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<p>Tender with absurd prices of 0,01 MKD<br />SKOPJE, December 04, 2017 - The Center for Civil Communications today published a <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/53ysc1ftcvddb2h/monitoring%20na%20javnite%20nabavki_29_ENG_5.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">report on the monitoring of public procurement conducted by the central level institutions for the period from January to June 2017.</a><br />Key findings from the monitoring of public procurement are:</p>
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<li>As many as 35% of monitored tender procedures have rejected a<br /> number of bids as unacceptable. This additionally hinders competition<br /> in tender procedures.</li>
<li>In some tender procedures, e-auctions have resulted in attainment<br /> of such low prices that bring under question reality of tender<br /> procedures’ estimated value and quality of procurements.</li>
<li>‘Lowest price’ defined as the single criterion on contract awarding<br /> leads to tender procedures which have attained absurd prices of 0.01<br /> MKD and 0.01 percent. Such market inconsequence increases the risk<br /> of possible manipulations in the course of tender implementation.</li>
<li>In the first half of 2017, the council of public procurements was<br /> addressed with 7,583 applications from contracting authorities, i.e.<br /> by 9% less applications compared to the same period last year. In that,<br /> the council invoiced contracting authorities for issuance of opinions/<br /> approvals in total amount of 806,172 EUR.</li>
<li>In the first half of 2017, the non-transparent negotiation procedure<br /> without prior announcement of call for bids was used to sign<br /> contracts in accumulative value of 7.4 Million EUR, which is by 12%<br /> higher compared to the same period last year.</li>
<li>Number and share of annulled tender procedures is increasing. In the<br /> first half of 2017, a total of 2,033 tender procedures were annulled <br /> (fully or in part), representing A share of 23.7% from the total number<br /> of procurement notices announced in the same period.</li>
<li>Total of 19 negative references for 17 companies were issued in the first half of 2017.</li>
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<p>For more information, please contact the Center for Civil Communications at (02) 3213-513 or at center@ccc.org.mk.</p>