A million-euro contract by the Pristina Community for Energy Efficiency has raised questions about the prices of contracted equipment and the profile of winning companies. The three-year project, worth indicator of 10m euros, includes prices that in some positions result in multiple higher than in previous municipality contracts, the Signal newspaper reports.
At the heart of this contract is the consortium consisting of companies FU LEAININRINING and RHORgoric Elektromehanika d.o.o.
According to data published by the Kosovo Business Recording Agency ( ARBK), company FULL INCHAENINRINInge was owned by Africa Elshan and registered on March 9, 2016.
However, what appears to be the main registered activity of this company: Road transport of goodsAlthough the contract won is related to energy efficiency and public enlightenment.
According to data presented by the electronic procurement platform, it figures as the first contract won by the company in the Pristina municipality.
Her partner in the consortium, Ryrogoric Elektromehanika d.o.o, is registered in Kosovo on May 31st, 2024, with capital registered of 1,000 euros. Its main task is electrical installation, while the owner figures out a company from Slovenia.
Prices Several times higher than in previous contracts
Comparing prices included in the contract reveals considerable differences.
An enlightening LED 150W body, previously contracted for 90 euros, in the new contract figures at the price of 285 euros.
The LED 100W device, up from 85 euros, has been contracted for 267 euros, while that LED 50W — up from 50 euros — has reached 170 euros.
The biggest difference reported is to a Smart System broadcasting device, the price of which from 1.20 euros in the previous contract has reached 2 thousand and 300 euros in the new contract.
Even the warning plastic tape for electrical cables figures at the price of 8,50 euros per meter, while a market offer of 6.25 euros for a 300m role has been presented in the published material.
These differences raise questions about the way prices are calculated and the compatibility of technical specifications between compared contracts.
However, only the differences in prices do not prove misuse, without confirmation of specifications, quantities, supply conditions and full procurement documentation.
The issue also takes on special importance due to the value of the project, which has been developed during the Pristina chairman’s mandate of Progress Rama.
It remains to be clarified whether contracted prices are technically and financially justified, as well as whether procurement procedures are conducted in line with legal requirements.
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