Implementation of the Tender by the Municipal Service Administration from the Aspect of Management in the Municipalities of the Republic of Serbia

Authors

  • Jelena Vitomir University of Business Studies, Faculty of Business and Finance
  • Sonja Tomaš-Miskin Economic School Banja Luka
  • Mladen Ivić PIM University of Banja Luka
  • Slobodan Popović Economic Academy Novi Sad, Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4335/18.3.469-486(2020)

Keywords:

tender, utility management, benefit, municial service administration, Serbia

Abstract

Local Affairs Administration established by local self-governments in the 2016-2019 period calls for tenders more and more frequently. Beside public utility companies founded by local self-government units there is an increasing number of the so called “other enterprises” taking part in the bidding. The aim of the authors was to determine at what prices the Local Affairs Administration concluded agreements with the said enterprises that participated in the public bidding. The authors came to relevant findings as they had an insight in the agreements concluded between the Local Affairs Administration and the bidders in the 2017-2019 period. Accordingly, the authors` contribution is in finding that following calling for tenders and tender procedures agreements between the Local Affairs Administration and bidders are concluded at prices that are lower than in case of direct bargaining between the Local Affairs Administration and public utility companies. That is, conducting tender procedures is beneficial to the Local Affairs Administration as less money of taxpayers is spent on the same public utility service.

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