The auction participation announcement will need the authority’s authorization to be published.
Contracting authorities will send contract awarding paperwork to ANRMAP for checkup before publishing the auction participation announcement, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.
Checkups will target public procurement contracts whose estimated value exceed the equivalent in lei of EUR15,000.
Fifty more jobs were created within ANRMAP to implement the checkup system.
“Management authorities will be tasked with implementing and carrying out EU-funded projects. ANRMAP will be allowed to check auctions, auction participation announcements and contract awarding paperwork. The Office Checking Public Procurement will verify contract awarding procedures during auctions, while management authorities will have direct responsibility for projects after auctions are ended,” said Prime Minister Emil Boc.
According to the Government decision, obtained by MEDIAFAX, checkups will be carried out through the Electronic Public Procurement System (SEAP). SEAP will let ANRMAP access contract awarding documents before the auction participation announcement is published.
ANRMAP will issue an authorization to start contract awarding procedures, within 14 days from accessing paperwork in the electronic system, if the respective documents observe legal provisions regulating public procurement, or will inform the contracting authority about any possible irregularities.
The Government recently reduced the state ceiling to pre-finance EU-funded projects from 30% to about 10% of the contract’s value. Also, companies that fail to provide the refund paperwork in four months shall be required to return the entire sum.
The European Commission reimbursed Romania around EUR650 million by June 24, 2011, for projects financed with EU funds, meaning about 3% of the total EUR19.7 billion allotted for 2007-2013.