Tender down, works stand, price growing – Bulevar that Belgrade cannot finish – society
Works on the expansion of Patriarch Pavle Boulevard and his merge with a bridge on Ada, after almost eight years, they stopped again. The reason is the annulment of the tender for the execution of this job, because the Republic Commission for the Protection of the Bidders, as an investor, should reconsider its decision on the company Ras Engineering, but the city administration does not act on the order of the Commission.
During that time, a job for who knows what time he stands, although the deadline for completion was April 2023.
According to the evaluation of the BEOBUILD portal, only 45 percent of work has been completed, and while during that time, the costs are growing, mostly the citizens, especially the crab, which are waiting for connecting to Ada for years.
The Center for Local Self-Government (CLS) who also drew attention to the new standstill, evaluates that « shame that Belgrade be hostages of the present tenders of the current mayor. »
They remind those companies from engaged consortium, financial and Ras engineering, at the piercing of the art boulevard in New Belgrade and « they are not familiar with the Belgrade in slow works on the sewerage network and on the left bank of the Danube.
If other infrastructural projects that conducts the city of Belgrade are seen, it is noted that the works on them are almost reserved only for individual companies, which, several times, have taken late work, or that work is not done quality.
Nikola Jovanović, CEO CLS, says Tender that the tender was annulled, because the Commission assessed that the second bidder was disassembled.
– The city has not yet acted by the Order of the Commission, because the obvious authority in Belgrade favor consortia with RAS engineering, a coin and machinery. Therefore, the entire project stands, and it is vital because it would merge the municipality of Rakovica with a bridge on Ada. When everything stands, and it is equally bad and the best performers are not selected, because then the works are too expensive and too long. Remember the new bus stop, where the cell building has not yet begun. Remember the Republic Square, Four Boulevard at Dorcol, expansion of Patriarch Pavla, Karađorđeva …, remembers Jovanović, and the price of works for the Patriarch Pavle Grassle, from 2.1 billion dinars to as much as 2.4 billion, without VAT.
As the new economy writes, due to the decision of the Commission, which shows the Tender and Residential Affairs and the construction of the construction land and the construction of the costs to the bidder group, in the amount of almost 1.3 million dinars within 15 days.
Namely, the Commission arrived from the bidder’s group, « Biodecor », « Hydromontage », « Hydro-Tan », « SMART Foundation », « Srijaput », « Stepcon » and « Teamenergo », in connection with works on the first stage of the road.
Thus, as stated, adopted as a reasonable requirement for the protection of rights and partially annulled public procurement procedure for the execution of works at the end of the construction of the Patriarch Pavla. The estimated value of the public procurement was 2.4 billion dinars without VAT, and the deadline for submission of bids pointed out 30. July 2024. years, then extended at 11. December.
Three months later, a decision was published on the contract of the contract, « Ras engineering », « NS-project », « Geo-project of NS », « Eco Construction » and « West Construction » was published, « Machine-project », « Eco Construction » and « West Construction ».
The group of bidders led by the « Road Company Kragujevac » submitted a request for the protection of rights and that is why the tender was stopped. The request has been disputed by the legality made by the contract award, because the company « Hidro-Tan » was considered that it was not eligible to perform certain works.
After the Commission has considered all evidence that is given a decision adopting the applicant’s right to « Public Procurement Company », while the opening public procurement procedure is being annulled for the completion of the construction of the Patriarch Pavla road.
However, this is not the first time that the tender on the construction of this project was controversial, because the contractor was elected last time, because one of the interested companies for the construction of the Bidder, followed by another.
In this case, the works could not be performed, and the price of reconstruction grew due to the growth of construction materials, as the mayor of Belgrade, Aleksandar Sapić, reminded a new economy.
Ana Godjevac, Vice President of the Belgrade Committee of Freedom and Justice, Considering the Patriarch Paul Bulevar, which has meanwhile became a symbol of « Everything that Progressive Government is – Chaos, Corruption and Inability ».
– Aleksandar Sapic is not already tender to compose for the Patriarch Pavle Bulevar, let alone finish the construction site for a full seven years. The child who was born when the works began today for school, but it will not reach it to this street. When the tenders decay in Belgrade because the company’s companies in the construction of the company, which has already been working on this road, which the owner has business connections with Vučić Kuma Nikola Petrović – it is clear that in that Promenade Triangle – Politics, Tykuni and « checked » Contractors – Belgrade citizens are the ones who pay the CEH. We become ATMs for their firms and missed works as we spend hours in crowds, says Godjevac for our sheet. At the same time, « while the mayor was Dragan Djilas, the reconstruction of King Alexander Boulevard – 2.5 kilometers, with a complete tram infrastructure, August, sidewalks and utilities – was completed in just six months. »
The Green-Left Front Councilor (ZLF) in the City of Belgrade Dušan Pavlović is « Another illustration of the tender in which Aleksandar Salva, a tender for pre-agreed performers and with a complete absence of responsibility towards citizens who endure the consequences of their arrogance and inability. »
– The reconstruction has been a hostage of business-political combinations of the city government for years. And due to disputed tenders and scandalous contractual practices, the city of Belgrade must now pay compensation from the city budget – almost 1.3 million dinars due to another poorly conducted procedure, Pavlović points out.
The interlocutor explains that, and through this case, it clearly shows the form of rule in Belgrade.
– Tenders predefined for selected companies, controlled « competition » in which real competitors are eliminated by administrative tricks, and the CEJ eventually pays citizens. Instead of being a guarantor of quality and efficient services, the public tender under this authority serves as a paravan to draw money, Pavlović concludes.
Register of unsaved performers
Not to repeat that the city hires firms that badly, they broke deadlines, violates professional and professional standards or contracts, CLS assessed that they must be found at a kind of « blacklist » performers in Belgrade.For this reason, CLS begins to make a register of unsaved performers, so that such companies would make it difficult or even prevented from participating in public works in public works whose financier was the city of Belgrade.
– There are currently 13 companies that are on CLS radar, we will publish everything soon, says Jovanovic.
« Such firms must have negative points on each public bidding, ie tender advertising city or public utility companies, and in case of fails and a ban on participation in tenders, » Jovanovic said.
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