The research among companies related to their experience from participation in public procurement procedures was conducted in the period November – December 2016. It targeted a total of 230 companies from all bigger towns across the country. It was pursued by means of survey (in person and electronically), on the basis of previously developed structured questionnaire comprised of 17 questions in total.
Questions were structured in several groups and inquired about companies’ opinion about the most frequent problems they face when participating in public procurements, their attitude towards e-auctions, appeal procedures, corruption and other challenges in public procurements. The questionnaire allowed space for interviewed representatives from companies to freely indicate problems they are facing and propose measures aimed to improve the system of public procurements.
This research represents the seventh regular survey of companies in relation to public procurements conducted by the Center for Civil Communications as part of their monitoring of public procurements from 2009 onwards.
Problem no. 1 in public procurements, as faced by almost half of surveyed companies (47.8%) is lowest price defined as single criterion on awarding public procurement contracts. Next in frequency, as problem no. 2 faced by companies when participating in public procurements with a share of 41.7% of answers are requirements related to voluminous documents for tender participation, as they necessitate time and money in order to be secured.
The research can be downloaded in Macedonian and English language
For more information, please contact the Center for Civil Communications at (02) 3213-513 or at center@ccc.org.mk.