TS: Procurements for recovery were transparent

BELGRADE - The procurements for recovery from floods were transparent, Transparency Serbia NGO released on Friday based on inspection of 77 procedures and analysis of 45 procurements conducted in keeping with the Law on Recovery of Flood Affected Areas in the Republic of Serbia adopted in July 2014.

There were no negative consequences in terms of the transparency of the procedures, and in some aspects the situation was much better than usual for the regular procedures implemented according to the Public Procurements Law, TS Programme Director Nemanja Nenadic told a news conference.

Nevertheless, he said that similar problems like low competitiveness and delays in execution of works have been detected in the procedures carried out since September to December 2014 and regular public procurement procedures.

Nenadic said that the experiences from the procurement procedures for recovery from the flood damages can serve as an example of some future amendments to the Public Procurements Law which should improve the process.

Director of the Government Office for Reconstruction and Flood Relief Marko Blagojevic expressed the satisfaction with the conclusion of the analysis drafted by TS and noted that it shows the process is based on good foundations and offers lessons in terms of the amendments to the Public Procurements Law.

This is the first recovery campaign in Serbia in which procurement procedures were organised according to the model of open procurement that ensures maximum transparency, Blagojevic said.

People whose property was damaged, all Serbian citizens and donors expected to see a responsible attitude, which is why all the data on over 50,000 donors and the names of the people who received financial aid...