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DELNA’S MONITORING REPORT OF THE LOW FLOOR TRAM PROCUREMENT
Report summary: . 1. Feasibility studies of large-scale projects should justify evidence of the included technical parameters. A more thorough assessment of large-scale projects at the level of the European Commission (amounting to EUR 100 million) could reduce the risks of corruption. 2. In the course of the procurement, Delna drew attention to a number of specific requirements, ...
WINNING…BY DEFAULT? GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND BARRIERS TO COMPETITION IN LATVIA
Arrests of eight individuals including director of “Škoda Transportation” and municipal enterprise’s Riga City Traffic’s official made headlines in December 2018 in Latvia. The case started by Latvia’s Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) features 800 000 EUR or even bigger bribe. It was allegedly paid to win contract for delivering 200 buses and trolleybuses for ...
MONITORING RIGA CITY TRAFFIC’S FIRST PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
MONITORING RIGA CITY TRAFFIC’S FIRST PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROJECT In accordance with the European Commission supported project “Integrity Pacts – Civil Control Mechanism for Safeguarding EU Funds” beginning January 1, 2016, “Transparency International Latvia” (TI Latvia/Delna) is supervising Riga City Traffic’s “Riga Tram Infrastructure Development” public procurement process and project implementation. An Integrity Pact is a tool developed by ...
