Monitoring public procurement at local government level: report No. 3
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 non-discrimination, transparency and integrity in implementing public procurements, as well as cost-effective and efficient use of public funds.
Monitoring activities target procurement procedures organized and implemented by all state institutions countrywide, both on central and local level. Due to differences and specificities identified between central and local governments in relation to implementation of public procurements, from 2010 onwards local and central level procurements are monitored separately. Namely, this endeavour resulted in collection of more detailed and significant insights that can be used by all interested parties with a view to promote and improve the manner in which public procurements are organized and implemented and guarantee compliance with the Law and application of the general principles governing public procurements.
This report is prepared on the basis of monitoring results developed for 40 public procurements included in the monitoring sample and implemented by local institutions throughout Macedonia in the period 1 April – 30 September 2013.