This Index of Rationality is developed for a group of five products purchased by national and local level institutions in the course of 2012, those being:
- copy paper;
- industrial salt;
- extra light fuel oil (EL-1);
- air-conditioners; and
- calico bandages.
Actually, these products were already targeted and analysed under previous indices developed for procurements implemented in the course of 2010 and/or the first half of 2011, where major differences in price had been noted. Thus, the present Index of Rationality aims to assess possible changes that have taken place in the past period and possible effects of this instrument (index-development) in relation to awareness-raising among contracting authorities on the existence of major differences in price and the need to take measures that would increase their rationality/cost-effectiveness in public spending.
For the purpose of developing this Index of Rationality, the Centre secured data on product prices and quantities purchased in 70 public procurements implemented by national and local level institutions.
When developing the indices, prices of products and services concerned were secured by means of FOI applications addressed to all contracting authorities whose procurements were registered in the Electronic Public Procurement System (EPPS).
You can read more about the Index of Rationality 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.
This report is made possible by the support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) within the USAID Civil Society Project.