Public Procurement in the Republic of Moldova: Problems and Solutions
Automatically translated summary. The full text is available in Romanian.
A study by the Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup”, last modified on 5 June 2014, examines public procurement in the Republic of Moldova. It looks at policies and regulations as well as other factors that may influence performance, given that the way contracting authorities buy goods and services largely determines how efficiently public money is used.
The study draws on an analysis of public procurement legislation, the websites of public authorities, international organisations and donors, and international practices. To assess actual procurement performance, it used about 60 Court of Accounts audit reports from 2011-2013, contracting authorities' procurement reports, complaints and reports of the Public Procurement Agency. More than 30 first- and second-tier local authorities were interviewed and surveyed to assess their cooperation with the Agency.
The study has seven main chapters, an Introduction and an Executive Summary. The first chapter gives an overview of how public procurement has developed in Moldova, the evolution of volumes and the structure of procurement by type and form, highlighting the main trends. The authors note that losses from public procurement seriously harm infrastructure and public services, the business environment and citizens' quality of life.
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