public procurement

Romanian Procurement Regulator Admits Only 49 Of 1552 Checked Auction Files

Checkups started recently by the Romanian Authority for Public Procurement Regulation and Monitoring (ANRMAP) show that only 49 of the 1,552 auction files which have been submitted over the past two weeks met requirements, ANRMAP president Cristina Traila said Thursday.

Romanian President: Public Procurement Not Part Of MCV

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday that he agrees with the European Commission’s statements regarding public procurements, but added that the issue should not have been included in the justice report as it has nothing to do with the Mechanism for Cooperation and Verification (MCV).

EC Asks Romania To Correct Integrity Agency Law, Install Full Public Procurement Transparency

The European Commission "invites" Romania in its report on the country, released Tuesday, to take action correcting the National Integrity Agency law, monitoring sanctions applied in high-level corruption cases and install full transparency in public procurement.

Romanian Firms Owned By Relatives Of Public Institution Heads Forbidden To Participate In Auctions

Romanian firms owned by people who are relatives up to the fourth-degree of employees who fill decision-making positions within public institutions will not be allowed to participate in auctions organized by these authorities.

Romanian President Calls For Quick Amendment Of Public Procurement Law

Romania’s public procurement law must be amended “quickly” so that procurement procedures become speedier and more transparent, President Traian Basescu said Thursday.

Romania Won’t Suspend Public Procurement Auctions When Challenged By Bidders

Challenges to public procurement auctions in Romania will no longer suspend contract awarding procedures under the country’s amended public procurement legislation, which has been notified to the European Commission.

Romania To Amend Public Procurement Legislation To Speed Up Procedures, Hinder Abusive Challenges

Romania has amended its public procurement legislation banning bidders from challenging auctions until the procedure is finished and shortening settlement terms to ten days from the previous 20.

Romanian Public Procurement Watchdog Fined Ministries, Cos, Sports Clubs Over Faulty Purchases

Romania’s public procurement watchdog ANRMAP applied last year nearly one hundred fines ranging between 5,000 and 140,000 lei (EUR1=RON4.2284) to ministries, public institutions, state-owned companies and sports clubs for breaches of public procurement procedures.

Romania Readies New Amendments To Public Procurement Law – Sources

Romanian government will draw up new amendments to the public procurement law, including higher fines for annulling illegal contract assignments and reduced stamp tax, or possibly no tax at all, for companies that challenge auction proceedings, people close to the matter said Sunday.

Romania Could Lose EUR1B Of EU Funds Unless It Amends Public Procurement Law – Liberal

Romanian Liberal Party vice-president Ludovic Orban called on the government to speed up amendments to the public procurement law, saying it breaches EU legislation and the country could lose E funds worth EUR1 billion.

Privatizations, Public Acquisitions Should Be Sealed On Bourse – Romanian SMEs Min

Privatizations and public acquisitions in Romania should be made through the Bucharest Stock Exchange to eliminate any suspicion as to the correctness of the operations, Constantin Nita, the Minister for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Commerce and Business Environment, said Tuesday.

Contesting Public Procurement Auctions, Romania’s New National Sport – Transport Min

Contesting public procurement contract awarding has become a national sport in Romania, where contenders challenge auctions just to stop the auction winner from starting works and block the use of national and EU funds, Romanian transport minister Radu Berceanu said Tuesday.

Fixed Radars In Romania Suspended Since Apr 24

Romanian authorities decide to suspend fixed radars across the country as of April 24 following an inquiry into allegedly faulty public procurement procedures for the radars.

Romanian Govt To Check Public Procurement Proceedings Quarterly

The Romanian government will request public institutions to draft reports on the assignment of public procurement contracts on a quarterly basis, in an attempt to closely monitor public procurement proceedings.

Romanian Govt OKs Amendments To Public Procurement Law

Romanian government on Saturday approved an emergency Ordinance aimed at simplifying public procurement proceedings.