The Anti-Corruption Spokesperson in the Democratic Party, Genta Vangjeli, has requested that two fictitious tenders worth 7.5 million euros of OSSH be investigated.
"Specifically: 'Construction of the 35kV N.St Koplik 220kV-N.St Vukpalaj line with two circuits' with a limit fund of 3 million euros; 'Construction of the new 35kV N.St Vukpalaj-Tamare line and the new 35/10 kV substation in Tamare' with a limit fund of 4.5 million euros", said Vangjeli.
She added that both tenders were held on the same date (September 1), with the participation of the same bidders, "who were evaluated in the same way, declaring the same consortium of operators the winner for both procedures."
"The winner of these tenders submitted bids worth around 98% of the limit fund, indicating suspicions that there was no real competition, but predetermined processes," emphasized the spokesperson for the Anti-Corruption Unit in the Democratic Party.
Full statement:
The opposition and the Democratic Party continue to denounce the fictitious and dubious tenders that Edi Rama's administration conducts through public institutions, turning them into mechanisms for abusing the funds of Albanian citizens.
This time it is about 7.5 million euros procured through two tenders conducted by the High Voltage Directorate at OSSH sh.a, specifically:
'Construction of the 35kV N.St Koplik 220kV-N.St Vukpalaj line with two circuits' with a limit fund of 3 million euros;
'Construction of the new 35kV N.St Vukpalaj-Tamare line and the new 35/10 kV substation in Tamare' with a limit fund of 4.5 million euros.
Both tenders were held on the same date (September 1), with the participation of the same bidders, who were evaluated in the same manner, declaring the same consortium of operators as the winner for both procedures.
The winner of these tenders submitted bids worth around 98% of the limit fund, indicating suspicions that there was no real competition, but rather predetermined processes.
This participation and evaluation show:
lack of encouragement for the participation of economic operators in public procurement;
lack of competition between operators;
the decline of public trust in state institutions.
The same participation, with the same ranking and the same winner in different procedures, raises serious doubts that the contracting authorities have not guaranteed equal, non-discriminatory and transparent treatment, as required by the Public Procurement Law (PPL), Article 2 and Article 3.
The Democratic Party calls on the responsible bodies to immediately investigate these practices, which harm competition, distort the market and do not guarantee the good management of public funds.