Workshop in Public Procurement

American Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the Ministry of economy, entrepreneurship and crafts organized a workshop in Public Procurement on the topic of The most common mistakes contracting authorities make in preparation of procurement documentation and appeals from the practice of the DKOM.

The topic of the workshop was “The most common mistakes contracting authorities make in preparation of procurement documentation and appeals from the practice of the DKOM”. Additional topics that were covered at the workshop included the need to prove the legal link between the bidders' community at the delivery stage in the procurement, reliance on the ability and the need to prove the execution of a part of the contract at the bidding stage, determining penalties in cases where the delivery deadline is one of the bidding criteria, link between certificates (including ISO standards) and the subject of procurement, discretion limit of the contracting authority in seeking confirmation of "good standings", the difference between proof of ability and selection criteria.

The workshop was organized for AmCham members. Lecturers from the Ministry of economy, entrepreneurship and crafts included Mr. Anton Tomljanović and Mr. Zoran Vuić. Attendees with a valid certificate in the Public Procurement received points for the process of certificate renewal.