MKD or 10.2 million EUR), while the Municipality of Centar Zupa has spent the lowest amount of funds on public procurements (1.1 million MKD or 19,000 EUR) Compared to the previous year, decline in public procurement spending was observed in 2013 by 38 million EUR, i.e. by 27%. In 2013, the municipalities have spent from 2 EUR to 276 EUR per capita on public procurements. In per capita terms, 2013 differences between the municipalities are more modest compared to 2012 when they ranged from 2 EUR to 412 EUR per capita. The Municipality of Centar lost last year’s primacy when it was the absolute winner both, in terms of total value of public procurements and per capita value of public procurements. Share of public procurements in the municipalities’ 2013 budgets ranges from 1.8% to 77.7%. Differences observed...

In 2013, the municipalities have spent from 2 EUR to 276 EUR per capita on public procurements SKOPJE, March 16, 2015 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the results of the research of 2013 public procurement spending by all municipalities in the Republic in Macedonia within the regular monitoring of public procurements implemented by local authorities. Key findings of the research include: In 2013, all 80 municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia, except the City of Skopje, have spent a total of 6.2 billion MKD, i.e. 101.3 million EUR on public procurements. At the level of individual municipalities, the Municipality of Aerodrom has spent the highest amount of funds on public procurements in 2013 (628 million MKD or 10.2 million EUR), while the Municipality of Centar Zupa has spent the lowest amount of funds on public procurements (1.1 million MKD or 19,000 EUR) Compared to the previous year, decline in public procurement spending was observed in 2013 by 38 million EUR, i.e. by 27%. In 2013, the municipalities have spent from 2 EUR to 276 EUR per capita on public procurements. In per capita terms, 2013 differences between the municipalities are more modest compared to 2012 when they ranged from 2 EUR to 412 EUR per capita. The Municipality of Centar lost last year’s primacy when it was the absolute winner both, in terms of total value of public procurements and per capita value of public procurements. Share of public procurements in the municipalities’ 2013 budgets ranges from 1.8% to 77.7%. Differences observed...

In 2013, the municipalities have spent from 2 EUR to 276 EUR per capita on public procurements SKOPJE, March 16, 2015 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the results of the research of 2013 public procurement spending by all municipalities in the Republic in Macedonia within the regular monitoring of public procurements implemented by local authorities. Key findings of the research include: In 2013, all 80 municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia, except the City of Skopje, have spent a total of 6.2 billion MKD, i.e. 101.3 million EUR on public procurements. At the level of individual municipalities, the Municipality of Aerodrom has spent the highest amount of funds on public procurements in 2013 (628 million MKD or 10.2 million EUR), while the Municipality of Centar Zupa has spent the lowest amount of funds on public procurements (1.1 million MKD or 19,000 EUR) Compared to the previous year, decline in public procurement spending was observed in 2013 by 38 million EUR, i.e. by 27%. In 2013, the municipalities have spent from 2 EUR to 276 EUR per capita on public procurements. In per capita terms, 2013 differences between the municipalities are more modest compared to 2012 when they ranged from 2 EUR to 412 EUR per capita. The Municipality of Centar lost last year’s primacy when it was the absolute winner both, in terms of total value of public procurements and per capita value of public procurements. Share of public procurements in the municipalities’ 2013 budgets ranges from 1.8% to 77.7%. Differences observed...

In 2013, the municipalities have spent from 2 EUR to 276 EUR per capita on public procurements SKOPJE, March 16, 2015 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the results of the research of 2013 public procurement spending by all municipalities in the Republic in Macedonia within the regular monitoring of public procurements implemented by local authorities. Key findings of the research include: In 2013, all 80 municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia, except the City of Skopje, have spent a total of 6.2 billion MKD, i.e. 101.3 million EUR on public procurements. At the level of individual municipalities, the Municipality of Aerodrom has spent the highest amount of funds on public procurements in 2013 (628 million MKD or 10.2 million EUR), while the Municipality of Centar Zupa has spent the lowest amount of funds on public procurements (1.1 million MKD or 19,000 EUR) Compared to the previous year, decline in public procurement spending was observed in 2013 by 38 million EUR, i.e. by 27%. In 2013, the municipalities have spent from 2 EUR to 276 EUR per capita on public procurements. In per capita terms, 2013 differences between the municipalities are more modest compared to 2012 when they ranged from 2 EUR to 412 EUR per capita. The Municipality of Centar lost last year’s primacy when it was the absolute winner both, in terms of total value of public procurements and per capita value of public procurements. Share of public procurements in the municipalities’ 2013 budgets ranges from 1.8% to 77.7%. Differences observed...

In 2013, the municipalities have spent from 2 EUR to 276 EUR per capita on public procurements SKOPJE, March 16, 2015 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the results of the research of 2013 public procurement spending by all municipalities in the Republic in Macedonia within the regular monitoring of public procurements implemented by local authorities. Key findings of the research include: In 2013, all 80 municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia, except the City of Skopje, have spent a total of 6.2 billion MKD, i.e. 101.3 million EUR on public procurements. At the level of individual municipalities, the Municipality of Aerodrom has spent the highest amount of funds on public procurements in 2013 (628 million MKD or 10.2 million EUR), while the Municipality of Centar Zupa has spent the lowest amount of funds on public procurements (1.1 million MKD or 19,000 EUR) Compared to the previous year, decline in public procurement spending was observed in 2013 by 38 million EUR, i.e. by 27%. In 2013, the municipalities have spent from 2 EUR to 276 EUR per capita on public procurements. In per capita terms, 2013 differences between the municipalities are more modest compared to 2012 when they ranged from 2 EUR to 412 EUR per capita. The Municipality of Centar lost last year’s primacy when it was the absolute winner both, in terms of total value of public procurements and per capita value of public procurements. Share of public procurements in the municipalities’ 2013 budgets ranges from 1.8% to 77.7%. Differences observed...

In 2013, the municipalities have spent from 2 EUR to 276 EUR per capita on public procurements SKOPJE, March 16, 2015 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the results of the research of 2013 public procurement spending by all municipalities in the Republic in Macedonia within the regular monitoring of public procurements implemented by local authorities. Key findings of the research include: In 2013, all 80 municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia, except the City of Skopje, have spent a total of 6.2 billion MKD, i.e. 101.3 million EUR on public procurements. At the level of individual municipalities, the Municipality of Aerodrom has spent the highest amount of funds on public procurements in 2013 (628 million MKD or 10.2 million EUR), while the Municipality of Centar Zupa has spent the lowest amount of funds on public procurements (1.1 million MKD or 19,000 EUR) Compared to the previous year, decline in public procurement spending was observed in 2013 by 38 million EUR, i.e. by 27%. In 2013, the municipalities have spent from 2 EUR to 276 EUR per capita on public procurements. In per capita terms, 2013 differences between the municipalities are more modest compared to 2012 when they ranged from 2 EUR to 412 EUR per capita. The Municipality of Centar lost last year’s primacy when it was the absolute winner both, in terms of total value of public procurements and per capita value of public procurements. Share of public procurements in the municipalities’ 2013 budgets ranges from 1.8% to 77.7%. Differences observed...

In 2013, the municipalities have spent from 2 EUR to 276 EUR per capita on public procurements SKOPJE, March 16, 2015 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the results of the research of 2013 public procurement spending by all municipalities in the Republic in Macedonia within the regular monitoring of public procurements implemented by local authorities. Key findings of the research include: In 2013, all 80 municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia, except the City of Skopje, have spent a total of 6.2 billion MKD, i.e. 101.3 million EUR on public procurements. At the level of individual municipalities, the Municipality of Aerodrom has spent the highest amount of funds on public procurements in 2013 (628 million MKD or 10.2 million EUR), while the Municipality of Centar Zupa has spent the lowest amount of funds on public procurements (1.1 million MKD or 19,000 EUR) Compared to the previous year, decline in public procurement spending was observed in 2013 by 38 million EUR, i.e. by 27%. In 2013, the municipalities have spent from 2 EUR to 276 EUR per capita on public procurements. In per capita terms, 2013 differences between the municipalities are more modest compared to 2012 when they ranged from 2 EUR to 412 EUR per capita. The Municipality of Centar lost last year’s primacy when it was the absolute winner both, in terms of total value of public procurements and per capita value of public procurements. Share of public procurements in the municipalities’ 2013 budgets ranges from 1.8% to 77.7%. Differences observed...

In 2013, the municipalities have spent from 2 EUR to 276 EUR per capita on public procurements SKOPJE, March 16, 2015 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the results of the research of 2013 public procurement spending by all municipalities in the Republic in Macedonia within the regular monitoring of public procurements implemented by local authorities. Key findings of the research include: In 2013, all 80 municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia, except the City of Skopje, have spent a total of 6.2 billion MKD, i.e. 101.3 million EUR on public procurements. At the level of individual municipalities, the Municipality of Aerodrom has spent the highest amount of funds on public procurements in 2013 (628 million MKD or 10.2 million EUR), while the Municipality of Centar Zupa has spent the lowest amount of funds on public procurements (1.1 million MKD or 19,000 EUR) Compared to the previous year, decline in public procurement spending was observed in 2013 by 38 million EUR, i.e. by 27%. In 2013, the municipalities have spent from 2 EUR to 276 EUR per capita on public procurements. In per capita terms, 2013 differences between the municipalities are more modest compared to 2012 when they ranged from 2 EUR to 412 EUR per capita. The Municipality of Centar lost last year’s primacy when it was the absolute winner both, in terms of total value of public procurements and per capita value of public procurements. Share of public procurements in the municipalities’ 2013 budgets ranges from 1.8% to 77.7%. Differences observed...

Procurement’s Estimated Value – a Hot Potato for the Contracting Authorities SKOPJE, March 16, 2015 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the results from its regular monitoring of public procurements implemented by local authorities for the period April – September 2014. Key findings include: Long-awaited and, for the companies, highly-desired novelty in public procurements defined as mandatory publication of the procurement’s estimated value, seems to be a hot potato for the contracting authorities which, most of them, do not know how to handle. Notably, there are numerous examples of tender procedures that have raised certain problems in terms of their implementation, with reasons thereof stemming from the procurement’s estimated value. Series of changes made to the legislation on public procurements, at least in the first months of their application, have not resulted in increased competition in tender procedures on local level. In the monitoring sample, the average competition accounted for 2.7 bidders per procedure, while 38% of monitored tender procedures included one or no bid. After a two-year period in which the share of annulled tender procedures has been stabilized at around 15%, annulment of tender procedures on local level is again on the rise and accounts for 20%. Contrary to practices observed in the past when the main ground indicated for tender annulment was absence of bids, nowadays the main reason implies unfavourable prices. Average duration of public procurement procedures from the monitoring sample, from announcement of procurement notice to contract signing, accounts for 33 days and implies small improvement compared to...

Procurement’s Estimated Value – a Hot Potato for the Contracting Authorities SKOPJE, March 16, 2015 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the results from its regular monitoring of public procurements implemented by local authorities for the period April – September 2014. Key findings include: Long-awaited and, for the companies, highly-desired novelty in public procurements defined as mandatory publication of the procurement’s estimated value, seems to be a hot potato for the contracting authorities which, most of them, do not know how to handle. Notably, there are numerous examples of tender procedures that have raised certain problems in terms of their implementation, with reasons thereof stemming from the procurement’s estimated value. Series of changes made to the legislation on public procurements, at least in the first months of their application, have not resulted in increased competition in tender procedures on local level. In the monitoring sample, the average competition accounted for 2.7 bidders per procedure, while 38% of monitored tender procedures included one or no bid. After a two-year period in which the share of annulled tender procedures has been stabilized at around 15%, annulment of tender procedures on local level is again on the rise and accounts for 20%. Contrary to practices observed in the past when the main ground indicated for tender annulment was absence of bids, nowadays the main reason implies unfavourable prices. Average duration of public procurement procedures from the monitoring sample, from announcement of procurement notice to contract signing, accounts for 33 days and implies small improvement compared to...

Procurement’s Estimated Value – a Hot Potato for the Contracting Authorities SKOPJE, March 16, 2015 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the results from its regular monitoring of public procurements implemented by local authorities for the period April – September 2014. Key findings include: Long-awaited and, for the companies, highly-desired novelty in public procurements defined as mandatory publication of the procurement’s estimated value, seems to be a hot potato for the contracting authorities which, most of them, do not know how to handle. Notably, there are numerous examples of tender procedures that have raised certain problems in terms of their implementation, with reasons thereof stemming from the procurement’s estimated value. Series of changes made to the legislation on public procurements, at least in the first months of their application, have not resulted in increased competition in tender procedures on local level. In the monitoring sample, the average competition accounted for 2.7 bidders per procedure, while 38% of monitored tender procedures included one or no bid. After a two-year period in which the share of annulled tender procedures has been stabilized at around 15%, annulment of tender procedures on local level is again on the rise and accounts for 20%. Contrary to practices observed in the past when the main ground indicated for tender annulment was absence of bids, nowadays the main reason implies unfavourable prices. Average duration of public procurement procedures from the monitoring sample, from announcement of procurement notice to contract signing, accounts for 33 days and implies small improvement compared to...

Procurement’s Estimated Value – a Hot Potato for the Contracting Authorities SKOPJE, March 16, 2015 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the results from its regular monitoring of public procurements implemented by local authorities for the period April – September 2014. Key findings include: Long-awaited and, for the companies, highly-desired novelty in public procurements defined as mandatory publication of the procurement’s estimated value, seems to be a hot potato for the contracting authorities which, most of them, do not know how to handle. Notably, there are numerous examples of tender procedures that have raised certain problems in terms of their implementation, with reasons thereof stemming from the procurement’s estimated value. Series of changes made to the legislation on public procurements, at least in the first months of their application, have not resulted in increased competition in tender procedures on local level. In the monitoring sample, the average competition accounted for 2.7 bidders per procedure, while 38% of monitored tender procedures included one or no bid. After a two-year period in which the share of annulled tender procedures has been stabilized at around 15%, annulment of tender procedures on local level is again on the rise and accounts for 20%. Contrary to practices observed in the past when the main ground indicated for tender annulment was absence of bids, nowadays the main reason implies unfavourable prices. Average duration of public procurement procedures from the monitoring sample, from announcement of procurement notice to contract signing, accounts for 33 days and implies small improvement compared to...

Procurement’s Estimated Value – a Hot Potato for the Contracting Authorities SKOPJE, March 16, 2015 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the results from its regular monitoring of public procurements implemented by local authorities for the period April – September 2014. Key findings include: Long-awaited and, for the companies, highly-desired novelty in public procurements defined as mandatory publication of the procurement’s estimated value, seems to be a hot potato for the contracting authorities which, most of them, do not know how to handle. Notably, there are numerous examples of tender procedures that have raised certain problems in terms of their implementation, with reasons thereof stemming from the procurement’s estimated value. Series of changes made to the legislation on public procurements, at least in the first months of their application, have not resulted in increased competition in tender procedures on local level. In the monitoring sample, the average competition accounted for 2.7 bidders per procedure, while 38% of monitored tender procedures included one or no bid. After a two-year period in which the share of annulled tender procedures has been stabilized at around 15%, annulment of tender procedures on local level is again on the rise and accounts for 20%. Contrary to practices observed in the past when the main ground indicated for tender annulment was absence of bids, nowadays the main reason implies unfavourable prices. Average duration of public procurement procedures from the monitoring sample, from announcement of procurement notice to contract signing, accounts for 33 days and implies small improvement compared to...

Procurement’s Estimated Value – a Hot Potato for the Contracting Authorities SKOPJE, March 16, 2015 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the results from its regular monitoring of public procurements implemented by local authorities for the period April – September 2014. Key findings include: Long-awaited and, for the companies, highly-desired novelty in public procurements defined as mandatory publication of the procurement’s estimated value, seems to be a hot potato for the contracting authorities which, most of them, do not know how to handle. Notably, there are numerous examples of tender procedures that have raised certain problems in terms of their implementation, with reasons thereof stemming from the procurement’s estimated value. Series of changes made to the legislation on public procurements, at least in the first months of their application, have not resulted in increased competition in tender procedures on local level. In the monitoring sample, the average competition accounted for 2.7 bidders per procedure, while 38% of monitored tender procedures included one or no bid. After a two-year period in which the share of annulled tender procedures has been stabilized at around 15%, annulment of tender procedures on local level is again on the rise and accounts for 20%. Contrary to practices observed in the past when the main ground indicated for tender annulment was absence of bids, nowadays the main reason implies unfavourable prices. Average duration of public procurement procedures from the monitoring sample, from announcement of procurement notice to contract signing, accounts for 33 days and implies small improvement compared to...

Procurement’s Estimated Value – a Hot Potato for the Contracting Authorities SKOPJE, March 16, 2015 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the results from its regular monitoring of public procurements implemented by local authorities for the period April – September 2014. Key findings include: Long-awaited and, for the companies, highly-desired novelty in public procurements defined as mandatory publication of the procurement’s estimated value, seems to be a hot potato for the contracting authorities which, most of them, do not know how to handle. Notably, there are numerous examples of tender procedures that have raised certain problems in terms of their implementation, with reasons thereof stemming from the procurement’s estimated value. Series of changes made to the legislation on public procurements, at least in the first months of their application, have not resulted in increased competition in tender procedures on local level. In the monitoring sample, the average competition accounted for 2.7 bidders per procedure, while 38% of monitored tender procedures included one or no bid. After a two-year period in which the share of annulled tender procedures has been stabilized at around 15%, annulment of tender procedures on local level is again on the rise and accounts for 20%. Contrary to practices observed in the past when the main ground indicated for tender annulment was absence of bids, nowadays the main reason implies unfavourable prices. Average duration of public procurement procedures from the monitoring sample, from announcement of procurement notice to contract signing, accounts for 33 days and implies small improvement compared to...

Procurement’s Estimated Value – a Hot Potato for the Contracting Authorities SKOPJE, March 16, 2015 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the results from its regular monitoring of public procurements implemented by local authorities for the period April – September 2014. Key findings include: Long-awaited and, for the companies, highly-desired novelty in public procurements defined as mandatory publication of the procurement’s estimated value, seems to be a hot potato for the contracting authorities which, most of them, do not know how to handle. Notably, there are numerous examples of tender procedures that have raised certain problems in terms of their implementation, with reasons thereof stemming from the procurement’s estimated value. Series of changes made to the legislation on public procurements, at least in the first months of their application, have not resulted in increased competition in tender procedures on local level. In the monitoring sample, the average competition accounted for 2.7 bidders per procedure, while 38% of monitored tender procedures included one or no bid. After a two-year period in which the share of annulled tender procedures has been stabilized at around 15%, annulment of tender procedures on local level is again on the rise and accounts for 20%. Contrary to practices observed in the past when the main ground indicated for tender annulment was absence of bids, nowadays the main reason implies unfavourable prices. Average duration of public procurement procedures from the monitoring sample, from announcement of procurement notice to contract signing, accounts for 33 days and implies small improvement compared to...

SKOPJE, November 17, 2014 – Today, the Centеr for Civil Communications published monitoring report which includes the results from survey of companies inquiring about their experiences in public procurements and comparative analysis of legal protection in public procurements and related administrative costs - Мacedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Hungary and Czech Republic. Companies’ survey was conducted in the period June-July 2014 and targeted a total of 267 economic operators based and operating in all bigger towns and regions countrywide. Key conclusions of the survey are: Main problems companies face in public procurement procedures include: ample scope of documents required for participation in tender procedures, late collection of receivables for implemented procurement contracts and definition of eligibility criteria for participation in tender procedures that favour particular bidders. Companies that have been awarded procurement contracts, in average, wait for six months to collect their receivables related to the contract performance. Dominant share of surveyed companies believe that e-auctions result in attainment of unrealistically low prices, whereby quality is disregarded on the account of procurement prices. High costs related to and distrust in appeal procedures are main reasons on whose account 93% of surveyed companies rarely or never motion appeals against public procurement procedures. On the scale from 1 (negative) to 5 (excellent), companies assess the overall process on public procurements in the country with 2.86, which implies an insignificant improvement compared to 2012 assessment of 2.84. This report is available here. For more information, please contact the Center for Civil Communications on tel. (02) 3213-513 or by e-mail:...

SKOPJE, November 17, 2014 – Today, the Centеr for Civil Communications published monitoring report which includes the results from survey of companies inquiring about their experiences in public procurements and comparative analysis of legal protection in public procurements and related administrative costs - Мacedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Hungary and Czech Republic. Companies’ survey was conducted in the period June-July 2014 and targeted a total of 267 economic operators based and operating in all bigger towns and regions countrywide. Key conclusions of the survey are: Main problems companies face in public procurement procedures include: ample scope of documents required for participation in tender procedures, late collection of receivables for implemented procurement contracts and definition of eligibility criteria for participation in tender procedures that favour particular bidders. Companies that have been awarded procurement contracts, in average, wait for six months to collect their receivables related to the contract performance. Dominant share of surveyed companies believe that e-auctions result in attainment of unrealistically low prices, whereby quality is disregarded on the account of procurement prices. High costs related to and distrust in appeal procedures are main reasons on whose account 93% of surveyed companies rarely or never motion appeals against public procurement procedures. On the scale from 1 (negative) to 5 (excellent), companies assess the overall process on public procurements in the country with 2.86, which implies an insignificant improvement compared to 2012 assessment of 2.84. This report is available here. For more information, please contact the Center for Civil Communications on tel. (02) 3213-513 or by e-mail:...

SKOPJE, November 17, 2014 – Today, the Centеr for Civil Communications published monitoring report which includes the results from survey of companies inquiring about their experiences in public procurements and comparative analysis of legal protection in public procurements and related administrative costs - Мacedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Hungary and Czech Republic. Companies’ survey was conducted in the period June-July 2014 and targeted a total of 267 economic operators based and operating in all bigger towns and regions countrywide. Key conclusions of the survey are: Main problems companies face in public procurement procedures include: ample scope of documents required for participation in tender procedures, late collection of receivables for implemented procurement contracts and definition of eligibility criteria for participation in tender procedures that favour particular bidders. Companies that have been awarded procurement contracts, in average, wait for six months to collect their receivables related to the contract performance. Dominant share of surveyed companies believe that e-auctions result in attainment of unrealistically low prices, whereby quality is disregarded on the account of procurement prices. High costs related to and distrust in appeal procedures are main reasons on whose account 93% of surveyed companies rarely or never motion appeals against public procurement procedures. On the scale from 1 (negative) to 5 (excellent), companies assess the overall process on public procurements in the country with 2.86, which implies an insignificant improvement compared to 2012 assessment of 2.84. This report is available here. For more information, please contact the Center for Civil Communications on tel. (02) 3213-513 or by e-mail:...

SKOPJE, November 17, 2014 – Today, the Centеr for Civil Communications published monitoring report which includes the results from survey of companies inquiring about their experiences in public procurements and comparative analysis of legal protection in public procurements and related administrative costs - Мacedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Hungary and Czech Republic. Companies’ survey was conducted in the period June-July 2014 and targeted a total of 267 economic operators based and operating in all bigger towns and regions countrywide. Key conclusions of the survey are: Main problems companies face in public procurement procedures include: ample scope of documents required for participation in tender procedures, late collection of receivables for implemented procurement contracts and definition of eligibility criteria for participation in tender procedures that favour particular bidders. Companies that have been awarded procurement contracts, in average, wait for six months to collect their receivables related to the contract performance. Dominant share of surveyed companies believe that e-auctions result in attainment of unrealistically low prices, whereby quality is disregarded on the account of procurement prices. High costs related to and distrust in appeal procedures are main reasons on whose account 93% of surveyed companies rarely or never motion appeals against public procurement procedures. On the scale from 1 (negative) to 5 (excellent), companies assess the overall process on public procurements in the country with 2.86, which implies an insignificant improvement compared to 2012 assessment of 2.84. This report is available here. For more information, please contact the Center for Civil Communications on tel. (02) 3213-513 or by e-mail:...

SKOPJE, November 17, 2014 – Today, the Centеr for Civil Communications published monitoring report which includes the results from survey of companies inquiring about their experiences in public procurements and comparative analysis of legal protection in public procurements and related administrative costs - Мacedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Hungary and Czech Republic. Companies’ survey was conducted in the period June-July 2014 and targeted a total of 267 economic operators based and operating in all bigger towns and regions countrywide. Key conclusions of the survey are: Main problems companies face in public procurement procedures include: ample scope of documents required for participation in tender procedures, late collection of receivables for implemented procurement contracts and definition of eligibility criteria for participation in tender procedures that favour particular bidders. Companies that have been awarded procurement contracts, in average, wait for six months to collect their receivables related to the contract performance. Dominant share of surveyed companies believe that e-auctions result in attainment of unrealistically low prices, whereby quality is disregarded on the account of procurement prices. High costs related to and distrust in appeal procedures are main reasons on whose account 93% of surveyed companies rarely or never motion appeals against public procurement procedures. On the scale from 1 (negative) to 5 (excellent), companies assess the overall process on public procurements in the country with 2.86, which implies an insignificant improvement compared to 2012 assessment of 2.84. This report is available here. For more information, please contact the Center for Civil Communications on tel. (02) 3213-513 or by e-mail:...

SKOPJE, November 17, 2014 – Today, the Centеr for Civil Communications published monitoring report which includes the results from survey of companies inquiring about their experiences in public procurements and comparative analysis of legal protection in public procurements and related administrative costs - Мacedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Hungary and Czech Republic. Companies’ survey was conducted in the period June-July 2014 and targeted a total of 267 economic operators based and operating in all bigger towns and regions countrywide. Key conclusions of the survey are: Main problems companies face in public procurement procedures include: ample scope of documents required for participation in tender procedures, late collection of receivables for implemented procurement contracts and definition of eligibility criteria for participation in tender procedures that favour particular bidders. Companies that have been awarded procurement contracts, in average, wait for six months to collect their receivables related to the contract performance. Dominant share of surveyed companies believe that e-auctions result in attainment of unrealistically low prices, whereby quality is disregarded on the account of procurement prices. High costs related to and distrust in appeal procedures are main reasons on whose account 93% of surveyed companies rarely or never motion appeals against public procurement procedures. On the scale from 1 (negative) to 5 (excellent), companies assess the overall process on public procurements in the country with 2.86, which implies an insignificant improvement compared to 2012 assessment of 2.84. This report is available here. For more information, please contact the Center for Civil Communications on tel. (02) 3213-513 or by e-mail:...

SKOPJE, November 17, 2014 – Today, the Centеr for Civil Communications published monitoring report which includes the results from survey of companies inquiring about their experiences in public procurements and comparative analysis of legal protection in public procurements and related administrative costs - Мacedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Hungary and Czech Republic. Companies’ survey was conducted in the period June-July 2014 and targeted a total of 267 economic operators based and operating in all bigger towns and regions countrywide. Key conclusions of the survey are: Main problems companies face in public procurement procedures include: ample scope of documents required for participation in tender procedures, late collection of receivables for implemented procurement contracts and definition of eligibility criteria for participation in tender procedures that favour particular bidders. Companies that have been awarded procurement contracts, in average, wait for six months to collect their receivables related to the contract performance. Dominant share of surveyed companies believe that e-auctions result in attainment of unrealistically low prices, whereby quality is disregarded on the account of procurement prices. High costs related to and distrust in appeal procedures are main reasons on whose account 93% of surveyed companies rarely or never motion appeals against public procurement procedures. On the scale from 1 (negative) to 5 (excellent), companies assess the overall process on public procurements in the country with 2.86, which implies an insignificant improvement compared to 2012 assessment of 2.84. This report is available here. For more information, please contact the Center for Civil Communications on tel. (02) 3213-513 or by e-mail:...

SKOPJE, November 17, 2014 – Today, the Centеr for Civil Communications published monitoring report which includes the results from survey of companies inquiring about their experiences in public procurements and comparative analysis of legal protection in public procurements and related administrative costs - Мacedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Hungary and Czech Republic. Companies’ survey was conducted in the period June-July 2014 and targeted a total of 267 economic operators based and operating in all bigger towns and regions countrywide. Key conclusions of the survey are: Main problems companies face in public procurement procedures include: ample scope of documents required for participation in tender procedures, late collection of receivables for implemented procurement contracts and definition of eligibility criteria for participation in tender procedures that favour particular bidders. Companies that have been awarded procurement contracts, in average, wait for six months to collect their receivables related to the contract performance. Dominant share of surveyed companies believe that e-auctions result in attainment of unrealistically low prices, whereby quality is disregarded on the account of procurement prices. High costs related to and distrust in appeal procedures are main reasons on whose account 93% of surveyed companies rarely or never motion appeals against public procurement procedures. On the scale from 1 (negative) to 5 (excellent), companies assess the overall process on public procurements in the country with 2.86, which implies an insignificant improvement compared to 2012 assessment of 2.84. This report is available here. For more information, please contact the Center for Civil Communications on tel. (02) 3213-513 or by e-mail:...

SKOPJE, 17 October 2014 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the results from its regular monitoring of public procurements implemented by local authorities for the period October 2013 - March 2014. Key findings include: - Once “lowest price” was introduced as the single criterion on awarding public procurement contracts, and e-auctions are mandated for all tender procedures, there are numerous examples of tender procedures that have attained extremely low prices whereby the quality of the execution of the contact is questioned. - Transparency remains one of the major problems affecting public procurements in the country. Some state institutions either do not publish tender data or publish them late, while others do not disclose information requested by means of FOI applications. - Several months (October-December 2013) before legal provisions on mandatory publication of tender documents enter in effect (from January 2014), including legal provisions whereby defining eligibility criteria for tender participation becomes difficult and liable to sanctions (from May 2014), 45% of tender procedures monitored have not published their relevant tender documents, while as high as 60% of them included high eligibility criteria for tender participation. - Tender annulments continue to create problems in the field of public procurements. In this monitoring period as well, the share of annulled tender procedures ranges around the average of 15% calculated for local level public procurements. - Deadline on selection decision-taking is complied with, but signing of procurement contracts is postponed. The Report is available here. For more information, please contact the Centre for Civil Communications on...

SKOPJE, 17 October 2014 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the results from its regular monitoring of public procurements implemented by local authorities for the period October 2013 - March 2014. Key findings include: - Once “lowest price” was introduced as the single criterion on awarding public procurement contracts, and e-auctions are mandated for all tender procedures, there are numerous examples of tender procedures that have attained extremely low prices whereby the quality of the execution of the contact is questioned. - Transparency remains one of the major problems affecting public procurements in the country. Some state institutions either do not publish tender data or publish them late, while others do not disclose information requested by means of FOI applications. - Several months (October-December 2013) before legal provisions on mandatory publication of tender documents enter in effect (from January 2014), including legal provisions whereby defining eligibility criteria for tender participation becomes difficult and liable to sanctions (from May 2014), 45% of tender procedures monitored have not published their relevant tender documents, while as high as 60% of them included high eligibility criteria for tender participation. - Tender annulments continue to create problems in the field of public procurements. In this monitoring period as well, the share of annulled tender procedures ranges around the average of 15% calculated for local level public procurements. - Deadline on selection decision-taking is complied with, but signing of procurement contracts is postponed. The Report is available here. For more information, please contact the Centre for Civil Communications on...

SKOPJE, 17 October 2014 – Today, the Centre for Civil Communications published the results from its regular monitoring of public procurements implemented by local authorities for the period October 2013 - March 2014. Key findings include: - Once “lowest price” was introduced as the single criterion on awarding public procurement contracts, and e-auctions are mandated for all tender procedures, there are numerous examples of tender procedures that have attained extremely low prices whereby the quality of the execution of the contact is questioned. - Transparency remains one of the major problems affecting public procurements in the country. Some state institutions either do not publish tender data or publish them late, while others do not disclose information requested by means of FOI applications. - Several months (October-December 2013) before legal provisions on mandatory publication of tender documents enter in effect (from January 2014), including legal provisions whereby defining eligibility criteria for tender participation becomes difficult and liable to sanctions (from May 2014), 45% of tender procedures monitored have not published their relevant tender documents, while as high as 60% of them included high eligibility criteria for tender participation. - Tender annulments continue to create problems in the field of public procurements. In this monitoring period as well, the share of annulled tender procedures ranges around the average of 15% calculated for local level public procurements. - Deadline on selection decision-taking is complied with, but signing of procurement contracts is postponed. The Report is available here. For more information, please contact the Centre for Civil Communications on...