Public Procurement in Vocational Schools in Chișinău: Evaluation and Monitoring Report
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An analysis of public procurement procedures in the municipal vocational schools of Chișinău has identified a range of problems, gaps and risks. The report evaluates and monitors how the schools run their purchasing, pointing to weak knowledge of the rules and to signs of collusion among bidders.
The main gaps stem from poor knowledge of the existing regulatory framework among those who carry out procurement. Most procurement files lack key mandatory documents, such as intention notices, opening and/or evaluation minutes, and impartiality declarations. Discussions with procurement officers showed that many simply do not know in detail which documents must be prepared.
The major risks are collusion among economic operators and favouritism by the contracting agency towards some of them. Collusion risks were found in catering procurement by the Centre of Excellence in Light Industry and Vocational School No. 7, where three legally related companies constantly take part and win. At Vocational School No. 4, two related companies won works contracts with bids that matched the cost estimate exactly, while other competitors were disqualified.
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