Below we present:
- legal turn in the dispute between Croatian roads and the Croatian-Slavic consortium regarding the interpretation of the term “bridge”
- key arguments of both sides and crucial statements from the decision DKOM
- what does the wording “bridge inspection services” mean for bidder references and the tender process
- how the annulment decision came about and what are the immediate consequences for the procedure
- experiences and attitudes of the actors involved about procrastination and bizarre details in public procurement
The public procurement procedure is very often the main brake in the realization of projects. Tenders often last more than a year, clients, usually large state companies, make it difficult to make decisions, bidders prolong the procedures indefinitely with their questions, and appeal procedures very often get stuck at the State Commission for the Control of Public Procurement Procedures (DKOM) for several months.
Bizarre story
DKOM’s decisions accepting or rejecting appeals are an inexhaustible source of bizarre stories about the reasons for delays and procrastination of tenders. Sometimes the reason is a single comma, other times a reference from an expert missing one working day in the requested three-year period, etc.
In the current case, it is a legal battle between Croatian Roads (HC) and the Croatian-Slovenian community of bidders over the definitions…
