quarterly performance report april june 2018

This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was

prepared by DAI Global, LLC. The author’s views expressed in this document do not necessarily reflect the views

of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the United States Government.

Transparent, Effective and Accountable Municipalities

(USAID TEAM) activity in Kosovo

QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORT

APRIL – JUNE 2018

Contract No. AID-167-C-17-00001

July 15, 2018

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QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORT

April – June 2018

Project Title: Transparent, Effective and Accountable Municipalities

(USAID TEAM) activity in Kosovo

Sponsoring USAID Office: USAID/Kosovo

Contract Number: AID-167-C-17-00001

COR: Jeton Cana

Contractor: DAI Global, LLC

Date of Submission: July 13, 2018

Prepared by: USAID TEAM

DISCLAIMER

This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development.

It was prepared by DAI Global, LLC. The author’s views expressed in this document do not necessarily

reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the United

States Government.

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 1

Kosovo USAID TEAM Background .................................................................................................. 1

Significant Events this Quarter ........................................................................................................... 2

WORK PLAN PROGRESS ...................................................................................................................... 3

Component One: Develop, refine and roll out models for transparent and accountable

municipalities ............................................................................................................................................... 9

Component Two: Engage the central level in addressing municipal corruption within the

procurement process ............................................................................................................................. 23

Component Three: Enable civil society to track and expose corruption ................................... 30

Adaptive Management ............................................................................................................................ 38

INDICATOR PERFORMANCE ............................................................................................................ 39

PROJECT MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................... 43

Successes during reporting period .................................................................................................. 43

Challenges during reporting period ................................................................................................ 44

Mitigation measures taken to address challenges during reporting period ........................... 44

MAJOR ACTIVITIES FOR NEXT QUARTER ................................................................................... 45

Annex A - Reports and Deliverables Completed This Quarter ................................................... 48

Annex B - Grantee BIRN Articles (Albanian) ................................................................................... 50

Annex C - Grantee BIRN Articles (English) ...................................................................................... 82

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ABBREVIATIONS

ACA Anti-Corruption Agency

AKM Association of Kosovo Municipalities

BIRN Balkan Investigative Reporting Network

CA Contracting Authority

CHU Central Harmonization Unit

CSO Civil Society Organization

CVA Corruption Vulnerability Assessment

D+ Democracy Plus

EO Economic Operators

EU European Union

GLPS Group for Legal and Political Studies

HR Human Resource

IA Internal Audit

IAU Internal Audit Unit

IT Information Technology

KDI Kosova Democratic Institute

KIPA Kosovo Institution for Public Administration

KJC Kosovo Judicial Council

MAC Municipal Audit Committees

MIA Municipal Implementation Advisors

MLGA Ministry of Local Government Administration

MoF Ministry of Finance

MoU Memorandum of Understanding

MPA Ministry of Public Administration

NAO National Audit Office

NPC National Procurement Council

OCAT Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool

PFM Public Finance Management

PM Procurement Manager

PIOs Procurement Information Offices

POs Procurement Officers

PPL Public Procurement Law

PPRC Public Procurement Regulatory Commission

RFP Request for Proposal

ROGPP Rules and Operational Guidelines for Public Procurement

SoW Statement of Work

STTA Short-Term Technical Assistance

TEAM Transparent, Effective and Accountable Municipalities

TOT Training-of-trainers

USAID United States Agency for International Development

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INTRODUCTION

This quarterly report for the USAID Transparent, Effective and Accountable Municipalities (USAID

TEAM) activity in Kosovo documents progress from 1 April to 30 June 2018, in compliance with

section F.6.c. of the referenced contract.

The report is divided into the following sections:

• Introduction, giving an overview of the project and events for the reporting quarter;

• Work plan progress, covering the status of each activity as outlined in the current version

of the approved USAID TEAM work plan;

• Indicator performance, which relates to activity management and progress towards

specific indicators;

• Project management, including operations, finance, and successes and challenges; and

• Major activities for next quarter.

A list of reports and deliverables completed during the reporting period is included as Annex A. Annex

B contains the full text of articles published by grantee BIRN.

Kosovo USAID TEAM Background

USAID TEAM is a five-year activity that began in January 2017 and is scheduled to conclude in January

2022. The activity improves procurement effectiveness and transparency by providing comprehensive

assistance to all 38 Kosovo municipalities, with more intensive coaching and mentoring in five focus

municipalities; these are: Gjakovë/Đakovica, Gjilan/Gnjilane, Pejë/Peć, Prishtinë/Priština, and

Vushtrri/Vučitrn.

At the central level, USAID TEAM worksclosely with national-level actors including the Ministry of

Finance (MoF), Public Procurement Regulatory Commission (PPRC), National Audit Office (NAO),

Procurement Review Body (PRB), and the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA).

Civil society also plays a key role in providing oversight in a watchdog role and exposing corrupt

practices. USAID TEAM partnerswith an active network of CSOs, including CiviKos, to promote

transparency and accountability. This network is educating and engaging citizens to identify corruption

when it occurs – from the municipal to the national level – and to provide sustained pressure to

improve transparency.

Activities implemented through USAID TEAM contribute to the CDCS Development Objective 1:

Improved Rule of Law and Governance that Meet Citizens’ Needs. The activity directly contributes to

two intermediate results under this development objective:

IR1.2: Strengthened Effectiveness and Accountability of Assemblies, Administrations, and Election

Processes. USAID TEAM is improving the accountability of municipal administrations and assemblies

through greater transparency and effectiveness.

IR1.4: Civil Society Strengthened to Increasingly Engage Constructively with Government. USAID TEAM

is working with civil society to monitor municipal procurement.

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Significant Events this Quarter

• The number of electronic bids submitted by economic operators surged.

Throughout 2017, contracting authorities received 10-12% of bids electronically. The

percentage has grown dramatically to 35% of all bids throughout the second quarter in 2018.

The number of electronic bids reached a monthly high of 851 in June 2018.

• Bids for centralized procurements must now be submitted in electronic form only.

The Head of the Board of the PPRC, Mr. Safet Hoxha, announced that as of 5 July 2018 all

central procurements will be processed electronically. In addition, he announced that as of 1

September 2018, all large value procurements for all contracting authorities will

become fully electronic, eliminating hard copy submissions. All other procurements are

expected to go fully electronic as of 1 January 2019.

• The Open Procurement Transparency Portal (www.prokurimihapur.org) went live.

On 15 June 2018, USAID TEAM’s partner Levizja FOL opened the portal, which automatically

pulls data from the PPRC’s e-Procurement platform and presents it to citizens in a user-

friendly, searchabale interface. The portal allows users to explore the relationship between

public expenditures, contracting authorities, and private actors.

• 106 procurement complaints submitted through the

new e-appeals module. USAID TEAM supported the PRB to

implement and roll out the e-appeals module.

• The National Coordinator for State Reform engaged

USAID TEAM on a public procurement reform plan.

USAID TEAM is working with the Coordinator to develop a

public procurement reform policy paper, with the aim to present

an action plan to the Prime Minister.

• The PPRC established an e-Procurement Steering

Committee. In initial meetings, the Committee adopted system

governance policies and reorganized the help-desk operation (for

faster response times).

• CSOs are documenting and reporting specific cases of

alleged corruption in municipal procurement. For

example, USAID TEAM grantee BIRN produced eight articles, two televised debates, and 25

fact-checking reports conducted through the Krypometer platform.

• 220 procurement officers received their certification in public procurement in a

ceremony this quarter.

• Municipal advisors supported municipal compliance with the law and vulnerability to

corruption for tender dossiers (in 100 cases), bid opening (in 28 cases), bid evaluation (in 53

cases), claims (29 cases), and contract implementation (seven cases).

• USAID TEAM developed and disseminated to all Kosovo municipalities procurement manuals

for: (1) the Open Procedure, (2) Tender with Scores, (3) the Restricted Procedure and (4)

Framework Agreements with Lowest Price - Weighting Scores.

• USAID TEAM built the capacity of 848 public officials through 43 events including five

training courses, seven roundtables, and 12 workshops.

Municipal

Graduation Plans

USAID TEAM briefed

all focus municipalities

on graduation

indicators. At one

event, the Mayor of

Vushtrri/Vućitrn

observed: “We are

only a few points below

other big municipalities

in Kosovo, and I have

asked my staff to work

very hard in order to

achieve 80% of the

points and graduate.”

http://www.prokurimihapur.org/

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WORK PLAN PROGRESS

Table 1 summarizes the status of work plan activities, followed by more detailed commentary on each

component that covers anticipated Year 2 activities outlined in the work plan.

Table 1: Work Plan Schedule Performance

Work plan task Work plan

due date Status Comments

1.1.3. Conduct citizen

perception survey March 2018 Finalizing report

Survey completed. Data

analyzed and report prepared.

Comments submitted for final

report.

1.1.5. Municipal outline of

graduation plan and OCAT

results

February

2018 Completed

Graduation Plan and OCAT

results outlined to all focus

municipalities. Activities 1.5.1,

1.1.5 and 1.8.1 are merged and

concluded with all focus

municipalities.

1.1.7: Interviews / learning

summits with private sector

economic operators supported

by TEAM (AMP tool)

June 2018 Completed

1.1.8: Focus groups (external)

with knowledgeable experts

(AMP tool)

June 2018 Completed

1.1.9: Focus groups (external)

with business representatives

(AMP tool)

June 2018 Completed Conducted in May 2018

1.2.1. Identify, develop and

implement project ideas and

project proposals for Support

Fund projects

February

2018

and

December

2018

Ongoing, on track

Prishtinë/Priština support fund

approved. Other focus

municipalities are finalizing

specifications.

1.3.1. Training of municipal

contract managers on the

project/contract management

cycle

May 2018 Ongoing

Evaluated bids. Negotiating with

successful offeror, planning

launch of technical assiatance.

1.3.2 Basic procurement and

code of ethics in procurement

training for directors of

municipal directorates and

school directors

April 2018 Completed

1.3.3 Municipal Implementation

Advisors will continue to

provide on-the job coaching

and mentoring for all municipal

procurement activities

December

2018 Ongoing, on track

1.3.4 Developing and

introducing public procurement

model forms/templates and of

manuals/guidelines for

transparent, effective

procurement procedures

August 2018 Ongoing, on track

Completed Manuals: Restricted

Procedure and Framework

Agreements with the lowest

price on the basis of scoring.

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1.3.5 Procurement officers

share experiences, best

practices, identifying challenges

and recommendations to

improve procurement

processes

May 2018 Completed

1.4.1 On-the-job coaching of

procurement officers on the e-

Procurement platform

December


1.4.2 Businesses are trained on

e-Procurement and business

ethics

February

2018 Completed

1.4.4 E-Procurement training

for municipal officers involved

in procurement processes (bid

opening and tender evaluation)

May 2018 Completed

1.5.1 Workshop on role of

IAUs and MACs: Role of

Internal Audit Units, Audit

Committees and Auditing

processes - challenges and

recommendations for

improvement

February

2018 Completed

Activities 1.1.5, 1.5.1 and 1.8.1

were merged and concluded

with all focus municipalities.

1.5.2 Establishment and

functionalization of municipal

audit committees

March 2018 Completed

1.5.3 Basic procurement and

fraud detection training for IA

officials


1.5.4: Developing municipal

action plans for addressing

NAO

findings/recommendations

July 2018 Completed

1.5.6. Internal Auditing

processes: sharing experiences

and best practices, identifying

challenges and

recommendations for

improvement


1.6.1 Publish Semi-Annual

Municipal Work Plan, Progress

Reports and municipal NAO

reports

June 2018 Completed

Municipalities now regularly

publish their plans, decisions,

and periodic reports. Municipal

Advisors will provide ongoing

support for the LOP

1.6.2 Support focus

municipalities on their public

relations efforts


Conducted needs analysis and

completed action plan in June.

Project will coach and mentor

focus municipalities during July -

August

1.6.3 Increase transparency in

public procurement and

financial management - sharing

experiences and best practices,

June 2018 Completed

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identifying challenges and

recommendations for

improvement

1.7.2 Utilization of human

resources management

information system (HRMIS) in

all municipalities

June 2018

Postponed to Q3

and Q4 at request of

MPA

Based on request from the

Ministry of Public

Administration, this training was

postponed for second part of

the year, due to the system

upgrade.

1.7.3 On-the-job

coaching/mentoring of

municipal HR officers to

enforce ethics and eliminate

conflicts of interest

June 2018 Completed

In addition to on-the-job

coaching and mentoring,

engaged STTAs and launched

HR capacity building activity to

be completed June - October

1.7.4 HR officers share

experiences on HR

management

June 2018 Completed

1.8.1 Finance management

processes and finance control -

challenges and

recommendations for

improvement

February

2018 Completed

Activities 1.1.5, 1.5.1 and 1.8.1

are merged and concluded for

all focus municipalities.

1.8.2 Improving the process of

completing Self-Evaluation

Questionnaire

February

2018 Completed

1.8.3 Developing Handbook on

Internal Public Expenditure

Management Process

May 2018 Ongoing

Subcontractor started fieldwork.

Expected completion in

October

1.8.4 Introducing

Municipal/Code of Ethics

including finance accountability

June 2018 Completed

Two sessions held. Submitted

final comments on prepared

Municipal Code of Ethics. Once

approved by focus

municipalities, Project will

deliver five workshops on Code

of Ethics.

1.8.5 On-the-job coaching:

CHU self-evaluation

questionnaire

Municipal Financial

Management Control

June 2018 Completed

Focus municipalities completed

CHU self-evaluation

questionnaire this year with

project support.

1.8.6 Finance management and

finance control - share

experiences, best practices,

identifying challenges and

recommendation for

improvement

June 2018 Completed

2.1.2 Revise NAO audit

manuals to incorporate

procurement fraud detection

instructions

August 2018 Ongoing, on track

This activity began on time in

June and is expected to be

completed as planned in August.

2.1.3 Conduct a) bespoke anti-

fraud capacity building

programs for NAO's LGD and

a) March

2018

b) August

2018

a) Completed

b) Ongoing, on track

The second part of this activity

is expected to be completed in

July, ahead of schedule.

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VfM, b) combined with ToT

program

2.1.4 Establish anti-fraud legal

framework:

b) Draft written procedure on

the legal unit’s responsibilities,

timeframes of execution,

templates of documents,

protocol of internal

cooperation

c) Provide instructions to

auditors on when cases of

suspected fraud should be sent

to the Legal Department. d)

Draft protocol on what should

be published in the audit

reports (with respect to fraud)

which are made available on

NAO’s web site


2.2.2 Establish an intranet

forum as a supplementary

mean of communication

between CHU and IAUs

June 2018 Ongoing, delayed

due to MOF

Given other pressing priorities

at MOF and CHU, USAID

TEAM had to postpone the

implementation of this activity

for the third quarter of this

year. STTA is now mobilized

and actively working on

implementation of this activity.

2.2.3 Train CHU and IAUs on

Procurement Audit Manual

combined with ToT program

July 2018

Ongoing, on track

The first part of this activity is

completed, whereas the second

part, ToT, will be completed as

scheduled.

2.2.4 Strengthen mechanisms

to enable CHU to take

measures against poor

performing/ professionally non-

compliant internal auditors

September


CHU confirmed that OECD

SIGMA and the EU are in the

process of providing CHU with

expert support on drafting a

regulation in this regard. USAID

TEAM will participate in the

working group that will draft

this regulation.

2.3.2 Assess status of e-

procurement system and PPRC

capacity to operate and

maintain the full application of

e-procurement platform

May 2018

Rescheduled to Q4

due to PPRC

scheduling

PPRC’s decision to delay the

mandatory use of the system has

affected the roll-out of this

activity. The assessment

envisaged herein will be

conducted during Q4.

2.3.3 Assist PPRC to develop

e-procurement project

governance framework

May 2018 Completed

2.3.4 Advise and support the

PPRC to strengthen

Information Systems Security


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2.3.5 Promote interoperability

of the e-procurement system May 2018

Ongoing, delayed

due to MOF and

MPA

USAID TEAM prepared MOUs

and SLAs to be signed with MOF

and MPA. Both MOF and MPA

expressed reluctance to enter

into formal commitments. The

project is planning to hire an IT

STTA to push this activity

forward and also pursue at a

higher level in the GOK.

2.3.6 Train the PPRC IT team

to operate and maintain the e-

procurement platform

January 2018 Ongoing, delayed at

PPRC request

The project has contracted

three training providers, but

PPRC postponed participation

due to other IT priorities.

2.4.1 Develop contractor past

performance mechanism:

Conduct stakeholder

interviews/buy-in and

analyze/design business process

June 2018 Completed

2.5.2 Support PPRC to sustain

a functional National

Procurement Coordination

Council


Council has been established

and is meeting. STTA Ilaz Duli

evaluated performance and

identified areas for

strengthening. The project will

provide ongoing support to

enhance meetings and seek high-

level support from GOK

2.6.1 Develop the PPRC

Communications Strategy August 2018 Ongoing, on time

Conducted an assessment of the

current PPRC communications

and outreach capacities. An

initial proposal and approach has

been prepared and is under

internal review prior to

presenting it to PPRC

management. This item is

envisaged to be completed on

time.

2.7.1 Draft PRB action plan to

address recommendations

provided by USAID TEAM's

Procurement STTA


PRB’s action plan drafted.

USAID TEAM is consulting with

other potential donors, like UK

Embassy, to support

implementation of the PRB

action plan.

2.7.2 Initiate legal framework

changes related to PRB

processes and procedures

May 2018 Completed

UK Embassy and OECD SIGMA

have committed to support PRB

with improvements to legal

framework.

2.7.3 Establish a structured and

easily accessible database of

PRB past decisions

August 2018 Ongoing, on track TOR prepared.

2.8.1 Organize roundtable with

C2 beneficiary institutions to

review current and future

project activities (AMP tool)

June 2018 Completed

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3.1.2 Provide subcontract

funding to CSOs to monitor

three phases of procurement

for period of two years

December


3.1.3 Seed funding for local

CSOs on youth engagement,

monitoring of procurement,

awareness raising and an

advocacy campaign for

legislative changes for

transparent procurement

June 2018 Postponed to Q3

and Q4

USAID TEAM notified USAID of

the need to shift implementation

of activity to Q3 and Q4 due to

programmatic adaptations in

training methodology in sub-

activity 3.3.1.

3.1.4 Support activities

(publishing) of procurement

transparency index

March 2018 Finalizing report

USAID TEAM is reviewing the

Draft Public Procurement

Transparency Index. The English

version of the report required

extensive revisions.

3.1.5 Increasing civic oversight

on public money spending in

Kosovo (BIRN activity)

September


3.1.6 Exposing corruption

through active monitoring and

comparison of five

municipalities (D+ activity)

September


3.1.7 Benchmarking tool for

public procurement activities

(Riinvest)

September


3.1.8 Support establishment of

a public procurement

transparency portal. (Levizja

FOL)

October 2018 Ongoing, on track

3.1.10 Social accountability

tools to monitor, collect and

publicize data on potential

corruption

December


3.1.11 Engage national-level

CSOs to monitor PRB

decisions with impact on local-

level procurement

July 2018 Ongoing, on track

3.3.1 Through CiviKos and

national-level CSOs train

municipal-level CSOs on media

engagement

April 2018 Postponed to Q3

and Q4

USIAD TEAM revamped CSO

training program towards a

dynamic approach of “applied

learning workshops” causing a

shift in the timeframe to Q3 and

Q4. (Linked to changes in 3.1.3)

3.4.1 Cross-cutting issues:

Feedback/reflection, and

Feedback from CSOs internal

September


3.4.2 Feedback from CSOs

internal

September


The table below summarizes the STTA assignments conducted during the reporting period, along with

the principal tasks of each STTA and any observations on delayed or incomplete tasks.

Table 2: Technical STTA Assignments During Reporting Period

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STTA Staff

Name

Main Objectives of

Assignment

Antic.

Completion

Date

Actual

Completion

Date

Comments

IT Trainer

E-Procurement

Migjen

Zubaku

Deliver practical

training for the use of

e-procurement

platform for municipal

officials

31 December

2018 Ongoing

IT Trainer

E-Procurement

Fatmir

Gashi

Deliver practical

training for the use of

e-procurement

platform for municipal

officials

31 December

2018 Ongoing

Legal Advisor Besim

Tafa

Establish anti-fraud legal

framework

30 October

2018 Ongoing

IT Advisor Burim

Meholli

Assist PPRC to develop

e-Procurement project

governance framework

28 Feb

extended to

30 April 2018

30 April 2018

IT Expert

E-procurement Safet Fejza

Provide support to

PPRC on e-

procurement platform

through on job training

and coaching

15 June 2018 15 June 2018

Procurement

Specialist Ilaz Duli

Review the legal

framework regulating

public procurement in

Kosovo

25 June 2018 25 June 2018

Pending

approval of

the final

report

IT Expert-

System Specialist

Arsim

Lajqi

Provide support on

PRB website, database,

livestreaming capacities,

draft TOR on

contracting IT services

19 June 2018 19 June 2018

IT Expert-

System Specialist

Valon

Zekaj

Draft a TOR for design,

development and

implementation of the

Contractor Past

Performance (CPP)

module.

25 June 2018 25 June 2018

The next section summarizes the key technical achievements during the reporting period for each of

the three activity components.

Component One: Develop, refine and roll out models for transparent

and accountable municipalities

Major achievements during the reporting period for Component One include:

• 832 officials actively participated in 42 events, including five training courses for 24 groups and

505 participants; six roundtables with 151 participants; and 12 workshops with 176

participants from the municipalities and central level institutions.

# Component One Events Events/Groups Participants

1 Graduation Ceremony for 220 Procurement Officials * 1

2 Basic Procurement and Code of Ethics Training for

Municipal Directors * 1 9

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3 Training: Basic Procurement and Code of Ethics for School

Directors 7 182

4 Training in E-Procurement and Ethics for Municipal

Evaluation Officials * 12 234

5 Training: Role of Municipal Audit Committees 1 18

6 Training: Fraud Detection for Internal Auditors 3 62

7 Roundtable: Public Procurement Collegium 1 31

8 Roundtable with Municipal Audit Committees 1 27

9 Roundtable: Transparency in Municipalities - Sharing Best

Practices 1 33

10 Roundtable: Human Resources in Municipalities - Sharing

Best Practices 1 26

11 Roundtable: Transparency in Focus Municipalities - Sharing

Best Practices 1 7

12 Roundtable: Financial Management and Control 1 27

13 Outline Municipal Plan 5 82

14 Workshops: Action Plan for NAO Recommendations 5 81

15 Workshop: Introducing Municipal/Code of Ethics Including

Finance Accountability 1 13

Total 42 832

* Activity continued from first quarter

• Developed and presented the municipal graduation plan and reports (Municipal Capacity

Assessment, Corruption Vulnerability Assessment) to mayors and municipal management of

focus municipalities.

• Developed and shared with all Kosovo municipalities the procurement manuals for: (1) the

Open Procedure, (2) Tender with Scores, (3) the Restricted Procedure and (4) Framework

Agreements with Lowest Price – Weighting Scores.

1.1. GENERAL ACTIVITIES

On April 10, USAID TEAM, in cooperation

with PPRC and KIPA, certified 220

procurement officers from Kosovo’s local and

central level institutions, independent agencies,

and publicly-owned enterprises in basic

procurement. Following the large-scale

training program in basic public procurement

in Year 1, trainees passed a challenging

certification examination and were certified.

Combined with previous certification

programs supported by USAID and the GOK,

now approximately 600 procurement officers in Kosovo at all levels are certified to carry out basic

procurement duties.

1.1.3. Conduct citizen perception survey

USAID TEAM, during this quarter, contracted UBO Consulting to conduct the second annual citizen

perception survey on public procurement and transparency in Kosovo. UBO Consulting drew from a

sample of 2,105 adults living in the 38 Kosovo municipalities. They conducted 100 interviews overall

USAID TEAM certified 220 procurement officers in basic

procurement,

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from five focus and six “second-tier” municipalities1. UBO Consulting organized eight focus groups

with businesses and civil society representatives. The discussions covered corruption and public

procurement. USAID TEAM is now reviewing the report and it is expected to be finalized at the

beginning of the next quarter.

Based on preliminary findings, 83% of citizens interviewed from focus municipalities reported to be

at least “somewhat satisfied” with the capital investments in their municipality; similarly, 67.1% of

those from second-tier and other municipalities expressed similar satisfaction. Another finding is

that, pre-tendering, which is the phase of technical development/design of the project, is considered

to be the most corrupt phase as claimed by 57% of the respondents. The graphs below present

citizen satisfaction with municipal services in general and citizen perception of the reasons for

corruption in Kosovo municipalities.

Graph 1 - Satisfaction with municipal services in general

Graph 2 - Reasons for corruption in Kosovo municipalities

1 USAID TEAM designated through a competitive selection process the five “focus municipalities” of

Prishtinë/Priština, Gjakovë/Đakovica, Pejë/Peć, Gjilan/Gnjilane and Vushtrri/Vučitrn. The “second-tier”

municipalities are Lipjan/Lipljan, Istog/Istok, Ferizaj/Uroševac, Podujevë/Podujevo, and Suharekë/Suva Reka.

4.3%

7.8%

3.1%

16.2%

4.1%

6.7%

13.9%

11.7%

16%

15.9%

3.6%

0.2%

3%

5.2%

7%

7.3%

8.5%

8.9%

14.9%

15.9%

25.4%

Don’t know

Other

Lack of sanctions for violation

Imperfect legislation

Lack of accountability

Moral crisis in the post-conflict period

Low salaries of the officials in the public sector

Office duties interfering with personal interests of the…

Inefficiency of the judicial system

Lack of strict administrative control

Fast personal enrichment sought by people in power

Second most important reason Most important reason

13.8%

52.3%

22.6%

11.0%

0.3%

8.1%

52.5%

24.4%

13.5%

1.6%

9.1%

48.0%

27.2%

14.0%

1.8%

Very Satisfied Somewhat Satisfied Somewhat Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied Don’t know

Focus municipalities Second tier municipaliies Other municipalities

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1.1.5 Municipal outline of graduation plan and OCAT results

USAID TEAM conducted five workshops with mayors,

municipal assembly chairpersons, chief financial

officers, finance directors, procurement managers, HR

managers, heads of internal audit units, and other

related stakeholders in Prishtinë/Priština,

Gjakovë/Đakovica, Pejë/Peć, Gjilan/Gnjilane and

Vushtrri/Vučitrn municipalities (note: the workshop

with Gjakovë/Đakovica municipality was postponed to

July 6, just outside of this reporting period, at the

mayor’s request, but still covered in this quarterly

report). The aim of these workshops was to present

project activities and achievements in the fields of

procurement, financial management, auditing, and

transparency; present findings from the second annual

Municipal Capacity Assessment; outline relevant

findings from the Corruption Vulnerability

Assessment; and introduce graduation criteria. During

these workshops, almost all mayors indicated that the

decisions of the Procurement Review Body are

problematic and negatively impact implementation of

important public works. In addition, municipalities outlined challenges such as offers with the

abnormally low pricing, quality of project implementation and contract management, difficulties in

addressing NAO recommendations, and others.

1.1.7 Interviews/learning summits with private sector economic operators

supported by TEAM

USAID TEAM solicited feedback and recommendations from economic operators who received

training or capacity building support through the project in order to improve the business enabling

environment in the area of municipal public procurement. On 12 June 2018, USAID TEAM conducted

a learning summit with business representatives to identify issues, challenges, and opportunities for

reform. Findings and recommendations from that event are presented in the Adaptive Management

Section of this report.

1.1.8 Focus groups (external) with knowledgeable experts

USAID TEAM met with Mr. Ilaz Duli and Ms. Edis Agani, external experts, to solicit their feedback and

recommendations related to project assistance provided to central and local level institutions. Findings

and recommendations from those interviews are presented in the Adaptive Management Section of

this report.

1.1.9 Focus groups (external) with business representatives

USAID TEAM convened businesses that have been using the e-Procurement platform but who have

not been direct recipients of USAID TEAM assistance. Findings and recommendations from that event

are presented in the Adaptive Management Section of this report.

1.2 Focus municipalities procure in-kind support through the Support Fund

Gjilan and Vushtrri municipalities address potential

challenges in their efforts to improve accountability and

transparency.

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Using the Support Fund, USAID TEAM is working with focus municipalities to procure items that can

help them reduce corruption vulnerabilities and increase efficiency and transparency in local financial

management.

1.2.1 Identify, develop and implement Support Fund Projects

USAID TEAM visited all focus municipalities and provided guidance on preparation of Support Fund

projects. Prishtinë/Priština municipality has already prepared detailed specifications and published the

tender for their part of the construction works (as their 20% cost share). They have received offers

and the bids are under evaluation. At the same time, USAID TEAM is preparing the tender

documentation to equip the Prishtinë/Priština procurement archive and procure other items to

improve efficiency in procurement, audit, and human resources.

Gjilan/Gnjilane and Vushtrri/Vućitrn municipalities have submitted their project proposals and are

preparing detailed technical specifications. Gjakovë/Đakovica and Pejë/Peć municipalities meanwhile

are reviewing and discussing ideas to submit.

1.3 Municipalities trained on procurement cycle

Component I is working with relevant GOK agencies and other Kosovo partners like AKM to train

municipal procurement managers/officers on all aspects of the procurement cycle. USAID TEAM

provides more intensive coaching to the focus municipalities addressing specific corruption risks

through the Municipal Implementation Advisors (MIAs).

1.3.1 Training of municipal contract managers on the project/contract

management cycle

To address the Corruption Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) finding “Lack of supervision from

contracting authorities over the implementation of individual provisions of the contract,” USAID

TEAM is organizing four-day training courses for 430 contract managers from all Kosovo municipalities

on contract cycle management. For this purpose, the project prepared and published an RFP for

Contract Management, inviting contractors to design a training program based on applicable legislation

in Kosovo and carry out four days of training on the contract management cycle. This training will

cover the project management cycle including all phases from planning to registration of assets. USAID

TEAM received seven offers and is negotiating the final terms with the selected vendor.

1.3.2 Basic procurement and code of ethics in procurement training for directors

of municipal directorates and school directors

Following the municipal election cycle, USAID TEAM organized training in Basic Procurement and

Code of Ethics in those municipalities with many newly elected municipal directors. 45 municipal

directors from five focus municipalities participated. This activity will address the CVA finding “Lack

of capacity to draft precise requirements- design tasks.” Also, USAID TEAM trained 182 school

directors on procurement procedures. The project held seven events for all directors of primary and

secondary schools from five focus municipalities. The new school directors learned for the first time

about procurement procedures, while the other directors were updated with changes in procurement

legislation and procedures.

1.3.3: On-the-job coaching on municipal procurement

Embedded Municipal Implementation Advisors (MIA) supported focus municipalities to address major

corruption risks through coaching and mentoring in the fields of procurement, public financial

management, and internal audit. During this quarter, MIAs checked levels of municipal compliance with

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the law and vulnerability to corruption for tender dossiers (in 100 cases), bid opening (in 28 cases),

bid evaluation (in 53 cases), claims (29 cases), and contract implementation (seven cases). USAID

TEAM also provided legal and professional advice to ensure that processes are in compliance with the

Public Procurement Law (PPL) and the amended Rules and Operational Guidelines for Public

Procurement (ROGPP).

MIAs have been monitoring the implementation of municipal Procurement Plans for 2018. During this

quarter, the advisors observed that the number of initiated procurement procedures, in almost all

focus municipalities, was low and behind schedule. Therefore, USAID TEAM supported procurement

managers (PM) of focus municipalities to implement their procurement plans and advised the

procurement officers (PO) to make summaries of the activities that need to be initiated and share

them with the respective departments responsible for initiating the works. Delays from the requesting

units to initiate works is seen as the main problem with regard to implementation of the procurement

plan.

The manipulation of technical specifications is also a corruption vulnerability risk. As such, the project’s

MIAs supported the POs in drafting tender dossiers that minimize opportunities to manipulate

technical specifications. The MIAs supported POs in drafting selection criteria, terms of reference,

technical specifications, and special conditions of the contract, while ensuring that the contract notices

and tender dossiers comply with the recently adopted ROGPP, which came into effect on 16 April

2018. The advisors worked closely with the requesting units and the POs to ensure technical

specifications are properly drafted and they do not refer to a specific article or producer.

MIAs also recommended that municipalities hold pre-bid conferences. During the reporting period,

the MIAs supported the Municipality of Prishtinë/Priština to hold a pre-bid meeting for the

procurement activity (PA) “Construction of underground parking near the Faculty of Philology,” a

public private partnership (PPP). In addition, the project advisors supported the Municipality to hold

two pre-bid conferences for procurement activities using the restricted procedure. The restricted

procedure is included in the Public Procurement Law but not in use in Kosovo until now. USAID

TEAM advisors helped Prishtinë/Priština and Gjilan/Gnjilane municipalities use this procedure for the

first time.

MIAs ensured that municipalities apply effective procurement evaluation procedures in compliance

with the ROGPP. The advisors supported the POs and evaluation committee members to initially

evaluate all offers on an administrative basis, continue with qualification requirements, technical

specifications, and at last evaluate financial offers. The failure to follow effective evaluation procedures

was identified as a high risk in the Corruption Vulnerability Assessment. To reduce vulnerabilities,

municipalities adopted the suggested USAID TEAM procedures. In addition, project consultants

assisted committee members to implement provisions from the amended ROGPP, which require POs

to send standard letters to economic operators upon completion of the tender evaluation, and not

publish the contract award notice. The contract award notice should be published only after the

standstill period has expired.

USAID TEAM advisors also supported the POs to improve the internal process when responding to

economic operators. They supported POs on the steps needed to be taken when receiving complaints,

including to (1) prepare a decision to suspend the procurement activity and upload to the e-

Procurement platform; subsequently to review the complaint; (2) prepare a decision on the request

for review and upload to the platform; then if the EO does not agree with the decision and submits a

complaint to the PRB (3) suspend the procurement activity. Only after receiving the PRB decision can

the PO proceed with the procurement activity.

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USAID TEAM advisors supported POs in focus municipalities in grouping similar activities into one

procurement activity and in restricting the number of lots to be awarded. During this quarter, MIAs

supported focus municipalities in 15 such cases. In addition, MIAs advised the procurement managers

to merge activities with similar conditions when they are conducted during the same period, thereby

avoiding duplication of procurement procedures and managing procurement activities efficiently.

To improve transparency, MIAs supported the procurement managers (PM) and information officers

to publish procurement plans for 2018 and helped them design the sub-menus of the procurement

section of the recently launched municipal websites.

USAID TEAM MIAs supported Obiliq Municipality, at their request, to draft a pre-qualification

document for a procurement activity using the restricted procedure. MIAs also supported the PO

during the evaluation phase. In Shtime Municipality, USAID TEAM advisors shared the procurement

log developed by the project with the procurement officer in order to efficiently track procurement

activities.

1.3.4 Developing and introducing public procurement model forms/templates and

manuals/guidelines for transparent, effective procurement procedures

As a direct result of project technical assistance, focus municipalities adopted new procurement

templates to formalize and improve multiple steps in the procurement process. During this quarter,

USAID TEAM advisors developed and introduced the:

1. Manual/Guideline for “Open Procedure for Supplies – Tender with Lots,” – for

regulating procedures when a procurement activity is divided in lots. The project disseminated

the manual to POs in focus

municipalities, advising them to use

it as a reference while preparing a

tender dossier; and

2. Manual/Guideline for “Open

Procedure – Public Service

Framework Contract with

One Economic Operator with

the Contract Award Criteria –

Lowest Price with Scores.”

The advisors trained focus municipalities to adopt and use the manuals. During this quarter,

Prishtinë/Priština Municipality initiated two procurement activities using the Manual for “Restricted

Procedure – Public Works Contract,” a procedure used in less than 4% of cases in all Kosovo

institutions.

USAID TEAM drafted additional templates based on municipal needs and/or requests that include:

1. Template Decision of Procurement Activity Results – to be used when the

municipality makes a decision for a procurement activity;

2. Model Tender Dossier for Activities Divided in Lots – to be used when initiating

procurement activities divided in lots;

3. Template on Qualification Criteria for the Capital Investments Directorate. The

qualification requirements from this directorate are identical in almost all cases. To have

uniformity, USAID TEAM drafted the qualification criteria including two annexes: list of

contracts and list of equipment as parts of the tender dossier; and

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4. Template for Confirmation of Funds –contains necessary information for the Finance

Department to confirm the availability of funds. Until recently, prior to submitting the award

notice to PPRC, the PO shared the contract award notice with the Finance Department

revealing the contract details, which is in violation of the ROGPP. This template mitigates this

corruption vulnerability.

Also, USAID TEAM advisors guided POs to use other templates developed by the project, including:

1. Template for Responding to EOs’ Questions - that could be easily uploaded to the e-

Procurement platform;

2. Template for Drafting Tender Dossier Using the Negotiated Procedure; and

3. Template for Drafting Tender Dossier for Service and Maintenance Activities.

1.3.5 Procurement officers share experiences, best practices, identifying

challenges and recommendations to improve procurement processes

At a meeting of the AKM Procurement Collegium,

USAID TEAM disseminated two procurement

manuals: the “Manual on Restricted Procedure” and

the “Manual on Framework Agreements with the

Lowest Price as the Basis of Scoring.”

In this meeting, municipal procurement officers

raised several concerns with the procurement

cycle. They noted the e-Procurement platform does

not automatically generate tender dossiers for the

restricted procedure. Municipalities raised issues

with the low quality of specifications and contract

management. In addition, municipalities pointed out

that dual submission of tenders - in electronic and

paper for – is problematic and suggested that the

submission of bids should be implemented only

electronically. Municipal procurement managers identified problems with the way the CPA publishes

contracts on their website. They asked the CPA to coordinate and communicate with municipalities

more effectively, including sharing draft specifications before publishing centralized tenders.

1.4 Train municipal (and other Kosovo budgetary units) officials and businesses

on the use of E-Procurement system

USAID TEAM is building the capacity of municipal officials and local actors engaged in the

procurement process in e-Procurement such as procurement officers, internal auditors,

investigators, members of bid opening and bid evaluation committees, businesses, and CSOs.

1.4.1 On-the-job coaching of procurement officers on the e-Procurement

platform

USAID TEAM MIAs support focus municipalities to ensure all POs know how to use the electronic

procurement platform effectively and can overcome any obstacles they may face in their daily work

related to the electronic platform. USAID TEAM supported the municipalities in various stages using

the e-Procurement platform during this quarter, including:

Municipal procurement managers and central level experts coordinate on procedures to combat

corruption

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• Drafting and publishing contract award notices, standard notification letters, cancellation

notices, and indicative notices;

• Supporting evaluation commissions to compile the bid evaluation report and disseminate the

report to EOs;

• Drafting and uploading replies to the EOs;

• Drafting and uploading the Correction of the Price List;

• Drafting and uploading justifications and correction notices when the PO failed to suspend the

procurement activity;

• Using Correction Form/Procedure to modify technical mistakes in the tender dossier and

disseminate to EOs;

• Guiding EOs to access the tender documents available at the e-Procurement platform.

USAID TEAM also supported municipalities in addressing gaps using the e-Procurement platform.

Currently, the e-Procurement platform does not have a standardized form for uploading cases of

tender dossier for ‘negotiated procedure without notice.’ The advisors helped municipalities draft a

model tender dossier that is easily adoptable for such cases. Advisors also addressed technical

difficulties in using the e-Procurement platform. For instance, in Gjilan/Gnjilane an EO reported that

it could not enter prices for two items for a procurement activity while other EOs managed to enter

the data. MIAs found that those EOs who were able to enter the data actually broke the code, enabling

them to fill the price list. In a case from Prishtinë/Priština, when the PO requested an EO to provide

additional documents for a procurement activity, an anonymous document was uploaded to the

platform in the Other Documents Module, a section that is supposed to be accessible only by the

contracting authority and not economic operators. USAID TEAM addressed these issues and acted as

a liaison reporting these cases to PPRC.

1.4.4: E-procurement training for municipal officers involved in procurement

processes

USAID TEAM trained 300 municipal officials who

serve as members of bid-evaluation committees on

the e-Procurement platform. Unlike procurement

officers who require a more comprehensive

understanding of the e-procurement system, these

individuals require only a basic familiarity with

procurement procedures and the e-procurement

system. USAID TEAM organized this activity in

cooperation with PPRC and KIPA. USAID TEAM

plans to develop an online e-learning module for

future trainees to ensure sustainability.

1.5: Increase the capacity of municipal internal audit units and municipal audit

committees and increase the level of NAO recommendations implemented

USAID TEAM supports Kosovo municipalities to increase accountability through improved auditing

processes. In this regard, the project is increasing the capacity of IAUs and municipal audit committees

(MACs). Through workshops and on-the-job coaching, USAID TEAM is supporting municipalities to

address NAO recommendations.

300 bid-evaluation committee members are now

equipped with skills on e-Procurement

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1.5.1 Workshop on role of internal

audit units, audit committees, and

auditing processes - challenges and

recommendation for improvement

At this workshop, USAID TEAM emphasized the

importance of IAUs, audit committees, and

auditing processes in general at the municipal

level. USAID TEAM reiterated the point that the

purpose of internal audit is to control and

mitigate fraud, waste, and abuse in municipal

procurement and municipal management should

work closely with the IAUs to address all NAO

recommendations.

1.5.2 Establish/functionalize municipal

audit committees

Following the establishment of the Municipal

Audit Committees (MACs) in the five focus

municipalities, USAID TEAM facilitated a learning session with new MAC members to learn about

roles and responsibilities, including legal requirements and best practices. This marks the second and

closing session to support the functionality of newly established MACs, and equip members with skills

to effectively fulfil their role in ensuring implementation of internal audit and NAO recommendations.

1.5.3 Basic procurement and fraud detection training for internal auditors

In Year 1, TEAM provided training to internal

auditors on e-procurement. During the

training, TEAM determined that internal

auditors would also benefit from specific

training on auditing the public procurement

process including best practices and fraud

indicators in public procurement.

During the quarter, USAID TEAM trained 62

municipal internal auditors, participants from

the Ministry of Local Government

Administration (MLGA), and representatives from the MOF CHU in procurement audit and fraud

detection. USAID TEAM developed a Procurement Audit and Fraud Detection Awareness Manual and

disseminated the manual to participants at this event. To achieve sustainability, USAID TEAM is

coordinating training-of-trainers in these topics for the next quarter, including six municipal internal

auditors.

Internal auditors develop skills to ensure accountability and

good governance in procurement and to detect fraud.

Group Work Exercise: What are the roles and responsibilities of audit committees? What are the best practices?

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1.5.4: Developing municipal action plans

for addressing the NAO

findings/recommendations

In Year 1, USAID TEAM hosted workshops with

focus municipalities to develop and advance

municipal action plans to address NAO

recommendations. During this quarter, USAID

TEAM shared this methodology with all

municipalities through five regional workshops. 81

participants representing key departments such as

internal audit, finance, procurement, and human

resources, identified the main findings from NAO

municipal reports. This year, the NAO reports were

published earlier than usual; USAID TEAM reacted

immediately to carry out this Q3 activity in the

second quarter, to support municipalities to meet

the 30-day deadline to finalize plans.

1.5.5 On-the-job coaching to address and

implement NAO recommendations

The activity description is broken into three sub-sections: A, B, and C below:

1.5.5. A) Implement NAO and IA recommendations

The project’s Municipal Internal Audit Advisor assisted municipal officials to implement the action

plans to address NAO and internal audit recommendations by working closely with all officials to

whom the findings and recommendations were addressed. The project advisor instructed municipal

officials to compile dossiers providing evidence of the level of implementation of the

recommendations. Mayors then signed off on these dossiers.

1.5.5. B) Revise IAU report template and develop performance audit report

template

According to the law and current standards, internal auditors are able to conduct performance audits

although they have not been performing such audits yet in the municipalities. Performance audits

ensure that municipal governments are achieving value-for-money. The project’s Internal Audit

Advisor, in agreement with the heads of the IAUs in the five focus municipalities, developed a

performance audit report template so internal auditors can easily understand the requirements of such

an audit. In addition to the performance audit template, the advisor also prepared International

Organization for Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) standards (specifically PA standards 300, 3000,

and 3100) and delivered these to the heads of the IAUs in focus municipalities.

1.5.5. C) Revise Strategic and annual IAU plans

In the focus municipalities, the Internal Audit Advisor supported IAUs to prepare the annual audit plan

based on risk indicators. These risk indicators derive from the NAO financial and performance audit

reports, other national reports that address deficiencies in public institutions at the local level, the

internal auditor’s professional judgement, interview findings with municipal officials, and areas of risk

based on IAU standards. Internal auditors should be auditing areas of higher risk each year, medium

risk every two years, and lowest risk every three years.

Kosovo municipalities address 2017 audit findings and recommendations

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1.5.6 Internal auditing processes: sharing experiences and best practices,

identifying challenges and recommendations for improvement

USAID TEAM, in cooperation with the CHU, organized a one-day workshop to discuss international

best practices related to audit committees. At this event, internal auditors shared their experiences,

identified challenges, and generated recommendations to improve the effectiveness of internal audit.

The participants included 27 heads of Municipal Audit Committees from all Kosovo municipalities.

1.6 Increase the transparency of municipal procurement

In the focus municipalities, USAID TEAM is assisting officials to use government systems to publicize

all non-confidential details of procurements on websites and otherwise in formats that can be readily

used by civil society, media, and the public for analysis.

1.6.1 Focus municipalities regularly publicize procurement, audit, and finance

information.

USAID TEAM continues to work closely with municipalities to promote information sharing and

transparency related to procurement and finance. The project’s PFM and Internal Audit Advisors

provide ongoing coaching and mentoring to municipal officials to publicize procurement, audit, and

finance information – and focus municipalities have been posting this information during the quarter.

Recently, the MLGA launched new websites for municipalities and municipal officers are updating data

on the new websites. The publication of documents on the new sites has proven to be difficult because

the site design is not flexible but municipalities are coordinating with MLGA and employing other

strategies to ensure the necessary information is uploaded.

1.6.2 Support focus municipalities in their public relations efforts

While several municipalities are taking important steps to increase transparency and accountability,

the public and stakeholders are, in general, not aware of these developments. As such, USAID TEAM

extended its assistance to focus municipalities to improve internal capacities to enhance municipal

outreach and communications. USAID TEAM met with focus municipal officials (public information

officers (PIOs), IT officers, and procurement managers/officers) to assess the current situation

regarding public outreach. Among the major findings are the lack of internal communications and

coordination with directorates, inefficient management of the recently activated websites, poor

cooperation and communication with the central level, and poor strategic planning including lack of

communications/public relations strategy or annual action plan. In this regard, USAID TEAM prepared

a report with recommendations to address these challenges and establish systems to enhance public

relations. The project recommended establishing an internal communications mechanism to ensure

that directorates proactively engage and the municipality keeps the public/citizens informed in a timely

manner, while publicizing documents as legally required. This includes developing an internal

communication guideline, preparing an implementation tool, and assigning a responsible person for

sharing directorate documents with the PIO. This guideline will also serve as a means for municipalities

to prepare the strategic plans for communications and public relations. USAID TEAM suggests that

municipalities assign a web master for each focus municipality, following the Municipality of Pejë/Peć’s

case, to take the role of managing the municipal website. USAID TEAM will discuss recommendations

with the focus municipalities, and upon agreement will plan and implement them jointly with the

municipalities.

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1.6.3 Increase transparency in public procurement and financial management -

sharing experiences and best practices, identifying challenges and

recommendations for improvement

In the first roundtable organized in cooperation with MLGA and AKM, 33 municipal PIOs from all

Kosovo municipalities discussed the administrative instruction for municipal transparency including

transparency of public procurement and financial documents. In the second roundtable, PIOs and IT

staff shared their experiences and recommended improvements related to transparency indicators,

municipal websites, and publication of finance and procurement information. The project is exploring

ideas to support municipalities through the development of a handbook for navigation of municipal

websites.

1.7 Provide technical assistance to municipalities in preparing and/or

implementing Integrity Plans

Per Kosovo’s Anti-Corruption Strategy and draft Anti-Corruption Law, all government institutions

including municipalities must have Integrity Plans in place in 2018. The United Nations Development

Program (UNDP) Support to Anti-Corruption Efforts in Kosovo (SAEK) Project has supported

development of the integrity plans for four focus municipalities (Pristina/Priština, Pejë/Pejć,

Gjakovë/Đakovica and Gjilan/Gnjilane), which are now outdated. USAID TEAM is working with the

focus municipalities so that they are in compliance with the Anti-Corruption Strategy as it pertains to

Integrity Planning with a focus on integrity in public procurement.

1.7.1. Assist development and implementation of integrity plans in coordination

with UNDP SAEK program in public procurement

The implementation of integrity plans in the focus municipalities has faced delays. The integrity plans

originally developed through UNDP support have expired in most focus municipalities. Most USAID

TEAM activities related to integrity plans are on hold pending UNDP’s initiation of a new round of

integrity planning. Only a few measures identified in the Action Plans have been implemented in full in

the integrity plans. Some of the measures have been implemented in part, and a large number of

measures have not been implemented at all. USAID TEAM will continue to coordinate with UNDP

and the municipalities on integrity planning to meet the targets of this sub-activity by the end of the

year as planned.

1.7.2 Utilization of human resources management information system (HRMIS)

in all municipalities

Following training in Year 1 in focus municipalities on HRMIS, USAID TEAM, in cooperation with the

MPA and KIPA, planned to roll-out this course to all Kosovo municipalities. But, the MPA Department

for Civil Service Administration requested that USAID TEAM postpone this training until the second

half of the year due to an HRMIS system upgrade. USAID TEAM is preparing to launch the training

course once the system upgrade is complete.

1.7.3 On-the-job coaching/mentoring of municipal HR officers to enforce ethics

and eliminate conflicts of interest

USAID TEAM has begun to review each focus municipality’s internal personnel management and

performance evaluation system to make recommendations for changes. The project has engaged two

STTAs to analyze the current HR practices in the five focus municipalities, identify issues, and coach

officials as they apply best practices. The emphasis will be on mentoring focus municipalities in HR

planning, hiring, and staff evaluation. Also, the STTAs will support municipal mayors and HR officers

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to enforce ethics and reduce corruption and nepotism. The MPA prepared a draft Law for Public

Officials; the STTAs will review this draft law, collect municipal opinion, and provide a report with

comments and recommendations. This activity will last through October 2018.

1.7.4 HR officers share experiences in HR management

During this quarter, the project convened 26 HR managers from multiple Kosovo municipalities to

participate in an HR roundtable in coordination with the AKM. At this roundtable, the HR managers

identified common challenges and shared best practices. In addition, participants discussed the draft

law for public officials. Participants also reiterated the need to hold HRMIS training for civil servants,

especially for middle management in the municipalities.

1.8 Increase municipal financial management control

USAID TEAM is providing assistance to mayors, municipal finance directors, chief financial officers,

and financial certifying officers in the focus municipalities to prepare budgets and manage municipal

finances in accordance with Kosovo law.

1.8.1 Financial management and finance control - challenges and

recommendations for improvement

USAID TEAM merged three activities (1.1.5, 1.5.1 and 1.8.1), for all focus municipalities and conducted

one session for each focus municipality with the mayors and municipal management, covering issues

related to that respective activity, including financial management and finance control. At this event,

municipal officials raised challenges with financial controls, compliance, budget planning, and

management. USAID TEAM documented the challenges raised and as a follow-up to the event, project

advisors are providing ongoing coaching and mentoring to address these challenges

1.8.3 Developing handbook on internal public expenditure management process

Following the introduction of the Handbook developed by the Ministry of Finance/CHU as a tool

focused on risk analysis and management for all Kosovo budget organizations, USAID TEAM is

supporting municipalities to develop a Book of Processes enforcing financial management and control

requirements. The Book of Processes describes the work processes in public financial management,

the list of processes, description of the activities within the process diagram (through a schematic

representation of the interconnection between organizations), and risk identification and control

activities. This will help budget organizations improve their systematic controls, performance,

governance, and level of accountability. Municipalities have shown some progress in developing

municipal financial management systems and practices but there are still significant challenges hindering

proper project management. For that reason, municipal finance officers must develop their knowledge

and skills in expenditure management based on both current legislation and good management

practices. USAID TEAM issued an RFP, selected a subcontractor, and launched the activity during this

quarter. It is expected to be completed in October.

1.8.4 Introducing municipal codes of ethics including financial accountability

For many years, the NAO and MOF had flagged the fact that municipalities did not have a code of

ethics in place. During two workshops held this quarter, USAID TEAM helped address the growing

need among focus municipalities to embrace accountability and integrity by adopting financial codes of

conduct for municipal staff and members of the municipal assembly. The Municipal Code of Ethics is

also a requirement of the CHU. Municipal Codes of Ethics are expected to be finalized and approved

by municipal authorities in the next quarter.

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The purpose of the Municipal Code

of Ethics is to serve as a guide for

municipal officials on ethical decision-

making both within and outside the

exercise of their official authority in

accordance with the laws and

regulations in Kosovo. To implement

this specific project, subcontractor

KPMG is working collaboratively with

the municipalities to develop and

implement the Code of Ethics.

KPMG, with support of municipal working groups, developed two working drafts this quarter and

currently is in the process of finalizing the document.

1.8.5 On-the-job coaching/mentoring in public financial management

The USAID TEAM PFM Advisor assisted five focus municipalities to complete the CHU Self-

Assessment Questionnaire through five on-the-job workshops with Heads of Finance, CFOs, and

representatives of the mayor’s offices. USAID TEAM assisted focus municipalities to compile a dossier

with evidence for each chapter of the Annual Self-Assessment Questionnaire. In addition, USAID

TEAM supported municipalities to improve economic and financial transparency by assisting Budget

and Finance Departments with the time-series templates and periodic and annual financial/economic

report templates on revenues and expenditures. Following the design and dissemination of electronic

templates by USAID TEAM advisors, the municipalities of Pejë/Pejć, Vushtrri/Vućitrn, and

Prishtinë/Priština immediately started using and published the above-mentioned information on their

respective municipal websites. The remaining focus municipalities are planning to embark on this task

but are facing difficulties with central government web administrators who are shifting to a new web

platform that has, so far, prevented these municipalities from fully controlling their own websites. The

USAID TEAM PFM Advisor coordinated on-the-job activities with the head of the MOF Budget

Department and heads of finance departments in focus municipalities to support the 2018 mid-term

budget review and 2019 municipal budget planning. In addition, support was provided to municipalities

on setting priorities for capital projects and assigning rules for redirecting funds from one project to

another.

1.8.6 Financial management and financial control - sharing experiences and best

practices, identifying challenges, and making recommendations for improvement

Heads of budgets and finance from 27 Kosovo municipalities, two MLGA officials, and two AKM

representatives shared experiences and best practices, identified challenges, and proposed

recommendations for improvements related to the 2019 budget planning process, reporting and

financial control, and transparency in public finances. Participants agreed to create working groups to

develop the template for municipal revenues.

Component Two: Engage the central level in addressing municipal

corruption within the procurement process

Highlights from central level institutions from April to June of 2018, include:

• Formalization of cooperation between USAID, NAO, and USAID TEAM through an MOU;

• Strengthening NAO capacities in fraud detection;

For the first time, municipalities will implement a code of ethics

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• Establishment and functionalization of the e-Procurement Steering Committee (NAO

Requirement);

• Adoption and implementation of System Governance Policies (NAO Requirement) by the

PPRC IT Department; and

• Initiation of improvements to the PRB database and website; work to enable livestreaming

sessions to achieve greater transparency with respect to PRB procedures and decisions.

2.1 Increase the capacity of the

Auditor General in the areas

of fraud detection at the local

government level

To formalize current cooperation

among USAID, USAID TEAM, and the

NAO, all parties signed a Memorandum

of Understanding defining the guiding

principles of cooperation between

parties, as well as outlining the

expectations of the participants.

2.1.1 Provide guidelines to

NAO auditors on conducting procurement audits through the e-Procurement

system

Because public procurement is shifting to an increasingly electronic format, USAID TEAM is proactively

working with both PPRC and NAO to draft guidelines on internal and external audit in the e-

Procurement system. This activity launched during the last month of this quarter. Subcontractor

KPMG has already identified best practices from the region in this regard. This activity is expected to

be completed on time by the middle of the third quarter.

2.1.2 Revise NAO audit manuals to incorporate procurement fraud detection

instructions

This activity has recently commenced and is expected to be completed on time by August 2018. The

procurement fraud detection instructions will be combined in one document, such as an addendum,

which will be applicable to both types of audit: Regularity and Performance. It will be designed as a

practical checklist with control questions for the respective red flags dedicated to each of the phases

of the public procurement cycle.

2.1.3 Conduct bespoke anti-fraud capacity building programs for NAO's LGD

and VfM combined with ToT program

After training 60 NAO auditors on Fraud Detection at the beginning of the year, USAID TEAM

selected a group of 20 participants from the NAO, CHU, ACA, and municipal internal audit units who

will be trained to re-deliver the Fraud Detection training for future audiences. To further ensure

sustainability, USAID TEAM has secured KIPA’s commitment to integrate this course into its

curriculum and include this group of trainers in their pool of instructors (who are incentivized through

a payment for the courses they deliver). This activity will be completed in July 2018.

2.1.4 Establish anti-fraud legal framework

a. Draft agreements to formalize cooperation between NAO other law

enforcement agencies.

USAID, TEAM, and NAO committed to build the capacity of the

GOK to detect and fight fraud.

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Although the MOUs between the NAO and State Prosecutor and between the NAO and the

Economic Crimes Unit have been prepared by USAID TEAM, these documents are not yet signed due

to issues raised by the institutions involved. For example, the Economic Crimes Unit has asked to use

NAO auditors to perform investigations on their behalf, but the NAO has not agreed to this proposal.

The State Prosecutor is reluctant to commit to a written agreement, preferring to keep to the current

level of cooperation established between the two institutions. USAID TEAM will approach both these

institutions and potential donors who are supporting them to find a way forward for signing such

agreements and raise the issue in high-level discussions on procurement reform.

b. Draft written procedure on the legal unit’s responsibilities, timeframes of

execution, templates of documents, protocol of internal cooperation.

USAID TEAM helped NAO to amend an internal organizational regulation to incorporate fraud

detection activities. This amended regulation provides NAO’s legal department with additional roles

and responsibilities in fraud detection, and in communicating and sharing information with other law

enforcement institutions responsible for combating fraud. In accordance with NAO’s decision, the

fraud detection function will initially be housed within the Legal Department, but will gradually

transform into a dedicated, fully-fledged Anti-Fraud Unit. In addition, the USAID TEAM advisor at the

NAO provided on-the-job support to NAO’s Legal Department in identifying suspected fraud cases

while reviewing audit reports. The project also asked the STTA to support the Legal Department to

draft a legal opinion on the right of third parties to gain access to public documents obtained by NAO

during the auditing process.

c. Provide instructions to auditors on when cases of suspected fraud should be

sent to the Legal Department and d. Draft protocol on what should be published

in the audit reports (with respect to fraud) which are made available on NAO’s

web site.

USAID TEAM drafted both instructions and included them in NAO’s Guideline and Procedure for

Dealing with Suspected Fraud. The purpose of this guideline is to advise auditors and other NAO

officials on their responsibilities when they come across cases of suspected fraud, corruption, or any

other activity which may constitute an offence under the Criminal Code of Kosovo, either arising from

audit work or in the form of denunciations from third parties. It reflects the legislation of the Republic

of Kosovo and the requirements of international auditing standards. Although NAO leadership is in

the process of reviewing and adopting this guideline, its Legal Department has already used the

instructions to identify several cases of fraud.

2.2. Increase the ability of the Ministry of Finance’s Central Harmonization

Unit (CHU) to oversee and direct municipal internal audit units (IAUs)

USAID TEAM continues to work with the CHU to increase their involvement in coordinating with

municipal IAUs.

2.2.1 Establishing mechanism/body on reviewing common NAO

Recommendations (could be led by CHU)

The new law covering internal audit has entered into effect as of 1 June 2018 and includes USAID

TEAM’s recommendation on establishing a body to review common NAO recommendations, which

will be led by CHU. USAID TEAM will now closely work with CHU in making this body functional.

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2.2.2 Establish an intranet forum as a supplementary means of communication

between CHU and IAUs

At the request of MOF and CHU, given their other pressing priorities, USAID TEAM had to postpone

the implementation of this activity for the third and fourth quarter of this year. The project has already

mobilized an STTA who is currently working with MOF’s IT Infrastructure Manager, Sedat Shehu, on

adapting the SharePoint forum to fit the needs of the CHU. Depending on the level of commitment of

the MOF IT Department to support the STTA, this activity is envisaged to be finalized by the end of

August or beginning of September.

2.2.3 Train CHU and IAUs on Procurement Audit Manual combined with ToT

program

The first part of this activity, training on the Procurement Audit Manual, has been conducted jointly

with Activity 1.5.3 under Component 1. In addition to three participants from CHU, another three

staff from the Anti-Corruption Agency who perform procurement investigations attended this training.

The training of trainers (ToT) part of this activity has been integrated under Activity 2.1.3.

2.2.4 Strengthen mechanisms to enable CHU to take measures against poor

performing/ professionally non-compliant internal auditors

Although this activity has just commenced, USAID TEAM has learned from CHU that OECD SIGMA

and the EU are in the process of providing CHU with expert support on drafting a regulation to

empower CHU in this regard. USAID TEAM will participate in the working group that will draft this

regulation, once SIGMA and EU advisers commence their support to CHU.

2.3 Increase the capacity of the Public Procurement Regulatory Commission

team to ensure proper operation of the e-procurement system

Compared to last year, when the PPRC fully depended on the e-procurement system vendor, Infodom,

to manage the operation and functionality of the platform, this year PPRC has taken concrete steps to

assume this responsibility from the vendor. The system security assessment implemented by USAID

TEAM in Q1 of this year and the report with recommendations gave PPRC a good basis for holding

Infodom more accountable towards their contractual obligations. PPRC in this reporting period also

established an e-Procurement Steering Committee, which is in the process of adopting system

governance policies required for better operation of the platform.

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Parallel with the strengthening of PPRC’s ownership over the platform, the number of electronic bids

submitted by economic operators has dramatically increased in recent months. Last year, when the

electronic platform first went live in January 2017, contracting authorities only received 20 bids

electronically. Throughout the year, the percentage of bids submitted electronically hovered around

10-12% of total bids. The number of electronic bids has grown month-over-month since then reaching

a monthly high of 851 bids submitted electronically in June 2018, representing more than 30% of all

bids submitted that month. Graph 3 below illustrates the rapid increase in electronic usage.

Graph 3 - The increase of number of bids submitted electronically

On 5 July 2018, the PPRC issued a decision requiring that all central procurements, effective

immediately, be processed through the electronic platform including all bids from economic operators

(no hard copies allowed). This decision also required that all large value procurements, effective 1

September 2018, be processed through the electronic platform (no hard copies allowed).

2.3.2 Assess status of e-procurement system and PPRC capacity to operate and

maintain the full application of e-Procurement platform

USAID TEAM planned to implement this activity after Kosovo shifted to a 100% electronic

procurement environment. However, since the PPRC postponed its decision to go fully electronic,

the project postponed this activity. However, now that the PPRC has announced significant steps to

transition to an increasingly electronic environment, USAID TEAM is planning to conduct this

assessment during Q4, once a sufficient amount of centralized procurements and procurements of

large value will have been processed exclusively through the e-Procurement system.

2.3.3 Assist PPRC to develop e-procurement project governance framework

PPRC, through the establishment of the e-Procurement Steering Committee, has already made

progress in this regard. The PPRC IT Department has already confirmed that they have begun to

implement IT system governance policies drafted by Planet, an EU implementing partner. Furthermore,

the e-Procurement Steering Committee adopted the Software Development Policy, a document

drafted by USAID TEAM, which defines and documents the development process tailored to PPRC’s

contractual arrangements with the system vendor. The policy sets clear expectations as well as

organizational responsibility to ensure there is monitoring and control towards the contractor and

their provided services. The policies drafted by both Planet and USAID TEAM provide a good system

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governance foundation required for the proper maintenance and operation of the e-Procurement

platform. USAID TEAM will continue to work with the PPRC IT Department to support their staff on

the implementation of such policies.

2.3.5 Promote interoperability of the e-procurement system

USAID TEAM has prepared MOUs and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to be signed with the MOF

and MPA to establish the basis for future cooperation and coordination with respect to improved

system interoperability. Both the MOF and the MPA have been reluctant to respond to PPRC’s request

to sign these agreements. This issue has now been taken by the recently established e-Procurement

Steering Committee, which will attempt to persuade the institutions involved to formalize their

cooperation and to further advance interoperability between their systems. USAID TEAM is providing

ongoing support.

2.3.6 Train the PPRC IT team to operate and maintain the e-procurement

platform

USAID TEAM has already contracted three local vendors to provide the envisaged accredited training,

namely: Cacttus Education, AUK Training and Development Institute, and University for Business and

Technology. The PPRC IT Manager has asked that they postpone the training, based on the workload

and priorities of the IT staff, to which the project has agreed.

2.3.7 Support PPRC on establishing e-Procurement steering committee

Although the decision to establish the e-Procurement Steering Committee was signed in Q1 of this

year, the inaugural meeting of the Committee occurred towards the end of April. The Committee has

already made important decisions such as adopting certain policies and procedures with respect to

system governance. Nevertheless, in two of the committee meetings held so far, USAID TEAM has

noticed a lack of proper meeting organization and management. Given this, USAID TEAM is providing

support to PPRC in drafting an internal regulation which will help the committee better organize its

meetings and follow up on the decisions they make.

2.4 Initiate Contractor Past Performance (CPP) module

USAID TEAM will build a Contractor Past Performance module similar to the USG’s Past

Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) and integrate it into the e-procurement platform.

2.4.1 Develop contractor past performance mechanism

The ideal mechanism to feed the contractor past performance database is through the e-Procurement

Contract Management Module. However, during the assessment phase, USAID TEAM STTA found

that, although the PPRC e-Procurement Module on Contract Management is inactive, the module

contains no “live” contractor performance evaluation function, which would feed the Past

Performance Database. Based on this finding, USAID TEAM is assessing the development of a “live”

electronic evaluation system, semi-independent of the e-Procurement platform, to be used in the

interim to feed the Contractor Past Performance Database. The aim is to have this new system

communicate with the e-Procurement platform to avoid double entry of data, but which will eventually

be integrated into the PPRC Contract Management Module.

2.5 Support PPRC to enforce procurement law

The PPRC is the responsible authority to monitor and enforce public procurement regulations and

policies throughout Kosovo. USAID TEAM is assisting the PPRC in the implementation of a

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regulation to revoke certificates of non-performing procurement officers as well as the functioning

of the National Procurement Coordination Council.

2.5.2 Support PPRC to sustain a functional National Procurement Coordination

Council

The Council was established and has held several meetings. USAID TEAM directed project STTA, Dr.

Ilaz Duli, to assess the performance of the Council to-date and recommend actions to improve its

effectiveness. The Component 2 team will act on Dr. Duli’s recommendations in the coming quarter.

In addition, the project developed a Public Procurement Reform Roadmap in coordination with the

National Coordinator for State Reform, which envisages strengthening of this Council.

2.6 PPRC support on public outreach and communication efforts

PPRC has achieved many positive results as part of their efforts to better manage public funds, but

many results go unnoticed by the public and decision-makers. The PPRC does not have a public

relations office or designated officer to carry out these duties. Communications and public outreach

efforts are required to enable PPRC to publicize the successes achieved, especially with the

introduction of the e-Procurement platform.

2.6.1 Develop the PPRC Communications Strategy

USAID TEAM conducted an initial assessment of the PPRC in terms of organizational structure, public

outreach, communication approach, and channels, and prepared a report with recommendations to

enhance its public relations efforts. Based on findings, currently, PPRC possesses relatively strong

legal/regulatory review capabilities and sophisticated monitoring capabilities. Nonetheless, PPRC lacks

a communications or public relations (PR) function and does not have a focused program for outreach.

PPRC does not have a public relations office or designated officer to carry out PR and outreach duties.

Until recently, an officer at the administration office was assigned for uploading publications at the

website; nonetheless, this officer was not responsible for overall outreach duties. The officer has now

been transferred to the training department, leaving the institution with no one assigned to carry the

PR/communications duties. In addition, PPRC does not have a communications strategy,

PR/communications plan, or media relations, while the only communications channel is their website

which is not regularly maintained.

PPRC is the driving force behind developments in procurement, and serves as a supervision entity

ensuring that the procurement activities across the country are conducted properly and on a legal

basis. As such, it is crucial and pressing for the PPRC to establish an internal system for managing

communications and public relations. USAID TEAM recommends establishing an internal Public

Information Office, or assign a person for managing institutional outreach. Also, PPRC should establish

a media directory, proactively engage with media to keep journalists informed of developments, and

assign a point of contact that serves as a liaison between media and the institution. Finally, PPRC should

develop a comprehensive communications strategy and annual action plan, including a crisis

communications plan. USAID TEAM will present the report with recommendations, and will

coordinate activities with PPRC to address these difficulties.

2.7 Improve process and procedures at the Procurement Review Body (PRB)

Following the PRB assessment conducted in Year 1, USAID TEAM is working with PRB leadership to

assist them to implement an action plan for reform. In particular, USAID TEAM is assisting the PRB

to improve the transparency and consistency of decisions.

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2.7.1 Draft PRB action plan to address recommendations provided by TEAM's

Procurement STTA

USAID TEAM worked closely with PRB leadership to prepare a draft action plan and timeline to

address identified PRB vulnerabilities. Furthermore, upon completion of the action plan, USAID TEAM

met with representatives of the UK Embassy to coordinate supporting efforts in the implementation

of the PRB action plan. PRB is presenting this plan to other potential donors as well, which was

confirmed by the OECD/SIGMA delegation in Kosovo.

2.7.2 Initiate legal framework changes related to PRB processes and procedures

As referenced in the paragraph above, the UK Embassy has committed to support PRB with the legal

framework. USAID TEAM will provide overall strategic support in this regard, especially by pushing

forward the proposed Public Procurement Reform Roadmap, which envisages legal changes for PRB

as well.

2.7.3 Establish a structured and easily accessible database of PRB past decisions

The terms of reference have already been drafted covering activities 2.7.3-5: establish a structured

and easily accessible database of PRB past decisions, develop a more user-friendly website, and

establish PRB technical capacities to support live video streaming of hearings. To ensure that the

results of this activity reach the desired level of transparency, Component Two is working with

Component Three and subcontractor D+ in identifying the best methods and technical approach. The

TOR will soon be published which will allow for timely implementation of all three activities.

2.7.4 Support PRB in developing a more user-friendly website

Discussed above in activity 2.7.3

2.7.5 Establish PRB technical capacities to support live video streaming of

hearings

Discussed above in activity 2.7.3

2.8 Roundtable with central level institutions to address findings and

recommendations

Through collaborative roundtables, USAID TEAM is learning and adapting activities. Outputs from

these roundtable discussions will inform the upcoming program work plan activities.

2.8.1 Organize roundtable with C2 beneficiary institutions to review current and

future project activities

To evaluate USAID TEAM assistance over the past six-months and assess what worked, what did

not work, and what needs to change in the upcoming period to achieve key results, the project

hosted a roundtable with central level institutions with representatives from PPRC, PRB, NAO and

MoF/CHU representatives. Findings and recommendations from this event are addressed in

the Adaptive Management section of this report.

Component Three: Enable civil society to track and expose

corruption

Highlights during this quarter include:

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• Developed and launched a transparency portal that facilitates watchdog activities by CSOs,

investigative journalists, the private sector, and the public (www.prokurimihapur.org).

• USAID TEAM is rolling out social accountability tools, supporting citizens’ groups to evaluate

completion of works for school construction, parks, medical services, and public transport

services.

• USAID TEAM grantee Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) published articles, TV

debates, and a fact-checking platform to expose malfeasance in procurement procedures.

3.1. Enhance national-level CSOs’ ability to monitor municipal procurement

The aim of this activity is to support national-level think tanks and CSOs to analyze municipal

procurements, as well as other spending and recruitment actions and to support the development and

use of tools, such as municipal scorecards, reports, databases, and other materials that would help

these organizations expose corrupt practices. This activity will also actively incentivize cooperation

and transfer of knowledge from national-level CSOs to local-level CSOs.

3.1.2 Provide subcontract funding to CSOs to monitor all three phases of

procurement for period of two years

USAID TEAM on 25 April 2018 issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to monitor budget preparation,

procurement planning, procurement procedures, contract management, and municipal response to

audit findings in six municipalities. The successful offeror must form a consortium led by a central-level

civil society organization (CSO) with at least three local-level CSOs. The aim of this activity is to

establish a partnership between central and local-level organizations and build capacity of local

organizations (through learning-by-doing and through the proposed twinning arrangement) in

monitoring municipal procurement in all stages of the public procurement cycle. The deadline for

application was closed on 14 May 2018 with project proposals submitted by three national-level CSOs

(Democracy Plus, BIRN, and Kosova Democratic Institute). The USAID TEAM evaluation committee

completed the evaluation process and awarded the subcontract to Kosova Democratic Institute (KDI).

KDI established a consortium with four local level CSOs in six Kosovo municipalities. The four local

CSO partners include: Syri i Vizionit, covering Istog/Istok municipality, Youth Association for Human

Rights (YAHR) covering municipalities of Lipjan/Lipljan and Ferizaj/Urosevac, Ekovizioni covering

municipality of Podujevë/Podujevo and Institute for Sustainability and Development of Youth (ISDY)

covering the municipalities of Prizren and Suharekë/Suhareka. Activities under this subcontract will

last until June 2019.

3.1.3 Seed funding for local CSOs on youth engagement, monitoring of

procurement, awareness raising and an advocacy campaign for legislative changes

for transparent procurement

USAID TEAM, with the aim of increasing anti-corruption capacities of local-level CSOs, planned to

award seed funding to local-level CSOs through a subcontract. After undertaking adaptive

management, USAID TEAM decided to postpone the implementation of this activity for later in the

year. USAID TEAM subcontractor CiviKos adapted its training methodology and schedule of its anti-

corruption capacity building work. The updated CiviKos Year Two work plan foresees delivery of

applicable learning workshops, which will result in publication of procurement monitoring reports

from local-level CSOs. USAID TEAM anticipates that capacities of CSOs in monitoring procurement

through applicable learning workshops will be further developed. Having that in mind, USAID TEAM

believes that delaying the seed funding will result in better outcomes, as local CSOs will have

http://www.prokurimihapur.org/

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opportunities to utilize seed funding for their ongoing work exposing potential malfeasance at the local

level.

3.1.4 Support activities (publishing) of procurement transparency index

USAID TEAM grantee KDI completed the data collection and analysis work in all 38 Kosovo

municipalities and is preparing their Transparency Index in Public Procurement. The goal of this Index

is to inform citizens about the level of transparency in the municipalities and to put pressure on

institutions to provide greater transparency and more open government. In the period March-May,

2018 KDI collected all relevant information and prepared their final report which will be presented to

municipal representatives through a roundtable planned to be organized in July 2018.

3.1.5 Increasing civic oversight on public expenditure in Kosovo

USAID TEAM grantee Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), under the project “Increasing

civic oversight on public expenditure in Kosovo through publicly beneficial investigative reporting,”

produced articles on the first phase of the tendering process.

During this reporting period, BIRN

produced eight articles on the first phase

of the tendering process with supporting

documentation, a short report on the

monitoring and reporting of specific

tenders prone to violations, two televised

debates/segments, and 25 fact-checking

reports conducted through the

Krypometer platform. For example,

BIRN published a story related to legal

violations on the tender for the maintenance of roads during the winter months in the Municipality of

Ferizaj. These violations were evidenced from the Procurement Review Body (PRB). As a result of the

cancelation of this tender, the municipality of Ferizaj was not able to contract a snow removal company

for the winter season. According to the PRB, the municipality of Ferizaj violated the tendering process

by eliminating one company without a proper screening process. In another article, as a positive

example, BIRN showed how the Municipality of Prishtinë/Priština is one of the first to apply the two-

tier complaint mechanism, which, if applied by all contracting authorities, would decrease the heavy

load on the PRB.

On 10 May 2018, BIRN Kosovo broadcast a live TV debate on public procurement entitled “E-

Procurement: Why Did It Stagnate?” The two main issues addressed on this episode were the timeline

for full implementation of the platform and municipalities’ complaints with regard to the system.

Panelists included the Chair of Assembly Committee on Oversight of Public Finances, representatives

from Democracy Plus and KOSID, and a representative from the PPRC.

A collection of BIRN articles is included as Annex B of this quarterly report.

Links of Articles & Tenders for Monitoring:

http://kallxo.com/gjnk/shkeljet-ligjore-qe-rrezikuan-jeten-e-qytetareve/

http://kallxo.com/gjnk/pastrimi-dyshimte-rrugeve-te-ferizajt/

http://kallxo.com/gjnk/komuna-rrezikon-te-paguaj-me-shtrenjte-per-ndertimin-e-rrugeve/

http://kallxo.com/gjnk/komuna-e-prishtines-i-jep-kuptim-kerkeses-per-rishqyrtim/

http://kallxo.com/gjnk/mitrovica-e-veriut-ben-permiresim-te-pjesshem-te-gabimit-ne-tendere/

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http://kallxo.com/gjnk/komunat-nuk-i-nderrojne-vendimet-per-tender/

http://kallxo.com/gjnk/qytetaret-i-paguajne-deshtimet-e-tenderit-per-mirembajtje-dhe-servisim-

terentgenit/

http://kallxo.com/gjnk/komuna-e-hendikepuar-ne-prokurimin-elektronik/

Links on Tenders Being Monitored:

http://kallxo.com/gjnk/dragashi-rizgjedh-kompanine-e-papergjegjshme-per-shtrimin-e-ujesjellesit/

http://kallxo.com/gjnk/anulohet-tenderi-per-gjelberim-per-shkak-te-leshimeve-ne-dosje/

http://kallxo.com/gjnk/komuna-e-gjilanit-ia-huq-procedurave-te-kuotimit-te-cmimit-ne-tender/

Links of Televised Debates:

http://kallxo.com/dnk/gypat-qe-dogjen-mijera-euro/

http://kallxo.com/jnk/ngecja-e-prokurimit-elektronik-dhe-fshehja-e-kontratave-publike/

Links of fact-checks by Krypometer:

http://kallxo.com/ministria-demanton-kryetarin-e-rahovecit-per-nderrimin-e-gypit/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/rrena-per-arsyen-e-nderrimit-te-gypit/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/rrene-apo-veper-penale-me-pranimin-teknik-te-projektit-ne-rahovec/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/rrena-e-hazirit-per-uren-qe-perben-rrezik-per-jeten-e-qytetareve/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/qeveria-e-ndihmon-komunen-e-varfer-ne-ndertimin-e-ures/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/gjakova-nuk-publikon-kontratat-me-operatoret-ekonomike/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/kacaniku-ne-pritje-te-ujit/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/transparenca-e-pjesshme-e-gjinit-per-publikimin-e-vendimeve/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/rrena-per-funksionalizimin-e-objektit-te-zjarrfikesve-ne-decan/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/zvarritja-e-emertimit-te-rrugeve-ne-prizren/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/rrena-e-kryetarit-rreth-funksionalizimit-te-salles-sportive-ne-shtime/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/kryetari-i-lipjanit-mban-premtimin-per-ujin-ne-janjeve/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/projekti-ambicioz-per-rregullimin-e-lumit/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/rrena-e-kryetarit-te-obiliqit-per-funksionalizimin-e-komitetit-

teauditimit/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/impianti-i-fjetur-i-junikut/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/tahiri-e-mban-fjalen-per-publikim-te-shpenzimeve/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/istogu-nuk-i-publikon-vendimet-e-rugoves/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/haskuka-e-hap-komunen-e-prizrenit/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/malisheva-fajeson-ministrin-per-zvarritjen-e-puneve-ne-stadium/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/rrena-e-hazirit-per-rrugen-e-livocit/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/zvarritja-e-transportit-per-nxenesit-e-vushtrrise/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/frika-nga-diga-e-demtuar-ne-lumin-mirusha/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/rrena-per-publikimin-e-listes-se-uzurpatoreve-dhe-kontratave-

mebiznese/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/agim-aliu-publikon-uzurpatoret-dhe-vendimet/

http://kallxo.com/krypometer/klina-nuk-i-publikon-kontratat-e-lidhura-me-operatoret-ekonomik/

3.1.6 Exposing corruption through active monitoring and comparison of five

municipalities

USAID TEAM grantee Democracy Plus prepared a Benchmarking Report covering the five focus

municipalities. The report covers the period from January 2017-February 2018, highlighting best

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practices, irregularities, violations, and the main

developments in public procurement at the local level. The

aim of the report was to assess the extent to which the

municipalities are operating according to the law, as well as

to encourage officials to share best practices in public

procurement. The report was presented as a discussion

paper on 6 June 2018 at a roundtable gathering

representatives from the targeted municipalities, civil society

members, as well as USAID TEAM staff. D+ will present the

report to the public on 2 July 2018. A series of infographics

for easy reading of the stats elaborated in the report will be

published during July as an advocacy tool to improve the

performance of municipalities.

3.1.7 Benchmarking tool for public

procurement activities

USAID TEAM grantee Riinvest together with local CSOs

continued to work on collecting and populating the “xIndex”

as part of the project “Benchmarking tool for public

procurement activities.”

As part of their advocacy efforts, Riinvest published, through

social media, an animated video on the xIndex. The video

can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/InstitutiRiinvest/videos/824818654384318/. The animation

is designed to educate a general audience on public procurement and the role that the ‘xIndex’ will

play in monitoring the effectiveness, transparency, and accountability of Kosovo’s 38 municipalities.

With the purpose of better coordination,

Riinvest organized a reflection meeting with

CSOs that are working on collecting data

during the process of monitoring the

municipal procurement activities. Participants

discussed issues they are facing during this

process such as identifying contracts that do

not state the total amount but only the

amount per unit; contracts awarded to economic operators that registered their businesses after they

were awarded with a contract; and contracts awarded to recently established businesses. Findings will

help USAID TEAM advisors address these challenges in their respective municipalities.

Additionally, Riinvest prepared an infographic related to the use of the “accelerated procedure,” a

procedure that implies a reducing the timeframe in which companies can submit their bids for a public

procurement. Frequent use of the accelerated procedure is a corruption red flag.

3.1.8 Support establishment of public procurement transparency portal

https://www.facebook.com/InstitutiRiinvest/videos/824818654384318/

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USAID TEAM, through a grant agreement with Levizja FOL, developed this Open Procurement

Transparency Portal based on the model developed by Transparency International Slovakia

(https://tender.sme.sk/en/). The public procurement transparency portal will facilitate watchdog

activities by CSOs, investigative journalists, the private sector, and the public by providing interactive

links between expenditure (procurement of services, goods or capital investments), public officials,

and private actors (emphasizing beneficial ownership) regardless of how complicated the procurement

process may be. The portal went live on June 15 and the official launch of the portal took place just

outside of this reporting period on 5 July 2018. Below is a screen grab of the portal.

3.1.10 Social accountability tools to monitor, collect and publicize data on

potential corruption

USAID TEAM subcontractor Group for Legal and Political Studies (GLPS) is employing two key social

accountability tools, social audits and a public expenditure tracking survey, as part of the project “Use

of Social Accountability Tools to Collect and Publicize Data on Potential Corruption.” During this

quarter, they accomplished the following:

• Completed information gathering process for the Social Audit teams, which involved

identification of potential participants for each project, as well as primary and secondary

research, formal and informal meetings with citizens and municipal representatives, as well as

field visits to the chosen projects to be monitored;

• Established Social Audit Teams for the project: “Bllok pas Blloku” in Prishtinë/Priština and

construction of elementary schools in villages of Pantine/a, Druare and Maxhunaj/Madjunaj in

Vushtrri/Vučitrn municipality. The SA teams are composed of citizens of different ages and

professions, including the school directors, children, teachers and parents;

• Developed performance indicators necessary for the assessment phase. Two indicator-based

matrices developed involve several measurable indicators that will serve as an outline/plan for

the functioning of the Social Audit Teams in their active monitoring role. The performance

indicators were developed after several meetings held with potential members of the SA teams

in both municipalities and with municipal officers after conducting several field visits to the

places where projects are being implemented, as well as desk research;

• Developed Public Expenditure Tracking Survey to assess the efficiency and accountability of

service delivery for public transport in Prishtinë/Priština and healthcare services in

Vushtrri/Vučitrn municipality;

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• Conducted three meetings between members of Social Audit teams from Vushtrri/Vučitrn

municipality and municipal representatives for the purpose of discussing issues that were

identified by SA teams related to

construction of school buildings and

which were mainly the result of poor

performance of the contractor and

due to lack of proper monitoring by a

local governmental monitoring body.

Director of Education Department

and Director of Health Department

promised that they will take very

seriously what has been raised by SA

team members and immediately start to work on addressing some of them since there are lot

of requests and it is impossible to address them all in a short period of time.

The results derived from the two social accountability tools will be useful to spot instances of

corruption and will be foundational for future good practices in Prishtinë/Priština and Vushtrri/Vućitrn.

3.1.11 Engage national-level CSOs to monitor PRB decisions with impact on local-

level procurement

In the first week of June 2018,

USAID TEAM awarded a

subcontract to Democracy

Plus to monitor the PRB and

its decisions. The objective of

this project is to: a) identify

potential inconsistencies in

the decision-making process

of the PRB and provide key

recommendations to address

them; and b) assess the

overall performance of the

PRB and identify both good

and bad practices through

active monitoring of open

sessions. Democracy Plus will produce two monitoring reports which will analyze inter alia consistency

of decisions, delays, and the rationale of PRB decisions. Democracy Plus will also develop, feed with

data, and maintain a database of cases which will be used by USAID TEAM as a testing stage for the

database that is now under development for the PRB webpage.

3.2: Enable national-level CSOs to train local-level CSOs in monitoring municipal

procurements

USAID TEAM is working with subcontractor CiviKos and other national-level CSOs to identify key

topics and to produce training material to train municipal-level CSOs to monitor and expose

municipal-level malfeasance.

3.2.1: Enable national-level CSOs to train local-level CSOs in monitoring

municipal procurements

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Subcontractor CiviKos developed their Year 2 Work Plan which presents an important shift from

traditional classroom-based training to hands-on, applied peer learning and coaching. The purpose of

the Applied Learning Workshops in public procurement monitoring is to enhance the capacities of

civil society organizations operating at the local level to monitor public procurement by supporting

them directly in monitoring certain tenders that they will select during the workshop. This workshop

is a continuation of the series of training events organized on Monitoring Municipal Procurement and

Cooperation between Media and Civil Society in Addressing Corruption. Upon completion of the

series of the above training courses, CiviKos reviewed the feedback of both the trainers and the

participants and proposed to organize a tailor-made workshop that will build upon the knowledge

gained during the initial training course, and provide the participants with hands on knowledge and

expertise to identify cases of corruption in their municipality and to report them properly to the public

through media. Participants will have the opportunity to select a case-study from a real tender process

in their municipality. The facilitators will help participants with ideas to highlight specific findings, to

validate data, and to confirm findings before publishing them.

3.3 Enable CSOs to use media to expose corrupt municipal practices

USAID TEAM aims to promote cooperation between civil society organizations and investigative

media in two ways. Firstly, by encouraging and incentivizing investigative journalism partnerships

between CSOs and media through grants so that they exchange information, ideas, and evidence in

virtual communities and network. And, secondly, through the CiviKos subcontract by providing

training to local-level CSOs to address their skill gaps.

3.3.1 Through CiviKos and national-level CSOs, train municipal-level CSOs on

media engagement

USAID TEAM, through its partner CiviKos, completed the last training session for local level CSOs

on Cooperation between Media and Civil Society in Addressing Corruption. With the last session

organized with CSOs from Mitrovica North in Q 1, CiviKos concluded the first series of seven sessions

held in seven Kosovo regions. As presented above under sub-activity 3.2.1, CiviKos in Year 2 is shifting

from traditional classroom-based training to hands-on, applied peer learning and coaching. CiviKos is

currently working on developing a package and material that will be used in this regard.

3.3.2 Train national and municipal-level CSOs on media engagement through

social media

Scheduled for Q3.

3.3.3 Provide grant funding to encourage partnerships between CSOs and

investigative journalists

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USAID TEAM subcontractor Çohu in consortium with

media outlets Zëri and Insajderi continued to prepare

investigative reports exposing potential cases of

corruption and poor management of public funds. To

date, Çohu submitted three draft articles and two draft

videos highlighting serious allegations of malfeasance in

three municipalities (Istog/Istok, Ferizaj/Uroševac and

Suhareka/Suca Reka). Drafts are under revision and are

expected to be finalized and published during July 2018.

Çohu also submitted a draft illustration which represents

findings related to the procurement process in Suhareka

tackling the purchase of vehicles for the Family Health

Center and a potential case of favoring one economic

provider through “fixing” the technical specifications.

Adaptive Management

Aiming to be adaptive, flexible, inclusive, and responsive

to the evolving needs of its beneficiaries, USAID TEAM,

on ongoing basis, employs adaptive management tools to

solicit feedback and recommendations from both central and local level government representatives,

private sector economic operators, and civil society organizations. In this regard, during this quarter,

USAID TEAM employed the following tools:

After Action Review. USAID TEAM conducted after action reviews following the Basic

Procurement and Code of Ethics training, and after the Basic Procurement Skills event and the

Cooperation with Media and Civil Society on Addressing Corruption peer-to-peer learning workshop.

Based on discussions with partners, participants, and trainers, USAID TEAM began to adjust training

delivery focusing more on real-life case studies and emphasizing peer-to-peer learning.

Quarterly internal review workshops. During this period, USAID TEAM held an internal review

meeting to review progress against targets and share experiences and knowledge across units. In

addition, the project identified new risks and opportunities, and determined whether corrective

measures or pivots were needed. As a result of this meeting, the following issues, challenges, or

solutions emerged:

• The five focus municipalities should appoint deputy mayors as focal points to strengthen day-

to-day communications with the project;

• Mayors are not cooperating with internal auditors and do not take them as an internal source

for decision making – and this is problematic;

• Despite USAID TEAM support to PRB to functionalize the e-appeals module, economic

operators are not utilizing this module yet [however, recent information from the PRB shows

that use of the module has taken off and more than 100 appeals have already been submitted

electronically];

• USAID TEAM should shift its training strategy from classical training to more sustainable and

innovative mechanisms such as applied learning workshops for CSOs and media

representatives; and

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• The project should continue its shift from basic training to enforcement mechanisms; however,

the level of capacity of municipal and central government officials in public procurement

remains low and so requires continued basic training matched with the ongoing development

of enforcement mechanisms.

Feedback from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). USAID TEAM organized a coordination

meeting with its partner CSOs to solicit their feedback on anti-corruption outcomes focused on the

local and national-level and to discuss how USAID TEAM could adapt to tackle these issues.

Participants included BIRN, CiviKos, Çohu, Democracy Plus, Group for Legal and Political Studies,

Kosova Democratic Institute, Riinvest and Levizja Fol. At this event, participants noted Kosovo’s

improvement in the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index and noted

improvements at the municipal level. However, they shared observations about ways to deepen and

enhance technical assistance in the municipalities.

Interviews/learning summits with private sector economic operators. USAID TEAM

conducted learning summits with economic operators to solicit their feedback and recommendations

on the e-Procurement platform. Since the platform in not yet mandatory, it is not fully used by

economic operators and economic operators still need more training on the use of the system.

Business representatives asked for the project’s support to address their lack of knowledge of the

Public Procurement Law.

Interviews with knowledgeable experts. USAID TEAM met with Mr. Ilaz Duli (prior to his

engagement as an STTA on the project) and Ms. Edis Agani, seeking their inputs as outside experts

related to the public procurement processes in Kosovo. Some of their recommendations included:

• Ensure the project is fully coordinating with all donors involved in the public procurement

process;

• Use EU directives as a starting point when making recommendations to change the PPL;

• Ensure contract monitoring mechanisms are developed collaboratively with the EU, with local

and international experts, and with municipal officials equipped with the proper skills in

contract management.

Roundtable with central level Institutions. To evaluate USAID TEAM performance over the past

six-months and assess what worked, what did not work, and what needs to change in the upcoming

period to achieve key results, the project hosted a roundtable with central level institutions. The PPRC

head Safet Hoxha stated that usage of the e-Procurement platform was rising due to support from the

USAID TEAM project. Some of the recommendations provided during the discussion included:

• Roles and responsibilities of central level institutions regarding contract management should

be reorganized. This should not fall to the PPRC but to the contracting authorities themselves;

• Build capacity of the PRB staff on the use of the e-appeals module, promote transparency of

PRB decision making, enhance PRB public outreach and communications capabilities;

• Each year after the NAO report is published, audited entities should develop action plans with

recommendations that define the responsible officials, timetable, and steps to be undertaken

to address the recommendations; and

• Build capacities of internal auditors to audit procurement activities through the e-Procurement

platform.

INDICATOR PERFORMANCE

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Indicator one (1): Number of facilitated events geared toward strengthening the

capacities of TEAM partners including central and local institutions, CSOs, and

economic operators

USAID TEAM implements a number of events to ensure there is a consistent level of procurement

knowledge among municipal procurement officials and that the Government of Kosovo (GoK),

through KIPA and the PPRC, has established a sustainable long-term training capacity. USAID TEAM

is also working to increase capacities of the National Audit Office (NAO) and NAO Auditors on

procurement and e-procurement, Ministry of Finance (MoF) Central Harmonization Unit (CHU) to

oversee and direct municipal internal audit units, PPRC IT team to operate and maintain the e-

procurement platform, and the PRB to overcome challenges in the procurement review process.

During the life of project, USAID TEAM will conduct 443 events such as: trainings, workshops, and

roundtables. This Indicator measures the number of events conducted which are supported and

organized by USAID TEAM. Data for this indicator will be reported on a quarterly basis.

Indicator 1 Baseline Year

One

Target

Actual

Year

Two

Target

Actual

Life of

Project

Target

Reporting

Frequency

# of facilitated

events geared

toward

strengthening the

capacities of

TEAM partners

including central

and local

institutions,

CSOs, and

economic

operators

- 80 83 95 Q1

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Q2

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433 Quarterly

Indicator two (2): # of people trained from local and central institutions

(procurement, public finance, fraud detection HR, auditing), as well as

representatives from CSOs, economic operators, and media, that are recipients or

participants in TEAM events

USAID TEAM will support more than 4,680 officials from local and central institutions,

representatives from civil society organizations (CSOs), economic operators, and media

representatives in topics such as procurement, public finance, fraud detection, human resources, and

audit. Project assistance will also feature support to mayors, audit committees, and other

stakeholders to strengthen internal controls, apply sanctions, and rigorously enforce the Law on

Public Procurement to ensure transparency, accountability, and effectiveness.

This indicator measures the number of people trained from local and central institutions

(procurement, public finance, fraud detection Human Resources, auditing), as well as representatives

from CSOs, economic operators, and media, that are recipients or participants in USAID TEAM

events, and will be reported on a quarterly and annual basis.

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One

Target

Actual

Year

Two

Target

Actual

Life of

Project

Target

Reporting

Frequency

# of people

trained from

local and central

institutions

(procurement,

public finance,

fraud detection,

HR, auditing) as

well as

representatives

from CSOs

economic

operators, and

media, that are

recipient or

participants in

TEAM events

- 900 1,076 995 Q1

421

Q2

505 4.680 Quarterly/Annually

Trainings Events Participants

1 Basic procurement and code of ethics for municipal directors 1 9

2 Basic procurement and code of ethics for school directors 7 182

3 E-Procurement and ethics for municipal evaluation officials 12 234

4 Role of municipal audit committees 1 18

5 Fraud detection for internal auditors 3 62

Total participants 24 505

Workshops Events Participants

1 Outline municipal plan 5 82

2 Action plan for NAO recommendations 5 81

3 Introducing municipal code of ethics including finance

accountability 1 13

4 Cooperation with media and civil society in addressing

corruption 1 9


Roundtables Events Participants

1 Public procurement collegium 1 31

2 Municipal audit committees 1 27

3 Transparency in municipalities - sharing best practices 1 33

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4 Human resources in municipalities - sharing best practices 1 26

5 Transparency in focus municipalities - sharing best practices 1 7

6 Financial management and control 1 27

7 Central level institutions – review current and future

activities 1 7


Indicator three (3): # of officials (local & national level) trained in e-procurement

Based on the findings and recommendations from the Needs Gap Analysis for the focus municipalities

and the PPRC e-procurement operational and capacity building workplan, USAID TEAM will work

with KIPA and the PPRC to provide training to local and central level officials to build their

understanding of e-procurement. TEAM, in coordination with the PPRC and KIPA, will train local and

national level officials (procurement officials, bid opening committee members, evaluation committee

members, internal audit units, and officials from the NAO, Procurement Review Body (PRB), Anti-

Corruption Agency (ACA), and the Central Harmonization Unit (CHU)) on the e-procurement

system. This indicator measures the number of officials trained in e- procurement and will be reported

on a quarterly basis.


One

Target

Actual

Year

Two

Target

Actual

Life of

Project

Target

Reporting

Frequency

# of officials (local &

national level)

trained in e-

procurement

- 500 674 150 Q1

66

Q2

234 1000 Quarterly

Indicator four (4): # of Economic Operators and CSO Representatives Trained in E-

Procurement and Business Ethics

USAID TEAM will coordinate with KIPA and the PPRC to deliver training to businesses and CSOs on

the use of the e-procurement system and on business ethics. This training will help both economic

operators and NGOs to learn to use the e-procurement system and thereby improve competition.

These capacity buildings activities will improve the overall quality and quantity of bids received by

municipal procurement officials and central government entities. This indicator measures the number

of representatives from both sectors trained in e-procurement and will be reported on a quarterly

and annual basis.


One

Target

Actual

Year

Two

Target

Actual

Life of

Project

Target

Reporting

Frequency

# of economic

operators and

CSO

representatives

trained in e-

- 100 112 20 Q1

106

Q2

N/A 180 Quarterly/Annually

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procurement and

business ethics

Indicator seven (7): # of focus municipalities “graduated” from TEAM program based

on the schedule of achievements

USAID TEAM developed graduation criteria which are grouped into two categories: those indicators

that addresses corruption vulnerabilities in three procurement phases (pre-tendering, tendering, and

post-tendering), and those indicators that measure municipal capacity in planning and budgeting, staff

capacity, audit, and transparency. Municipal graduation criteria were approved by USAID in May 2018.

The project will report data on a semiannual basis. The first set of data will be reported by the end of

the July 2018.

Indicator sixteen (16): # of Media and CSO Representatives Trained in Procurement

Oversight

USAID TEAM will increase capacities of media and CSOs representatives to monitor municipal

procurements. This indicator measures the number of individual representatives of media and CSOs

who are trained in procurement oversight. USAID TEAM will train 140 media and CSO

representatives to monitor municipal procurements This indicator will be reported on a quarterly

basis.

Indicator 16 Baseline

Year

One

Target Actual

Year

Two

Target Actual

Life of

Project

Target

Reporting

Frequency

# of media and CSO

representatives trained

in procurement

oversight and media

engagement

0 59 103 50 Q1

N/A

Q2

9 140 Quarterly

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Successes during reporting period

Successes during the reporting period include the following:

• Conducted five workshops with mayors and municipal management of focus

municipalities. All focus municipalities are now familiar with the graduation indicators,

Municipal Capacity Assessment results, Corruption Vulnerability Risks, Role of the Internal

Audit Units.

• Equipped 300 municipal officials with skills to evaluate tenders submitted in

electronic format.

• Trained 62 municipal internal auditors and CHU officials on procurement auditing

and fraud detection.

• Developed and shared with all Kosovo municipalities the procurement manuals

for: (1) the Open Procedure, (2) Tender with scores, (3) the Restricted Procedure and (4)

Framework Agreements with Lowest Price – Weighting Scores.

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• Formalized cooperation between USAID, NAO, and USAID TEAM through an

MOU. As a result of USAID TEAM assistance, NAO already identified four cases of fraud

which will be submitted to the prosecutor’s office.

• Strengthened NAO capacities in the area of fraud detection. Set up the legal

framework, such as their internal organizational regulation, incorporating fraud detection

activities as part of their standard audit procedures.

• Established the e-Procurement Steering Committee. The Committee has already met

twice and taken decisions that are essential to strengthen PPRC ownership over the e-

Procurement platform.

• Supported PPRC IT Department to adopt and implement System Governance

Policies. PPRC IT Department has confirmed that they have begun to implement IT system

governance policies as well as Software Development Policy.

• Exposed and reported specific cases of potential municipal procurement

malfeasance to the state prosecutor through USAID TEAM grantee BIRN.

• Engaged citizens and increased awareness about the need for more transparency

and accountability in public procurement. USAID TEAM, through grantee Democracy

Plus, launched an animated video online, aiming to raise awareness for transparency and

accountability in public procurement.

• Promoted partnerships to transfer knowledge from established central level

CSOs to local level CSOs. Grantee Riinvest developed a statistical model called “xIndex”

and teamed up with eight local level CSOs to monitor local procurement and feed the

benchmarking tool with data. USAID TEAM will use this model of cooperation in upcoming

RFAs to promote the transfer of knowledge, considering the low level of procurement

monitoring capacities in local level CSOs.

• Supported Kosovo municipalities to use the restricted procedures for the first

time. Two focus municipalities and one second tier municipality (Prishtinë/Priština,

Gjilan/Gnjilane, and Obiliq), received step by step assistance from USAID TEAM, enabling

them to implement restricted procurement procedures and eliminate irresponsible EO.

• Assisted municipalities to initiate disqualifying procedures for an irresponsible EO

for the first time. With USAID TEAM assistance, Prishtinë/Priština municipality

procurement manager initiated the procedure to disqualify EOs, otherwise known as

“blacklisting,” for two procurement activities.

Challenges during reporting period

• MLGA concerned about the level of coordination with USAID TEAM. USAID TEAM

encountered some surprises and unexpected situations on the technical side of project

implementation. For example, despite the fact that USAID TEAM has been coordinating with

MLGA on upcoming technical assistance, the MLGA Permanent Secretary raised a concern

with USAID that the project was not coordinating activities.

• Technical problems with the e-procurement platform. On a regular basis, municipal

officials and the USAID TEAM Procurement Advisors identified technical problems with the

e-procurement platform.

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• Rules and Operational Guidelines for Public Procurement did not support the

publication of the procurement plan. The ROGPP limited the ability of municipalities to

proactively share procurement information transparently with citizens.

• Issues with EO about Prishtinë/Priština Municipality procurement process. An

economic operator lodged a series of procurement complaints at the Procurement Review

Body. This economic operator came to believe that the USAID TEAM Municipal

Implementation Advisor embedded in the Municipality of Prishtinë/Priština was instructing the

Municipality to disregard the decisions of the PRB and to disregard the Law. The economic

operator emailed these allegations to the Mayor of Prishtinë/Priština and forwarded less direct

complaints to the COP and DCOP, USAID, and the US Embassy.

• Inconsistent quality of deliverables from partner CSOs and grantees, in particular

English versions of reports and/or articles. USAID TEAM has noted the limited capacities

of CSOs to prepare high quality written reports. Reports from USAID TEAM grantees and

subcontractors have to undergo many revisions until they meet the project’s standard of

quality, USAID branding and marking requirements, and proper English language usage. This

has resulted in delays in publishing reports, including infographics, and has required a significant

commitment of USAID TEAM resources to review and clear deliverables.

Mitigation measures taken to address challenges during the reporting

period

• USAID TEAM reacted immediately after MLGA’s concern regarding lack of

coordination. Although USAID TEAM was able to furnish evidence of coordination efforts,

including emails regarding joint planning for upcoming activities with MLGA, project

management instructed staff to engage visibly and effectively with MLGA. The situation was

quickly rectified.

• Issues with e-procurement platform resolved. On a regular basis, the embedded MIAs

identify technical problems with the e-procurement platform which are then communicated,

in cooperation with Component 2, to the PPRC for resolution.

• Per new rules and procedures of PPRC, the public procurement plan is mandatory

to be published. After bringing the gap in the ROGPP regarding publication of the

procurement plan to the attention of the PPRC, the Head of the Board of the PPRC issued an

amendment to the ROGPP making procurement plans public. As a result of USAID TEAM

support to PPRC on revising the rules and guidelines, municipalities are now publishing their

procurement plans.

• USAID TEAM advises central level institutions (PPRC and PRB), and municipality

of Prishtinë/Priština, to follow the law. While this issue with the economic operator in

Prishtinë/Priština is still an ongoing issue and not fully resolved, USAID TEAM has taken this

as an opportunity to reiterate the proper role of the project’s Municipal Implementation

Advisor as one of sustainable capacity building and not staff augmentation, and that the project

is strictly neutral politically. In addition, the project advised all parties to follow the Law in all

cases.

• Low quality of deliverables from CSOs. USAID TEAM is now requiring new grantees

and subcontractors to employ external reviewers to ensure a high-quality standard of

deliverables before they are presented to USAID TEAM and the public. In addition, USAID

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TEAM delivered another coaching session to CSO partners on branding and marking

requirements to address frequently occurring mistakes. For deliverables in English, USAID

TEAM introduced additional layers of quality control in the project office, including the heavy

involvement of senior project leadership.

MAJOR ACTIVITIES FOR NEXT QUARTER

The project looks forward to the following major activities and milestones in the upcoming quarter:

Component 1:

• Finalize citizen perception survey report (1.1.3);

• Implement with focus municipalities proposals for Support Fund projects (1.2.1);

• Organize the scheduled training (contract management 1.3.1);

• Continue to provide on-the job coaching and mentoring in field of procurement, public finance

management, and internal audit (1.3.3);

• Develop Training Videos for E-Procurement Online trainings (1.4.4);

• Support municipalities to address and implement NAO recommendations (1.5.5);

• Provide on-the-job support to municipalities in the field of HR (1.7.3);

• Develop Handbook on Internal Public Expenditure Management Process (1.8.3); and

• Complete the Municipal/Code of Ethics including Finance Accountability (1.8.4).

Component 2:

• Work with MoF IT and CHU to establish an intranet forum as a supplementary means of

communication between CHU and IAUs (2.2.2);

• Train PPRC IT team to operate and maintain the e-Procurement platform (2.3.6);

• Continue with development of Contractor Past Performance mechanism (2.4.1);

• Support PPRC in developing a Communication Strategy (2.6.1); and

• Assist PRB to establish a structured and easily accessible database of PRB past decisions (2.7.2).

Component 3:

• In coordination with CiviKos initiate work on conducting applied learning workshops on

monitoring public procurement;

• Coordinate work with Levizja FOL on official launching of Open Procurement Transparency

Portal;

• Coordinate work with Kosova Democratic Institute on publishing Public Procurement Index

for 2017;

• Release a call for application for Host Annual Challenges for CSOs to foster innovative ideas;

• Award a subcontract to consortium of national-level CSO with national-level CSOs on

monitoring all three phases of procurement for period of two years;

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• Coordinate work with Democracy Plus on implementing activities as part of the project on

monitoring PRB decisions with impact on local-level procurement; and

• Coordinate work and provide support to TEAM grantees (Democracy Plus, BIRN, Riinvest,

Levizja FOL and KDI) and subcontractors (GLPS, COHU and Democracy Plus) on

accomplishing planned activities.

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Annex A: Reports and Deliverables Completed This Quarter

Table 4: Reports and deliverables completed this quarter

# Deliverable2 Description

Person or

USAID TEAM

completing

Due (per

contract, WP,

or SOW)

Submission

date of first

draft

Submission date

of final draft

Approval/

acceptance

date of final

version

1 Municipal Capacity

Assessment Report

USAID TEAM’s second

annual assessment of

procurement practices in

the five focus and five

second-tier municipalities.

USAID TEAM February 2018 28 February 2018 28 March 2018 4 April 2018

2 Municipal Graduation

Plan

Municipal Graduation Plan

measures the progress of

focus municipalities in

addressing corruption

vulnerabilities and

enhancing transparency, to

“graduate” from project

assistance.

USAID TEAM February 2018 12 January 2018 5 April 2018 15 May 2018

3 Performance Report

Quarter 1 - 2018

Summary of USAID TEAM

activity progress during

January – March 2018.

USAID TEAM 15 April 2018 13 April 2018 13 April 2018 25 May 2018

4

Award Fee

Contractor’s Self-

Assessment Report

Quarter 1- 2018

DAI’s self-assessment of

its performance

implementing the USAID

TEAM activity during

January – March 2018, for

USAID TEAM 15 April 2018 13 April 2018 13 April 2018 N/A

2 In the interest of brevity, this table does not include the weekly activity reports submitted each Friday, as required by Section F of the subject

contract. All required weekly reports were submitted on time during this quarter.

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# Deliverable2 Description

Person or

USAID TEAM

completing

Due (per

contract, WP,

or SOW)

Submission

date of first

draft

Submission date

of final draft

Approval/

acceptance

date of final

version

the purposes of award fee

determination.

5 Financial Report

Quarter 1 - 2018

Summary of expenditures

and accruals for January –

March 2018

USAID TEAM 15 April 2018 13 April 2018 13 April 2018 25 May 2018

6 Accrual Report

Quarter 2 - 2018

Financial report

summarizing actual and

estimated expenses for

April – June 2018

Brianna Cole

10 calendar days

before the end of

the quarter

19 June 2018 19 June 2018 N/A

7

Adaptive Management

Report

Adaptive management

tools implemented that

enabled USAID TEAM to

design and deliver

technical support to

counterparts. Reports

activities during January

2017 - 2018

USAID TEAM N/A 05 June 2018 05 June 2018 12 June 2018

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Annex B - Grantee BIRN Articles (Albanian)

Articles & Tenders for Monitoring:

1. Komuna rrezikon të paguaj më shtrenjtë për ndërtimin e rrugëve

04/05/2018 - 08:01 - Komuna e

Suharekës ka planifikuar të shpenzoj

deri në 356 mijë euro për ndërtimin e

rrugëve lokale. Tenderin për ndërtimin

e këtyre rrugëve, komuna e ndarë në 12

lote/pjesë, ndërsa operatorët kanë

mundësi të shpallën fitues në vetëm një

llot. Komuna thotë se përmes ndarjes

në shumë llote po synon që sa më shpejt

t’i shtrojë këto rrugë, si dhe t’i

‘shpërblej’ me kontratë kompanitë e

shumta që operojnë në atë anë.

Në anën tjetër nga shoqëria civile, ndarja në lote po shihet si praktikë ligjore, por që po

keqpërdoret nga komunat dhe se duhet të ndërpritet. Gjithashtu thuhet se e dëmton vlerën

për para të komunave.

Tenderi 12 pjesësh

Komuna e Suharekës ka planifikuar të ndërtoj rrugët lokale. Për ndërtimin e këtyre rrugëve

komuna ka planifikuar të shpenzoj deri në 356 mijë euro.

Sipas njoftimit për kontratë, do të shtrohen rrugë në gjithsej 12 lokacione, prandaj këtë

aktivitet të prokurimit komuna e ka ndarë në 12 lote/pjesë.

“Janë gjithsejtë 12 lokacione në territorin e Komunës Suhareke dhe janë te përfshira fshatrat

e qyteti i Suharekës” thuhet në njoftim.

Bazuar në thirrjen për kontrat lokacionet në të cilat parashihen tu ndërtohen rrugët janë

fshatrat: Dragaqine, Javor, Krushice e Eperme, Krushice e Poshtme, Nishor, Semetisht,

Samaraxhe, Sllapuzhan, Sopije, Vershec, si dhe në qytetin e Suharekës.

Për këtë tender, Komuna e Suharekës ka përdorur procedurën e hapur të prokurimit me

kriter çmimin më të ulët.

Por komuna në fjalë, ka vendosur të shpërblej një operator ekonomik të përgjegjshëm që i

plotëson kriteret për këtë tender me çmim më të ulët se mund të fitoj vetëm një lot.

“Numri maksimal i Pjesëve që do të mund të shpërblehet tek një tenderues është: 1” thuhet

në njoftim.

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Gazeta Jeta në Kosovës është interesuar të mësoj më shumë lidhur me ndarjen e këtij tender

në 12 lote/pjesë. Komuna thotë se tenderi është ndarë në bazë të drejtës që u jep ligji dhe me

qëllim të përfshirjes së ndërmarrjeve të vogla dhe të mesëm.

“Ne këtë udhëzues pika B, i jep të drejtë Autoritetit Kontraktues të ndajë një procedurë të

prokurimit në Lote dhe kjo bëhet me qëllim siç thuhet në udhëzim – Në mënyrë që të nxitet

përfshirja e ndërmarrjeve të vogla dhe të mesme (NVM) në tregun kombëtar të prokurimit

publik, kufizimi i numrit te Loteve preferohet kur ka shumë OE dhe shumë NVM”, thuhet në

përgjigjen e komunës.

Dëmtimi i kriterit “Çmimi më i lirë”

Rregullat dhe udhëzuesi operativ, mundëson ndarjen e tenderëve në lote, por nuk specifikohet

numri minimal dhe maksimal të loteve/pjesëve dhe nuk ka kufizime të tjera.

“Në mënyrë që të nxitet përfshirja e ndërmarrjeve të vogla dhe të mesme (NVM) në tregun

kombëtar të prokurimit publik, kufizimi i numrit te Loteve preferohet kur ka shumë OE dhe

shumë NVM”, thuhet në udhëzuesin operativ për prokurim publik.

I njëjti udhëzues në asnjë vend nuk e përmend që kufizimi duhet të jetë në vetëm një kontratë. Kur flitet për kufizimin e lloteve që një operator mund të shpallet fitues në këtë udhëzim flitet

në shumës, pra më shumë se në një llot.

Përkundër kufizimeve që një operator mund të fitojë vetëm një llot, Komuna e Suharekës

thotë se do të shpërblehen çmimet më të lira.

Vonesa e miratimit të buxhetit të komunës, thonë se ka pasur ndikim që punët të kryhen më

shpejtë

“Numri maksimal është kufizuar në 1 për shkak se në Komunën tonë Operojnë shumë OE që

merren me këtë veprimtari dhe duke pasur parasysh vonesën që na ka shkaktuar miratimi i

buxhetit të Komunës, këto projekte do të realizoheshin për një periudhe me të shkurtër nëse

kemi 12 operator ekonomik që e realizojnë këtë projekt nëse marrim parasysh që edhe

projektet janë në 12 lokacione të ndryshme”, thuhet në përgjigjen e komunës.

Por komuna jep përgjigje të ndryshme në një rast të mundshëm kur operatori ekonomik

oferton me çmim më të lirë në tri lote.

“Nëse një OE e ka çmimin më të lire në tri LOT/Pjese, as OE e as AK nuk e ka të drejtën për

ta përcaktuar cilin LOT/Pjesë do ta shpërbleje, por kriteri është përcaktuar paraprakisht në

njoftimin për kontratë dhe në dosje të tenderit siç kërkohet me LPP-në”, thuhet në përgjigjen

e kësaj Komuna, duke e cituar edhe kriterin që i referohen.

“Në rastet ku aplikimi për përzgjedhjen e kritereve për shpërblim do të rezultonte në

shpërblimin e një tenderuesi me më shumë lote se sa numri maksimal, Autoriteti Kontraktues

do të ketë parasysh procesin e vlerësimit për të siguruar vlerën për paranë për Autoritetin

Kontraktues”.

Sipas tyre, kjo nënkupton se vlerësimi do të bëhet duke përzgjedhur kombinimin që Komuna

të paguaje çmimin më të lirë për të gjitha lot/pjesët. Një gjë e tillë është e pamundur nëse një

OE i përgjegjshëm ka ofertuar me çmimin më të lirë në tre llote, ndërsa komuna obligohet që

të shpërblej më një kontratë për një llot, ndërsa në dy llotet tjera duhet të rekomandojë për

kontratë OE më të shtrenjtë.

Isuf Zejna nga organizata Demokraci Plus tregon se qëllimi i ndarjes së projekteve në llote

lidhet me bashkimin e disa kërkesave në një procedurë apo shmangien e monopoleve. Por, ai

ngrit shqetësimin se mënyra e ndarjes së tenderëve në llote është duke u keqpërdor nga

Autoritetet kontraktues.

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“Sidomos Komunat po e përdorin këtë formë të ndarjes së tenderëve në disa llote, sa për të

kënaqur të gjitha bizneset që aplikojnë duke kushtëzuar që një kompani mund të fitojë më së

shumti një llot”, ka thënë Zejna.

Ai thotë se KRPP-ja duhet të ndërpresë praktikën e ndarjes në llote, sepse e njëjta i ka të

paktën dy efekte negative.

“Kjo e dëmton vlerën për para të komunave dhe e bënë shumë më të vështirë mbikëqyrjen e

zbatimit të kontratave”, tha Zejna

Zejna tutje shtoi se kufizimi në vetëm një lot për një ofertues me çmim më të lirë, të ofertuara

pavarësisht se ai oferton me çmim më të lirë edhe në lotët tjera, rrezikon të shpërblej

operatorët ekonomik me çmim më të shtrenjtë.

“Sipas kësaj ndarje i bie që nëse në një aktivitet të prokurimit komuna dëshiron të shtrojë një

rrugë me kubza të betonit, dhe i njëjti aktivitet është ndarë në 15 llote e që secila prej tyre

përfshinë një kilometër gjatësi që në total i bie 15 kilometra. Kompania më e lirë mund të

ketë çmimin e 12 eurove për metër katror, mirëpo pavarësisht se është më e lira ajo mund

të fitoj vetëm një llot. 14 llotet e tjera do të zgjidhen me çmimet më të shtrenjta dhe kjo mund

të ketë dëme të konsiderueshme për buxhetin”, shtoi ai.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/gjnk/komuna-rrezikon-te-paguaj-me-shtrenjte-per-ndertimin-

e-rrugeve/

2. Komuna e Prishtinës i jep kuptim ‘kërkesës për rishqyrtim’

12/05/2018 - Komuna e Prishtinës është

ndër komunat e pakta që i ka dhënë

kuptim dyshkallshmërisë së ankesave në

prokurimit publik. Ajo në tenderin për

sigurimi fizik të objekteve të saja e ka

anuluar njoftimin për dhënie të kontratës

dhe e ka kthyer procesin në rivlerësim pas

kërkesës për rishqyrtim që kishte bërë

njëri nga operatorët që ishte në garë.

Siç ka shkruar KALLXO.com, në pjesën

më të madhe të komunave, përkundër shumë ankesave nga operatorët ekonomikë, në mbi

95% të rasteve vendimi në shkallën e parë të ankesës ishte negativ për këta operatorë.

Ndërkohë që pas ankesës në OSHP shumë nga vendimet ishin në favor të autoriteteve

kontraktuese.

Me ndryshimin e Ligjit të Prokurimit në vitin 2016 për herë të parë u mundësohet operatorëve

ekonomikë që të bëjnë kërkesë për rishqyrtim në autoritetin kontraktues. Kjo njihet si shkallë

e parë e ankesës, para se OE-të t’i drejtohen Organit Shqyrtues të Prokurimit që lëshon

vendime të plotfuqishme.

Tenderi që ishte objekt i shqyrtimit në shkallën e parë, siç e parasheh Ligji i Prokurimit Publik

kishte të bënte me sigurim fizik të objekteve. Tenderët e sigurimit fizik janë një ndër aktivitetet

e prokurimit ku ka më së shumti ankesa nga operatorët ekonomikë, por edhe paqartësi për

shkak të kërkesave që dalin nga Ligji i Prokurimit dhe ai i Punës.

Edhe në këtë tender, kompanitë kanë kërkuar disa herë sqarime nga Komuna e Prishtinës për

mënyrën e kalkulimit të orëve të punës, duke i inkorporuar edhe të gjitha obligimet që dalin

https://kallxo.com/gjnk/komuna-rrezikon-te-paguaj-me-shtrenjte-per-ndertimin-e-rrugeve/


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nga Ligji i Punës. Komuna e Prishtinës i ka dhënë disa sqarime para se të pranonte ofertat nga

kompanitë e sigurimit sa i përket mënyrës së kalkulimit të orëve, pasi kjo është ankesa

kryesore nga operatorët ekonomikë nëpër tenderë të ngjashëm që ndikon në zvarritjen e

tyre.

Pas pranimit të ofertave, Komuna e Prishtinës e kishte publikuar njoftimin për dhënie të

kontratës më 2 mars të vitit 2018, ku grupi i operatorëve ekonomikë fitues ka qenë, “K.S.AS

– Security” dhe “Komtel Project Engineering”. “Komtel ProjectEngineering” është në pronësi

të Vegim Gashit, ish kandidat i AKR-së për kryetar të Prishtinës. Kjo parti aktualisht është në

bashkëqeverisje me kryetarin e Prishtinës, Shpend Ahmetin. Vlera e përgjithshme e kontratës

ishte 439 mijë e 401 euro.

Rishqyrtimi i parë i ankesave të operatorëve ekonomikë nga Komuna e Prishtinës

Pasi Komuna e Prishtinës bëri rekomandimin për dhënie të kontratës, operatori ekonomik

“Rojet e Nderit” dhe grupi i operatorëve ekonomikë “AlphaPrivate Security& “SAS” më 6

mars janë ankuar kundër këtij vendimi për të rekomanduar për kontratë operatorët

ekonomikë “AS – Security & Komtel Project Engineering”.

Zyrtari përgjegjës i Prokurimit të Komunës së Prishtinës, sipas kërkesës për rishqyrtim të dy

operatorëve ekonomikë ka vendosur që të aprovohet si pjesërisht e bazuar kërkesa për

rivlerësim kundër njoftimit për dhënie të kontratës më 2 mars.

Pretendimi i dy operatorëve ankues ka qenë se operatori ekonomik fitues nuk ka dhënë

dëshmi lidhur me kopjet e licencave për punëtorët e angazhuar (para njoftimit për dhënie të

kontratës).

“Autoriteti kontraktues vendos që Komisioni i Rivlerësimit të ri-ekzaminojë edhe një herë

ofertën e grupit të operatorit ekonomik të ‘AS – Security & Komtel Project Engineering’ lidhur

me aktivitetin e prokurimit ‘Sigurimi Fizik i Objekteve të Komunës së Prishtinës’ dhe të

kërkojë nga i njëjti dëshmitë për punëtorët e licencuar sipas kërkesave në Formularin e

Dosjeve të Tenderit (FTD)”, thuhet në vendimin e Komunës së Prishtinës.

Operatorët kanë pretenduar se “As & Komtel” nuk e ka sjellë vërtetimin tatimor dhe

vërtetimin nga gjykata. Komuna e Prishtinës e ka refuzuar kërkesën për këtë pretendim, pasi

sipas saj operatori ekonomik fitues ka sjellë dëshmitë e kërkuara dhe se ato janë në dosje.

Edhe për pretendimin e tretë të operatorit ekonomik ankues, Komuna e Prishtinës ka ardhur

në përfundim se nuk qëndron.

“Për sa i përket pretendimit të operatorëve ekonomik lidhur me pjesën C të formularit të

FDT-së se operatori ekonomik fitues nuk e ka plotësuar, autoriteti kontraktues thekson se

kjo nuk qëndron për shkak se operatori ekonomik fitues ka plotësuar pikën 6 të formularit të

tenderit së bashku me partnerin në konzorcium duke vënë identitetin e partnerit

konzorcionues”, potencohet në vendimin e Komunës së Prishtinës.

Me 20 mars është bërë njoftimi për anulimin e dhënies së kontratës. Ky anulim është bërë pas

rishqyrtimit të bërë nga Komuna e Prishtinës.

Pas rivlerësimit të bërë, Komuna e Prishtinës sërish e ka rekomanduar për kontratë

kompaninë e njëjtë, pasi i ka kërkuar dokumente shtesë kompanisë së rekomanduar për

kontratë.

Rishqyrtimi i dytë i ankesave

Data e planifikuar për nënshkrimin e kontratës për tenderin “Sigurimi Fizik i Objekteve të

Komunës së Prishtinës” ishte me 4 prill. Por kjo kontratë nuk u nënshkrua për shkak se me

29 mars u mor vendim për pezullim të këtij aktiviteti të prokurimit.

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Edhe kësaj here, grupi i operatorëve ekonomikë “Alpha Private Security”, “SAS” dhe “Rojet

e Nderit” janë ankuar kundër vendimit të autoritetit kontraktues- Komuna e Prishtinës për

dhënie të kontratës.

“Zyrtari përgjegjës i Prokurimit i Komunës së Prishtinës duke vendosur sipas kërkesës për

rishqyrtim të datës 28.03.2018 të parashtruar nga operatorët ekonomikë: grup i operatorëve

ekonomikë: Kompani e sigurimit Alpha Private Security “SAS” Sh.p.k. dhe Operatori

Ekonomik “Rojet e Nderit” sh.p.k., ka vendosur që të pezullohet aktiviteti i prokurimit

‘Sigurimi Fizik i Objekteve të Komunës së Prishtinës’, kundër njoftimit për dhënie të kontratës

të autoritetit kontraktues të datës 22.03.2018”, thuhet në vendimin e autoritetit kontraktues

– Komuna e Prishtinës.

Me 30 mars zyrtari përgjegjës i Prokurimit të Komunës së Prishtinës ka vendosur në lidhje me

kërkesën për rishqyrtim. Është vendosur që të refuzohet si e pabazuar kërkesa e dy

operatorëve ekonomikë ankues për rivlerësim e parashtruar kundër njoftimit për dhënie të

kontratës me 22 mars.

Të pakënaqur me vendimin e dytë të Komunës së Prishtinës, “Rojet e Nderit” janë ankuar në Organin Shqyrtues të Prokurimit, duke e detyruar komunën që sërish të pezullojë aktivitetin

e prokurimit më 10 prill.

“Zyrtari përgjegjës i Prokurimit të Komunës së Prishtinës sipas ankesës së datës 10.04.2018

të parashtruar nga operatori ekonomik ‘Rojet e Nderit’ sh.p.k., në Organin Shqyrtues të

Prokurimit (OSHP), lidhur me aktivitetin e prokurimit me titull: ‘Sigurimi Fizik i Objekteve të

Komunës së Prishtinës” ka pezulluar këtë aktivitet të prokurimit kundër njoftimit për dhënie

të kontratës të autoritetit kontraktues të datës 22.03.2018”, thuhet në vendimin e Komunës

së Prishtinës.

Seanca e OSHP-së

“Rojet e Nderit” në OSHP janë ankuar se oferta 1.52 euro për orë e ofruar nga kompania e

rekomanduar për kontratë nuk arrin të plotësojë kërkesën për pagën bazë prej 230 eurove

që e ka kërkuar Komuna e Prishtinës.

“Do doja të shtoj se me kërkesën tonë ATK ka bërë një modul online ku ndër to është

kalkulimi i pagës dhe përmes kësaj mund të shihet se me çmimin e ofertuar të operatorit

ekonomik fitues nuk arrihet paga 230€ bruto. Operatori ekonomik nuk plotëson as elementin

bazë- Trustin Pensional, e lëre më edhe TVSH-në. Ekspertit nuk di a i ka ikur ky detaj, por

çmimi online mund të analizohet dhe ky çmim është nën çdo kriter të autoritetit kontraktues”,

ka thënë Hasani në seancën e OSHP-së.

E përfaqësuesja i Komunës së Prishtinës, Verona Sekiraqa ka thënë se pajtohet me mendimin

e ekspertit shqyrtues për të vazhduar me procesin e prokurimit. Ajo ka thënë se pretendimet

e operatorit ekonomik “Rojet e Nderit” nuk janë të qëndrueshme.

“Komisioni vlerësues ka konstatuar se çmimi i ofruar nga operatori ekonomik i rekomanduar

për kontratë është në pajtim me kërkesat e autoritetit kontraktues, e të njëjtën gjë e ka

vërtetuar edhe eksperti shqyrtues”, tha Sekiraqa.

Ajo ia shpjegoi panelit të OSHP-së vendimin që e kishin marrë pas kërkesës së parë për

rishqyrtim.

“Sa i përket vërtetimit të ATK-së dhe certifikatës, ankesa e operatorit ekonomik është

aprovuar pjesërisht dhe është kthyer lënda në rivlerësim, me të cilin rast është kërkuar nga

operatori ekonomik sqarim, ku është plotësuar lënda me certifikatë dhe vërtetim nga gjykata”,

tha ajo.

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Organi Shqyrtues i Prokurimit ende nuk e ka publikuar vendimin për këtë proces të

prokurimit.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/gjnk/komuna-e-prishtines-i-jep-kuptim-kerkeses-per-

rishqyrtim/

3. Mitrovica e Veriut bën përmirësim të pjesshëm të gabimit në tenderë

13/05/2018 - Komuna e Mitrovicës së

Veriut i ka publikuar dy njoftime për

korrigjim të gabimeve, mirëpo gabimet

nuk i ka përmirësuar siç i është kërkuar.

E përmirësimin e gabimeve, të cilat

përbëjnë shkelje të Ligjit të Prokurimit, e ka kërkuar Agjencia Kundër

Korrupsionit.

Kjo e fundit e ka lëshuar një opinion për

dy aktivitete të prokurimit të iniciuara nga

Komuna e Mitrovicës së Veriut. Në të dy

aktivitetet kishte vërejtje të njëjta.

Përveç lartësisë së kontratave të realizuara si referencë, kjo Komunë ka përcaktuar edhe

numrin e kontratave. E kjo sipas Agjencisë Kundër Korrupsionit përbën shkelje ligjore.

“Komuna do të duhej të kërkonte listat e kontratave bashkangjitur si dëshmi referencat mbi

përfundimin e kontratave në vlerë totale të gjitha referencave të punëve të ngjashme të

realizuara në tri vitet e fundit para publikimit të njoftimit për kontratë e JO si në rastin konkret

të kufizohet numri i referencave në vlerat e caktuara”, thuhet në opinionin e Agjencisë Kundër

Korrupsionit.

Kërkesat për kapacitete teknike e profesionale lidhur me kontratat dhe referencat e

operatorëve ekonomikë të interesuar për të marrë pjesë në këta tenderë, Agjencia Kundër

Korrupsionit konstaton se nuk ishin në pajtim me ligji.

Këtë opinion Agjencia Kundër Korrupsion (AKK) e ka dërguar te Komuna e Mitrovicës

Veriore në muajin prill, lidhur me dy aktivitetet të prokurimit “Rindërtimi i trotuareve në

rrugën ‘Ivo Lola Ribar’ me numër të prokurimit 647-18-2470-521 dhe tenderin për Rregullimi

i ndriçimit publik në rrugën ‘Ivo Lola Ribar’ në Mitrovicën e Veriut”.

“Konsiderojmë se shkelje të tilla nuk duhet lejuar në aktivitete të prokurimit, andaj Agjencia

Kundër Korrupsion rekomandon që të evitohen këto shkelje, përmes njoftimit standard për

informata shtesë dhe për përmirësimin e gabimeve, duke i njoftuar operatorët të cilët i kanë

tërhequr dosjen e tenderit”, thuhet në rekomandimin e Agjencisë.

AKK ka dhënë sqarime për lëshimet e bëra nga Komuna.

“Autoriteti kontraktues tek tenderi ‘Rindërtimi i trotuareve në rrugën ‘Ivo Lola Ribar’ në

Mitrovicën e Veriut’ rubrika III.2.4. Kapaciteti teknik dhe profesional, autoriteti kontraktues

ka kërkuar nga operatorët ekonomikë që marrin pjesë duhet të përcaktojë se ka arritur me

sukses të paktën tri referenca ose një certifikatë si dëshmi e projekteve në fushën e ndërtimit,

të natyrës së njëjtë ose të ngjashme, në tri vitet e fundit me një vlerë minimale të kontratës

prej 495,000 euro”, thuhet në opinion.

AKK konstaton shkelje edhe tek tenderi tjetër i kësaj komune.

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“Ndërsa tek tenderi me titull “Rregullimi i ndriçimit publik në rrugën ‘Ivo Lola Ribar’ në

Mitrovicën e Veriut” tek rubrika e kapacitetit teknik profesional- autoriteti kontraktues ka

kërkuar nga operatorët ekonomikë që marrin pjesë duhet të përcaktojnë se kanë arritur me

sukses të paktën tri projekte në fushën e ndërtimit, të natyrës së njëjtë ose të ngjashme në tri

vitet e fundit (2015, 2016 dhe 2017), me një vlerë minimale të kontratës prej 150,000 euro”,

thuhet në opinionin e AKK-së.

Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë është interesuar të marrë vesh nga AKK se a ka marrë ndonjë veprim

dhe në përgjigjen e tyre thonë se Komuna i ka bërë përmirësimet.

Kontesti

“Komuna e Mitrovicës Veriore për opinionin në fjalë i cili është dërguar për këto dy aktivitetet

e prokurimit ka konfirmuar me shkrim se i ka bërë përmirësimet”, thuhet në përgjigjen e

AKK-së për Gazetën Jeta në Kosovë.

Në anën tjetër nga Komuna bëjnë të ditur se u janë drejtuar Komisionit Rregullativ për

Prokurim Publik lidhur me këta dy tenderë.

“Sipas rregullave dhe Udhëzimit Operativ për Prokurim Publik në faqen 58 është një paragraf që lejon, citojmë “Gjatë përcaktimit të shitjeve minimale, autoritetet përgjegjëse nuk duhet të

tejkalojnë dyfishin e vlerës së parashikuar të kontratës. Kërkesa për shitje duhet domosdo të

jetë e shprehur në shifra dhe të lidhet me vlerat më të larta në tre vjetët e fundit fiskalë. Atje

ku përveç shitjeve minimale është e nevojshme edhe shitje minimale e caktuar në fusha të

caktuara të mbuluar me kontratë, kjo shitje nuk duhet të kalojë një herë e gjysmë vlerën e

parashikuar të kontratës”, thuhet në përgjigjen e Komunës.

Më tej në përgjigjen e kësaj Komune thuhet e zbatuan këshillën e AKK-së edhe pse Komuna

kishte të drejtë.

“Pra, siç po e shihni, edhe në Ligj është i lejuar shfrytëzimi i mundësisë së 1,5 përqindëshit të

vlerës së paraparë të kontratës, kur kërkohet shitje në ndonjë fushë të caktuar për tre vjetët

e fundit. Por edhe pse është e lejuar dhe gati të gjitha institucionet e Kosovës e shfrytëzojnë

këtë mundësi gjatë publikimit të njoftimeve për kontratë, gjë të cilën mund ta vërtetoni, ne e

dëgjuam këshillën e Agjencisë Kundër Korrupsionit dhe zbatuam atë që u kërkua prej nesh”,

thuhet në përgjigjen e Komunës.

Sipas tyre, për të gjitha veprimet e ndërmarra është njoftuar Agjencia Kundër Korrupsion.

Por, AKK-ja nuk ia kishte kontestuar lartësinë e kontratave të realizuara në tri vitet e fundit,

mirëpo kishte thënë se është e kundërligjshme të përcaktohen numri i

kontratave/referencave. Shembull, një OE mund t’i ketë përfunduar 10 kontrata që së bashku

bëjnë 500 mijë euro, ndërsa një operator atë shumë e arrin me vetëm një kontratë.

Gazeta i ka kontrolluar dy njoftimet standarde për korrigjim të gabimeve. Njoftimet nuk janë

të publikuara siç e kërkon Ligji, pasi në njoftimin që është në gjuhën shqipe tek pjesa e

korrigjimeve është shkruar në gjuhen serbe. Pra, janë përdorur dy gjuhë në një njoftim. Për

më tepër, në të dy njoftimet nuk është hequr kufizimi i numrit të kontratave/referencave. Por,

Komuna e ka hequr vetëm vlerën e këtyre kontratave/referencave që duhet të dorëzohen.

Edhe pse ky përmirësim përbën një kufizim më të vogël, prapë mund të jetë kufizues për

ndonjë kompani që mund të ketë më pak se tri kontrata të realizuara, mirëpo që nga vlera

mund të jenë më të mëdha.

Sipas të dhënave të Komunës, ishin dy operatorë ekonomikë që morën pjesë në tenderin për

projektin “Rikonstruktimi i Rrugës dhe Trotuarit të Rrugës ‘Ivo Lolla Ribar’ në Mitrovicën

Veriore” dhe katër operatorë ekonomikë që morën pjesë në tenderin “Rikonstruktimi i

Ndriçimit Publik në Rrugën ‘Ivo Lolla Ribar’ në Mitrovicën Veriore.

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Paraja te Paraja

Kompania fituese e këtij tenderi është kompania “RAD” nga Zveçani e cila ka fituar miliona

euro nga komunat veriore të Kosovës dy vite më parë dhe po vazhdon të fitojë tenderë nga

këto komuna.

I pyetur për këta tenderë, dy vite më parë, pronari i kompanisë “Rad” citohet të ketë thënë

se kompania e tij nuk ka konkurrencë sa i përket cilësisë.

“Kompaninë RAD si kompani individuale e kam themeluar në vitin 2012, jam kompania më e

madhe për asfaltim dhe rindërtim në regjionin ku jetoj, nuk kam konkurrencë sa i përket

cilësive të punëve që i ofroj, kjo është një arsye që unë i fitoj tenderët”, kishte thënë Steviq

për gJNK.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/gjnk/mitrovica-e-veriut-ben-permiresim-te-pjesshem-te-

gabimit-ne-tendere/

4. Komunat nuk i ndërrojnë vendimet për tender

13/05/2018 - Në çerekun e parë të vitit 2018,

bizneset kanë paraqitur 27 kërkesa për

rishqyrtim të vendimeve në 7 komuna të

Kosovës përderisa edhe në 5 komuna të tjera

të përfshira në këtë analizë thuhet se nuk kanë

pranuar asnjë kërkesa për rishqyrtim të

vendimeve në këtë periudhë. Vetëm dy herë,

12 komunat e përfshira në analizë kanë pranuar

të rishqyrtojnë vendimin e tyre.

Njëra prej ndryshimeve ligjore të bëra në vitin

2016 ishte mundësia që u ishte dhënë bizneseve

për t’u ankuar në dy shkallë për pretendimet e tyre për shkelje të Ligjit të Prokurimit.

Për herë të parë në Kosovë autoritete kontraktuese mund t’i zgjidhnin mosmarrëveshjet e

tyre për të mos shkuar tutje rasti në Organin Shqyrtues të Prokurimit (OShP).

Në nenin 108/A të Ligjit të Prokurimit Publik, i cili flet për zgjidhjet preliminare të

mosmarrëveshjeve rregullohet kjo çështje.

Ky nen thotë se çdo palë që mendon që i janë shkelur të drejtat, siç i parasheh Ligji nga marrja

e një vendimi për ndonjë aktivitet të prokurimit nga autoriteti kontraktues, mund të paraqesë

kërkesën për rishqyrtim në Autoritetin Kontraktues.

“Çdo palë e interesuar e cila mendon se të drejtat e tij/saj, siç parashikohet me këtë ligj, janë

shkelur nga vendimi i një autoriteti kontraktues gjatë kryerjes së një aktiviteti të prokurimit

dhe i cili është dëmtuar apo rrezikon të dëmtohet nga një shkelje e pretenduar, mund të

paraqesë një kërkesë për rishqyrtim pranë atij autoriteti kontraktues. Kërkesat për rishqyrtim

mund të ndërlidhen me njoftimet për kontratë, dokumentet e tenderit, ose njoftimet dhe

vendimet tjera siç përcaktohet në këtë ligj, gjatë kryerjes së aktivitetit përkatës të prokurimit”,

thuhet në paragrafin e parë të këtij neni.

Tutje në paragrafët pasues tregohen edhe procedurat të cilat duhet ndjekur.

Me pretendimin se autoriteti kontraktuese nuk e ka dhënë vendimin e drejtë për tender të

caktuar, operatorët ekonomikë duke shfrytëzuar mundësitë që i jep ndryshim/plotësimi i Ligjit

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për Prokurimin Publik paraqitën kërkesat që autoritetet komunale t’i rishqyrtojnë vendimin e

tyre.

Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë ka dërguar pyetje tek komunat për të parë se sa kërkesa për rishqyrtim

kanë pranuar në tremujorin e parë të vitit 2018. Pjesa më e madhe e komunave nuk u janë

përgjigjur pyetjeve të Gazetës Jeta në Kosovë.

Deri më tani, përgjigje kanë kthyer 12 komuna. Ato kanë pranuar 27 kërkesa për rishqyrtim,

të cilat janë trajtuar dhe kanë marrë një epilog pas rishqyrtimit të tyre.

Nga 27 kërkesa të paraqitura për rishqyrtim, në 26 raste apo që i bie mbi 96 për qind të

kërkesave për paraqitura për rishqyrtim të vendimeve autoritet kontraktuese i kanë dhënë të

drejtë vetvetes. Në bazë të përgjigjeve të pranuara nga 12 komuna rezulton se vetëm në një

rast është aprovuar si e bazuar kërkesa e operatorit ekonomik.

Rasti për të cilën i dha të drejtë operatorit ekonomik pas rishqyrtimit të vendimit është ne

Komunën e Gjakovës. Është edhe një rast tjetër që është gjetur nga Gazeta JnK në sistemin e

prokurimit elektronik. Bëhet fjalë për Komunën e Prishtinës, e cila ka vendosur që të anulojë

njoftimin për dhënie të kontratës dhe rastin të kthejë në rivlerësim, në tenderin për sigurimin

fizik të objekteve.

Komuna që më së shumti kërkesa për rishqyrtim pranoi në këtë periudhë është Komuna e

Prishtinës, e cila numëron gjithsej 11 sosh. Kjo komunë ka dërguar të dhënat deri në fund të

muajit prill përkundër se pjesë e kësaj analize vetëm për tre muaj të parë të këtij viti.

Pastaj renditet Komuna e Gjakovës me 8 raste, Komuna e Lipjanit me 3 raste, ajo e Prizrenit

me 2 dhe komunat Mitrovicë, Rahovec dhe Suharekë me nga një rast të paraqitur.

Në anën tjetër, komunat Istog, Kamenicë, Mamushë, Junik thonë se nuk pranuar asnjë kërkesë

për rishqyrtim të vendimit përderisa Komuna e Drenasit ka trajtuar një kërkesë për rishqyrtim

e cila është bartur nga viti 2017.

Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë është duke mbledhur dhe analizuar të dhënat edhe nga komunat tjera

në ndërtimin e një pasqyrë analitike gjithëpërfshirëse sa i përket kërkesave për rishqyrtim të

tenderëve nga komunat e Kosovës, si mundësi ligjore që autoritete kontraktuese të

korrigjojnë vendimet e tyre në rast se pretendimet e operatorëve ekonomikë janë të bazuara.

Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë kishte kërkuar përgjigje sa u përket kërkesave për rishqyrtim edhe

gjatë vitit 2017. Në pjesën e parë të vitit 2017 pjesa më e madhe e komunave kishin kthyer

përgjigje në pyetje e dërguara nga Gazeta Jnk.

Bazuar në përgjigjet e pranuara, komunat kanë thënë se i kanë pranuar 153 kërkesa për

rishqyrtim. 126 herë komunat ia kanë refuzuar ankesat operatorëve ekonomikë duke i lënë

në fuqi vendimet e komisioneve vlerësuese. Vetëm në 18 raste komunat i kanë dhënë të drejtë

OE dhe kanë anuluar vendimet e komisioneve vlerësuese.

Gjatë vitit të kaluar, Gjakova kishte përqindjen më të mirë, pasi nga 3 herë i kishte dhënë të

drejtë operatorëve ekonomikë nga 6 ankesa sa i kishte pranuar. Komuna e Ferizajt i kishte

pranuar 16 kërkesa për rishqyrtim dhe të gjitha i kishte vendosur në favor të tyre. Ndërsa,

Komuna e Prishtinës i kishte pranuar plotësisht 38 kërkesa për rishqyrtim, duke u dhënë të

drejtë vetëm tri herë operatorëve ekonomikë.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/gjnk/komunat-nuk-i-nderrojne-vendimet-per-tender/

5. Komuna e ‘hendikepuar’ në Prokurimin Elektronik

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14/05/2018 - Platforma “e-prokurimi” ende në

mos harmonizim me ligjin, problemet teknike

evidente në komunat e Kosovës dhe kërkohet

nevoja për avancim të sistemit dhe trajnimit të

mëtutjeshëm të zyrtarëve në rritje të cilësisë.

Komuna e Klinës nuk ka asnjë punëtor me

njohuri se si funksionon prokurimi elektronik,

ndërkohë që është duke u diskutuar që së

shpejti dorëzimi i ofertave mund të bëhet vetëm elektronike.

“Sa i përket stafit të trajnuar për Prokurim publik dhe përdorimit të e-Prokurimit jemi të

hendikepuar. Zyra funksionon me vetëm dy punëtorë. Menaxheri i cili është i vetmi i licencuar

dhe një Zyrtare Administrative. Nuk ka asnjë zyrtar që ka ndonjë njohuri për e –prokurim”,

thuhet në përgjigjet e Abaz Foniqi, nga zyra e prokurimit të Komunës së Klinës.

Ai tutje ka dhënë shpjegime shtesë. Ka thënë se komuna e Klinës është duke publikuar

njoftime në sistemin e prokurimit elektronik. Madje deri më tani, sipas tij, janë publikuar 105

procedura në sistemin e “E-Prokurimit”.

Tutje, ai ka thënë se në tranimet e deritashme shumë pak janë bërë punë praktike, pasi fokusi

ishte më shumë në teori.

Komuna e Klinës nuk është e vetmja me telashe me sistemin e prokurimit elektronik. BIRN

është interesuar të kuptuar më tepër edhe sa i përket përgatitjes, së stafit për kryerjen e

procedurave të prokurimit në mënyrë elektronike dhe “e-prokurimit”.

Janë 17 komuna të përfshira në këtë analizë të cilat kanë dhënë vlerësimet e tyre sa i përket

arritshmerisë dhe përgatitjes së tyre nga trajnimet për të kryer prokurimeve në mënyrë

elektronike.

Nga nota më e ulët 1 si cilësi e dobët deri te ajo më e lartë e vlerësuar me 5, autoritetet

kontraktuese komunale kanë gjetur veten sa i përket kryerjes së prokurimeve elektronike.

Nga gjithsej 17 komuna, janë dy komuna të cilat janë vetëvlerësuar me notën 5-së, janë tri

komuna me notë 4 dhe një komunë me notën 3. Përderisa 5 komuna të tjera nuk kanë dhënë

një vetëvlerësim.

Nga këto të dhëna të grumbulluar rezulton se mesatarja e përgjithshme sipas vetëvlerësimeve

të komunave është shumë mirë 4, përderisa për komunat e tjera që nuk kanë ofruar të dhëna

nuk dihet se sa janë të mësuar me platformën që procedurat do të mund të kryheshin vetëm

në mënyrë elektronike.

Komunat e Kosovës ende vazhdojnë të ballafaqohen me probleme me prokurimin elektronik.

Vështirësi në ndarjen e projekteve kapitale në shuma të vogla, bllokimi i sistemit, puna e

ngadaltë e tij e deri tek ristartimi i shpeshtë që po ndikon në humbjen e të dhëna, janë disa

nga problemet e evidentuara. Përvec kësaj përmenden edhe mos harmonizimi me ligjin,

problemet me përgatitjen e dosjes së tenderit për shkak të mospranimit të shënimeve,

problemet me data në njoftime, janë sfidat të cilat janë identifikuar nga disa komunat e

përfshira në këtë analizë.

Pengesat e sistemit te prokurimit

Komuna e Deçanit thotë se kishte pengesa për shkak të mos harmonizimit të ligjit me

programin e KRPP-së.

“Komunikimi me stafin e KRPP-së është i shkëlqyeshëm, ata janë shumë transparent dhe

komunikativ. Pengesa ka në përpunimin e programit nga ana e KRPP-së dhe harmonizimin e

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tij me Ligjin e Prokurimit Publik të Kosovës”, thotë komuna e Decanit në përgjigjet dhënë

Gazetës Jeta në Kosovë.

Komunës së Gjakovës thotë se ka probleme të shumta, duke filluar nga përgatitja e dosjes së

tenderit.

“Si staf, ballafaqohem me probleme të shumta gjatë procesit të përgatitjes së dosje, bllokimit

të sistemi, të dhënat duhet kontrolluar në detale, pasi që në disa raste ka mundësi që në

njoftim për kontratë regjistrohen e në dosje JO. Me mundësit që i kemi mundohemi që në

maksimum të përcjellim platformën dhe sa më pak të kemi gabime teknike, të cilat kanë qenë

në disa raste”, thuhet në përgjigjen e komunës që udhëhiqet nga Ardian Gjini.

Kjo komunë thotë se 5 zyrtar të saj i kanë ndjekur trajnimin 2 ditor të prokurimit, por ata

kanë vlerësuar se i njëjti ka qenë shumë i shkurtër.

Ndarjen e projekteve kapitale përmes sistemin nga Komuna Drenasit thonë se e bënë me

vështirësi.

“Vështirësi tjetër është ndarja e projekteve kapitale nga Kuvendi i komunës në shuma të vogla.

Për vitin 2018 janë rreth 164 projekte kapitale për të cilat duhet të kryhen procedurat”, thotë

komuna e Drenasit.

Në anën tjetër në përgjigjen e Komunës së Istogut, thuhet se stafi është komplet i trajnuar

dhe profesionalisht i përgatitur për punë.

Në Mitrovicë thonë se kanë pas probleme me çelësa, por se me ndryshimin e rregullores,

është eliminuar. “Në fillim kemi pasur disa pengesa shumë të vogla ose minimale me dërgimin

e çelësave, por me hyrjen në fuqi të ndryshimit të rregullores për Prokurim Publik është

eliminue edhe pengesë e vogël dhe jemi në gjendje që edhe vetëm me oferta elektronike të

kryhet prokurimi”, thuhet në përgjigjen e komunës së Mitrovicës.

Në komunën e Lipjanit problemet janë shfaqur gjatë hapjes së ofertave, si dhe kishte telashe

me datën e publikimeve.

“Gjatë hapjes së ofertave paraqiten pengesa të herëpashershme: Sistemi ka nevojë për avancim

të mëtutjeshëm, në njoftimin për dhënien e kontratës data e mbylljes nuk është e saktë”,

thuhet në përgjigjen e zyrës së Prokurimit të Komunës së Lipjanit.

Ndërkohë, në komunën e Prizrenit thuhet se zyrtarët janë të certifikuar dhe kanë njohuri të

mjaftueshëm për prokurim elektronik. Por, ata thonë se ende ka mangësi sistemi i “e-

prokurimit”.

“Ka ende mangësi në programin e ‘e-prokurimit’, por ne në vazhdimësi i identifikojmë vërejtjet

e gjetura dhe të njëjtat i përcjellim në tavolinën ndihmëse në KRPP për të bërë përmirësimin

gjegjësisht korrigjimin e parregullsive eventuale”, thuhet në përgjigjet e Komunës së Prizrenit.

Nga komuna e Suharekës thonë se sistemi elektronik po i eliminon procedurat e vlerësimit të

dosjeve shumëfaqëshe apo dokumenteve që nuk janë kërkuar fare në dosje. Komuna kërkon

që të aplikohet ky sistem në tërësi.

“Sistemi elektronik duhet të aplikohet në tërësi. Edhe dorëzimi edhe të gjitha duhet të bëhen

në formë elektronike, sepse kjo po i heq apo i eliminon procedurat e deritanishëm të

vlerësimeve të dosjeve me qindra faqe pa pasur nevojë apo qindra dokumenteve që fare nuk

janë kërkuar në dosje. Përveç kësaj gjatë punës duhet të eliminohen pengesa/mangësitë në

sistem, e që janë paraqitu nga ne si autoritete kontraktuese, sepse ne saktë i shohim mangësitë

gjatë punës”, thotë komuna e Suharekës në përgjigjet për Gazetën Jnk.

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Edhe Komuna e Vitisë është ankuar për trajnime të pamjaftueshme të zyrtarëve të prokurimit.

“Trajnimi jo i mjaftueshëm i stafit, mos njohuritë e operatorëve ekonomik lidhur me

procedurat elektronike dhe sistemin ne përgjithësi, si dhe mungesa e harmonizimit teë Ligjit

të prokurimit dhe sistemin elektronik, sepse është jokompaktibil me Ligjin”, thuhet në

përgjigjen e Komunës së Vitisë.

Nevojë për trajnime shtesë e ka ngritur edhe Komuna e Hanit të Elezit.

“Duhet të kemi stafin e trajnuar, sipas sistemit dhe mund të zhvillojmë procedurat e punës

sipas sistemit edhe pse çdo procedurë duhet të kalkulohet + 3 ditë më tepër për arsye të

platformës”, thotë komuna e Hanit të Elezit.

Përgjigje për përformancën e sistemit të prokurimit ka dhënë edhe Komuna e Mamushë. Ata

thonë se zyrtarë e kësaj komuna thonë se tashmë zyrtarët e trajnuar janë shëndërruar në

trajner.

“Trajnimin për prokurimin elektronik nga Komuna e Mamushës janë duke e ndjekur 15

(Pesëmbëdhjetë) zyrtar. Ne e kemi regjistruar Autoritetin Kontraktues në platformën e e-

prokurimit, ndërsa me zyrtarët tjerë të cilët nuk e kanë ndjekur trajnimin në fjalë jemi duke punuar në mënyrë që të jenë të përgatitur për kryerjen e funksioneve të tyre rreth prokurimit

elektronik”, vazhdon tutje përgjigja e komunës së Mamushës.

Ristartimi i shpeshtë i sistemit, puna e ngadalshme dhe humbja e shënimet janë pengesat që

kjo komunë po ballafaqohet.

“Pengesat më të shpeshta në sistemin elektronik janë sa i përket punës së ngadalshme, ri-

startimi i shpeshtë i sistemit me ç ‘rast duhet të fillohet futja e shënimeve nga fillimi, mos

përgjigjja e komandave etj”, thuhet në përgjigjen e komunës së Mamushës.

Edhe Komuna e Junikut është ankuar në bllokimin e sistemit të prokurimit.

“Konsideroj se pengesa më e madhe që po ballafaqohemi gjatë zhvillimit të procedurave të

prokurimit në sistem elektronik deri më tani, është bllokimi I sistemit gjatë hapjes së

tenderëve”, thotë komuna e Junikut.

Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë është duke grumbulluar dhe analizuar të dhënat edhe nga komunat

tjera për të ardhur deri tek një pasqyrë se si po funksionon puna me prokurimet elektronike,

dhe përgatitja e stafit lidhur me to.

Emisioni Jeta në Kosovë e ka trajtuar ‘ngecjet e e’prokurimit’. Agron Ibishi, zyrtar në KRPP,

në emisionin ‘Jeta në Kosovë’ tregoi arsyen e dualizimit të mënyrës së ofertimit në prokurimin

publik deri më tani, megjithëse e-prokurimi është implementuar.

“Është dashur kështu derisa të sigurohemi ne që ofrojmë shërbime të sigurta dhe që sistemi

është funksional tërë kohën. Objektivat janë që në shtator të këtij viti që të mos ketë oferta

fizike në prokurime qendrore dhe në janar të 2019 ofertat fizike të ndalohen”, tha Ibishi.

Kurse, Isuf Zejna nga Demokracia Plus vlerësoi se e-prokurimi nuk është stabil si softuer.

“Kjo platformë është ndërtuar keq. Nuk e di se sa kanë arritur KRPP ta stabilizojë. Ka pasur

një numër shumë të madh të ankesave të operatorëve ekonomikë që kanë dështuar të

ofertojnë”, tha Zejna.

Edhe në vitin e kaluar, Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë ka bërë një hulumtim sa i përket platformës

elektronike.

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Tenders Being Monitored:

6. Dragashi rizgjedh kompaninë e papërgjegjshme për shtrimin e ujësjellësit

04/05/2018 - Komuna e Dragashit, nuk po mund

ta përfundoj procedurën e tenderimit për

shtrimin e ujësjellësit. Kjo komunë serish ka bërë

shkelje ligjore, sipas Gjykatës së Tenderëve e cila

ka kërkuar që për të satën herë procesi të

kthehet në rivlerësim. Tenderi për Ujësjellësin

kryesor-vazhdimi i punimeve është nisur shumë

kohë më parë, për të cilin Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë

ka gjetur se kemi pasur shkelje të vazhdueshme të Ligjit të Prokurimit. I njëjti tender është

nëpër procedura të prokurimit, me disa ndryshime, që nga qershori i vitit 2016, e për pasojë

qytetarët e kësaj komune vazhdojnë të kenë telashe me furnizim me ujë të pijshëm.

Në vendimin e fundit, Gjykata e Tenderëve e ka aprovuar pjesërisht ankesën e operatorit

“PUNA SHPK & Infra Plus” e cila si palë e pa kënaqur ka dërguar ankesë në OSHP.

Eksperti shqyrtues, ka thënë se ky rast është gjykuar, janë përsëritur pretendimet ankimore

dhe vlerësimi ka qenë i njëjtë, “objekt konteksti është i njëjtë dhe palët janë të njëjta”.

Sipas vendimit të OSHP-s, OE i rekomanduar për kontratë është i papërgjegjshëm pasi që nuk

përmbush kërkesën kapaciteti teknik dhe profesional kontrata të realizuara jo më pak se

3.032,736.00 të lëmis së kërkuar në periudhën tre vjeçare (2014, 2015, 2016).

Gjykata e tenderëve të njëjtin vendim dhe me të njëjtat arsyetime e kishte marrë edhe në

shkurt të këtij viti duke thënë se operatori i rekomanduar për kontratë nuk e ka plotësuar

kërkesën në lidhje me kapacitetin teknik dhe profesional ku është kërkuar ‘kontrata të

realizuara jo më pak se 3,032,736.00 euro të lëmis të kërkuar në periudhën trevjeçare 2014,

2015, 2016’.

Komuna e Dragashit gjatë rivlerësimi përkundër vendimit të OSHP-s, ka rekomanduar për

kontratë OE të njëjtë dhe nuk e ka respektuar vendimin e OSHP-së. Kjo komunë nuk është

pajtuar as me mendimin e ekspertit shqyrtues.

Gjatë prezantimit në seancë përfaqësuesi i OE ankues kishte thënë se njëjtë si herën e kaluar

Komuna e Dragashit e ka rekomanduar për kontratë ‘Fana Engieneering Lala shpk’, i cili është

shpall i papërgjegjshëm dhe në të njëjtin vendim është shpall i pa përgjegjshëm ‘Alfa Ing & Al

Trade’.

“Pra nuk na rekomandon neve të renditur me radhë dhe që plotësojmë gjitha kërkesat”, është

thënë në seancë.

OE ankues i ka bërë me dije Komunës së Dragashit se refuzimi i vendimeve përfundimtare të

OSHP-s bartë përgjegjësi penale për personat përgjegjës e cila parashikohet me nenin 422

keqpërdorim i pozitës apo autoritetit zyrtar të Kodit Penal të Republikës së Kosovës, e cila

dënohet deri në 5 vite burg.

Kurse përfaqësuesi i Komunës nuk është pajtuar me mendimin e ekspertit duke u shprehur

të befasuar me këtë mendim dhe ka rekomanduar të vazhdohet tutje me këtë aktivitet.

“Ne nuk pajtojmë me mendimin e ekspertit dhe nuk do të hyjmë fare edhe një herë në

rivlerësim pasi që një herë e mirë kemi vendosur sipas LPP dhe rregullave që ka parapa KRPP.

Në raport të ekspertizës kontradiktore të ekspertit të datës 13.03.2018 dhe vendimi të panelit

që shpall të papërgjegjshëm tri oferta paraprake dhe shpallin të përgjegjshëm ofertën me

çmimin e katër që do të thotë po të zbatojmë këtë vendim ne si AK do të humbim rreth

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430,000 euro nga buxheti komunal vlerë të cilën nuk mund ta realizojmë nga të hyrat vetanake

as për dy vite rresht”, është thënë në seancë.

Paneli shqyrtues kishte konstatuar se konsorciumi i rekomanduar për kontratë nuk i plotëson

kërkesat e Autoritetit Kontraktues në lidhje me natyrën e kontratave të lëmis së kërkuar në

vlerë prej 3.032.736.00 euro, për faktin se Autoriteti Kontraktues edhe pas rivlerësimit të

këtij aktiviteti të prokurimit, e as në seancën e shqyrtimit kryesor nuk ka arritur të dëshmoj

para panelit shqyrtues që dëshmitë e ofruara nga koncorsiumi i rekomanduar për kontratë

janë në harmoni me kërkesën e AK.

Gazeta jeta në Kosovë, ka shkruar vazhdimisht për tenderit për shtrimin e ujësjellësit në këtë

komunë.

Komuna e Dragashit për disa herë me radhë është dashur ta mbrojë vendimin e saj para

panelit të Organit Shqyrtues të Prokurimit (OShP). Në dy tenderë të ndryshëm, por për punën

e njëjtë, Komuna e Dragashit ka bërë shkelje ligjore duke e zvarritur zgjerimin e rrjetit të

ujësjellësit në disa fshatra.

Që nga qershori i vitit 2017, ka filluar procedura e prokurimin për këtë tender dhe tri herë

OSHP ka marr vendim për anulim të dhënies së kontratës.

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Televised Debates:

7. Ngecja e prokurimit elektronik dhe fshehja e kontratave publike

10.05.2018 - Ngecja e prokurimit

elektronik dhe fshehja e kontratave

publike

Në emisionin ‘Jeta në Kosovë’ u

transmetua debati lidhur me

implementimin e E-prokurimit dhe

transparencën e kontratave publike.

Kur pritet të implementohet tërësisht

platforma online e prokurimit publik?

Si po funksionon ky sistem momentalisht dhe cilat janë ankesat e komunave për përdorimin e

këtij sistemi?

Në këtë debat përfaqësues të shoqërisë civile folën për përvojat me mos-funksionimin e E-

prokurimit si dhe vështirësitë e sigurimit të dokumenteve për kontratën për privatizimin e

distribucionit të energjisë me KEDS.

Përfaqësuesja e KOSID tregoi se si u zbuluan katër hidrocentrale ‘të falura’ në kontratën me

KEDS.

Lidhur me këtë temë, përballë Jeta Xharrës debatuan Agron Ibishi, shef i platformës së e-

prokurimit në KRPP, Agim Sheqiri, trajner për e-prokurim nga OShP, Driton Selmanaj, kryetar

i Komisionit parlamentar për mbikëqyrjen e financave publike, Isuf Zejna nga Demokracia Plus

dhe Rinora Gojani nga KOSID.

Emisionin “Jeta në Kosovë” transmetohet çdo të enjte në RTK në orën 20:15 dhe repriza të

premten në mesditë.

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8. Rrena për Arsyen e Ndërrimit të Gypit

18 Prill 2018 - Emisioni “Drejtësia në

Kosovë” kishte transmetuar hulumtimin që

tregoi se si kanë shkuar huq mijëra euro të

investuara nga Komuna e Rahovecit në

rrjetin e ujësjellësit për pesë fshatra: Çifllak,

Kramovik, Dobidol, Polluzhë dhe Guri i

Kuq.

Ky projekt i kishte kushtuar buxhetit të

Komunës mbi 412 mijë euro. Gypi i vendosur kishte plasaritje të vazhdueshme, gjë që

shkaktonte ndërprerje të vazhdueshme të ujit. Gypi i gjatë 3 kilometra është ndërruar.

Kryetari aktual i kKomunës, Smajl Latifi, ka qenë kryetar në vitin 2012 në kohën kur ishte

instaluar rrjeti. Por, i ka rastisur të jetë prapë kryetar, pas një pauze, në kohën kur po

ndërrohet një pjesë e gypit të instaluar në vitin 2012.

Siç transmetoi emisioni, kryetari Latifi e mohon se gypi është ndërruar për shkak të cilësisë

së dobët. Thotë se gypi është ndërruar pasi është dashur të zgjerohet rrjeti nga pesë në shtatë

fshatra.

“Arsyet e ndërrimit të gypit janë për t`i zgjeruar kapacitetet e furnizimit me ujë edhe në dy

vendbanime të tjera. Fjala është për ndryshim të projektit. Gypi ka pëlcitur për shkak se është

rritur kapaciteti furnizimit, ndërkohë që gypi nuk i ka përmbushur kërkesat e zgjerimit të

rrjetit, sepse po flasim është futur edhe Rakovina, njëkohësisht s`ka pasur ujë Polluzha, e deri

vonë s`ka pasur ujë as në Guri të Kuq”, ka deklaruar Latifi.

Arsyet e ndërrimit të gypit, fillimisht në vitin 2015 dy kilometra dhe në fillim të këtij viti 900

metra tjera, sipas zyrtarëve të K.R.U. “Gjakova”, ish “Radoniqi”, janë te gypi jocilësor i

instaluar në vitin 2012 nga Komuna e Rahovecit.

Ndërrimi i gypit është bërë në bashkëpunim me Kompaninë Rajonale të Ujësjellësit.

Shkodran Gaxherri, drejtor teknik në KRU Gjakova, thotë se zgjerimi i rrjetit nga pesë fshatra

në shtatë nuk është shkaktar i plasaritjeve të gypave të instaluar. Sipas tij, gypat që kanë qenë

të instaluar, sikur të ishin të cilësisë së duhur kanë një kapacitet të furnizimit për mijëra banorë,

apo së paku dhjetë fshatra.

“Vetëm në vitin 2017 i kemi pasur mbi 40 defekte në gypin kryesor në gjatësi 900 metra.

Vetëm në vitin 2017 i kemi mbi 45 mijë euro investime që i kemi bërë si pasojë gypit të keq

që është instaluar në atë rrjet të ujësjellësit”, ka thënë Gaxherri për “Drejtësia në Kosovë”.

Sipas tij, rreth 80 mijë euro i kanë investuar në ndërrimin e gypave të cilët nuk i kanë përballuar

shtypjes.

Gaxherri ka treguar se asnjëherë nuk ishin pyetur nga Komuna e Rahovecit gjatë ekzekutimit

të punimeve dhe as nuk e kanë pranuar teknikisht rrjetin që pati probleme dhe u desh të

investohej dy herë.

Mirëpo siç tregoi hulumtimi, gypi ishte plasaritur ende pa shkuar uji në fshatin e katërt dhe të

pestë, pasi edhe sot nuk ka shkuar uji në fshatin e shtatë siç pretendon kryetari Smajl Latifi.

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Hulumtimi i “Drejtësia në Kosovë” tregoi se gypi që ishte instaluar dhe pranuar teknikisht në

kohën e qeverisjes së kryetarit Smajl Latifi kishte filluar të plasaritej menjëherë pas lëshimit të

ujit dhe atë vetëm në tre fshatra, Kramovik, Çifllak, Dobidol.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/rrena-per-arsyen-e-nderrimit-te-gypit/

9. Rrenë apo Vepër Penale me Pranimin Teknik të Projektit në Rahovec

15 Prill 2018 - Në vitin 2012

kompania “Annex”, e përzgjedhur

nga Komuna e Rahovecit, kishte

vendosur gypa për ujësjellës, por

të njëjtit është dashur të

ndërrohen këtë dimër për shkak të

cilësisë së punimeve.

Siç transmetoi “Drejtësia në

Kosovë”, një pjesë e gypave është

ndërruar edhe në vitin 2015.

Projekti që pritej t`i furnizonte me ujë banorët e fshatrave Kramovik, Çifllak, Dobidol,

Polluzhë, Guri i Kuq, i kishte kushtuar buxhetit të Komunës së Rahovecit hiç më pak se 412

mijë euro.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/rrene-apo-veper-penale-me-pranimin-teknik-te-

projektit-ne-rahovec/

10. Rrena e Hazirit për Urën që Përbën Rrezik për Jetën e Qytetarëve

Gjatë fushatës zgjedhore në muajin tetor

qytetarët e fshatit Livoq i Epërm të komunës së

Gjilanit janë ankuar se ura që lidhte shtëpitë e

tyre me pjesën tjetër të qytetit të Gjilanit po

rrezikonte fëmijët e tyre për shkak se nuk kishte

mbrojtëse.

KALLXO.com e kishte vizituar këtë pjesë të

fshatit Livoq i Epërm.

Gjendjen e urës në muajin tetor mund ta shihni

në foton e mëposhtme.

Gjendja e Urës në Livoq të Epërm, në muajin

tetor 2017.

Kryetari i komunës së Gjilanit, Lutfi Haziri në

debatin për kryetar të komunës, gjatë fushatës

për zgjedhjet lokale të muajit tetor të vitit 2017

kishte premtuar që ura në fshatin Livoq të Epërm

do të bëhej me mbrojtëse brenda një jave.

“Definitivisht duhet me u rregullu brenda një jave”, kishte premtuar Haziri në Debat Pernime.

Lutfi Haziri në raundin e dytë të zgjedhjeve lokale më 19 nëntor kishte fituar me 63.9 për qind

të votave kundrejt kundërkandidatit të tij nga Vetëvendosje, Sami Kurteshi i cili kishte marrë

36 për qind të votave.

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Me 22 dhjetor, një muaj pasi doli fitues i zgjedhjeve lokale ai bëri betimin në Kuvendin Komunal

si kryetar i Komunës së Gjilanit për mandatin e dytë me radhë.

Edhe pse kanë kaluar më shumë se tre muaj që

kur Lutfi Haziri ka bërë betimin e tij si kryetar i

Gjilanit ai nuk e ka mbajtur premtimin për

vendosjen e mbrojtëseve në urën e fshatit Livoq i

Epërm edhe pse kishte premtuar që kjo gjë do të

rregullohej brenda një jave.

Gjendja e Urës në Livoq të Epërm në muajin mars

2018. || Foto: kallxo.com

Më poshtë mund të shihni gjendjen e urës në

Livoq të Epërm në muajin mars.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/rrena-e-hazirit-per-uren-qe-perben-rrezik-per-

jeten-e-qytetareve/

11. Qeveria e ndihmon komunën e varfër në ndërtimin e urës

11 Maj 2018 - Ndërtimi i Urës në fshatin

Topanicë të Komunës së Kamenicës ka qenë

shpesh pjesë e debateve parazgjedhore për

kryetar të komunës. Janë dhënë shpesh

premtime për realizimin e saj, mirëpo komuna

asnjëherë nuk ka pasur mundësi financiare për

të ndërtuar një urë të re që pritet të ketë një

kosto prej 250 mijë eurove.

Komuna e Kamenicës ka nivelin më të ulët të buxhetit për investime kapitale, për shkak të

rritjes së shpenzimeve për paga të mësimdhënësve dhe shpenzime të tjera.

Më 27 shkurt 2018, Komuna e Kamenicës dhe Ministria e Infrastrukturës kanë nënshkruar

një memorandum mirëkuptimi për financimin e rregullimit të kësaj ure. Ministria e ka marrë

gjithë barrën për ndërtimin e kësaj ure. Ajo i ka ndarë 250 mijë euro për ndërtimin e kësaj

ure, prej të cilave 150 mijë do të ndahen këtë vit, ndërsa edhe 100 mijë të tjera në vitin pasues.

Drejtoresha për Urbanizëm dhe Planifikim Hapësinor në Kamenicë, Arta Gashi ka thënë për

KALLXO.com, se janë në fazën e përgatitjes së dosjes së tenderimit dhe procedurave për

lëshimin e lejes së ndërtimit.

“Bazuar në memorandumin e bashkëpunimit të nënshkruar nga ana jonë dhe MI-ja punimet

duhet të fillojnë brenda vitit 2018. Së shpejti do të iniciojmë fazën e shpalljes së njoftimit për

kontratë”, tha Gashi.

Ajo ka folur për rendësin e ndërtimit të kësaj ure e cila shfrytëzohet nga fshatrat: Hodonovc,

Karaçevë, Muqivërc, Rogaçicë si lidhje më e shkurtër me qytetin e Kamenicës. Ura aktuale

është me një krosi dhe nuk ka fare trotuar për këmbësor. Me projektin e ri, sipas saj, do të

rritet edhe siguria e banorëve në rrugë.

“Me projektin e ri ura do të jetë dydrejtimëshe dhe do të ketë trotuarin e këmbësorëve, ku

deri më tani këmbësorët kanë qenë të rrezikuar nga mjetet motorike, sepse nuk ka trotuar

në urën e tanishme”, theksoi ajo.

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Drejtoresha Gashi ka thënë se për shkak të terrenit kodrinoro-malor të Komunës së

Kamenicës dhe mungesës së infrastrukturës shumë nga këto zona kanë pësuar shpërngulje të

mëdha të popullsisë.

Sipas saj, komuna e Kamenicës me buxhetin aktual nuk mundet t’i mbulojë të gjitha kërkesat

dhe nevojat e qytetarëve për infrastrukturë.

“Shumica e fshatrave të komunës nuk janë të kyçura në rrjetin e kanalizimit, shtrirja e rrjetit

të ujësjellësit nuk është në të gjitha fshatrat. Kemi zona të caktuara ku nxënësve u rrezikohet

jeta shkaku se nuk kanë trotuar dhe ndriçim përgjatë rrugës për në shkollë”, tha Gashi për

KALLXO.com,

Premtimi për realizimin e projektit të urës së Topanicës është premtuar vazhdimisht për

dhjetë vjet me radhë. Ish- kryetarët e kësaj komune, Shaip Surdulli nga LDK i cili ka qenë në

krye të Kamenicës për 11 vjet dhe Begzad Sinani nga PDK i cili ka qeverisur me Kamenicën

për gjashtë vjet, nuk e kanë realizuar këtë projekt pavarësisht premtimeve të tyre nëpër

fushata zgjedhore. Ata të dy nuk kanë arritur të sigurojnë financim nga Qeveria e Kosovës,

përkundër që PDK dhe LDK kanë qeverisur vendin.

Gjatë debatit zgjedhor “Debat Përnime” për kryetar të Komunës së Kamenicës nën

moderimin e Jeta Xharrës, kryetari i tanishëm Qëndron Kastrati, nuk ka dhënë premtim për

realizimin e urës në Topanicë, por ka thënë se përzgjedhja e projekteve që do të realizohen

do jenë në dorën e banorëve të fshatit.

“Ne nuk bëjmë tregti me votë, ne si qeverisje e Lëvizjes Vetëvendosje kemi me iu ofru

fshatarëve, ata kanë me përzgjedhë se cilat projekte duhet me u zgjidhë këtë vit, cilat vitin

tjetër, e cilat më tutje”, kishte thënë Kastrati.

KALLXO.com kishte raportuar edhe më herët rreth kësaj ure.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/qeveria-e-ndihmon-komunen-e-varfer-ne-

ndertimin-e-ures/

12. Gjakova nuk publikon kontratat me operatorët ekonomikë

09 Maj 2018 - Kontratat që bizneset e

ndryshme i nënshkruajnë me Komunën e

Gjakovës pas procedurave të tenderimit, nuk

mund të gjinden në faqen online të kësaj

komune.

Kryetari i Komunës së Gjakovës, Ardian Gjini

nuk ka përmbushur premtimin e tij se do të

bëjë publikimin e kontratave që komuna lidh

me operatorët ekonomikë.

Në debatin parazgjedhor të moderuar nga Jeta Xharra, Gjini ishte zotuar se publikimi i këtyre

të dhënave do të bëhej menjëherë.

“Listën e bizneseve që marrin tender nga komuna, sapo ta marrin. Të gjitha kontratat që

komuna i lidhë me operatorë ekonomikë, sapo ta marrin”, kishte thënë Gjini.

Në fakt, në faqen e komunës gjendet njoftime të ndryshme për proceset e prokurimit, siç janë

‘njoftimet për kontratë’, ‘njoftimi për dhënie të kontratës’ dhe anulimin e saj, por jo kontratat

si dokumente të nënshkruara.

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KALLXO.com ka kërkuar informacione nga Zyra për Informim në Gjakovë se kur do të bëhet

publikimi i këtyre të dhënave dhe ata kanë thënë se të dhënat janë publikuar duke ju referuar

rubrikës ku janë publikuar rekomandimet për kontratë (njoftimet për dhënie të kontratës).

Gjatë organizimit të debateve kryetar të komunave, të gjitha kandidatëve duke e përfshirë

edhe Gjinin i janë dërguar pyetjet 48 orë më herët. Në mesin e pyetjeve të dërguara ka qenë

edhe ‘kur do të filloni t’i publikoni kontratat që komuna i lidh me operatorët ekonomik’? E

njëjta pyetje i është lexuar edhe njëherë Gjinit, ndërsa ai ishte përgjigjur qartë se kontratat do

të publikohen sapo të nënshkruhen.

Spurce link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/gjakova-nuk-publikon-kontratat-me-operatoret-

ekonomike/

13. Kaçaniku në pritje të ujit

09 Maj 2018 - Komuna e Kaçanikut

është njëra ndër komunat me shtrirjen

më të vogël të rrjetit të ujësjellësit.

Në debatin për kryetar të komunave

“DebatPernime”, kryetari aktual i

Kaçanikut, Besim Ilazi, ka thënë se

brenda vitit 2018 do të shtrihet rrjeti i

kanalizimit në 40 % të vendbanimeve

të kësaj komune. Projekti është

financuar në bashkëpunim me Ministrinë e Mjedisit dhe Planifikimit Hapësinor.

“Sa i përket çështjet së ujësjellësit mund të them se këtë vit (2018) do të përfundojë një

projekt madhor i financuar nga Ministria e Ambientit ku përfshihen këto 9 fshatrat që përbën

diku 40 për qind të popullatës së Komunës së Kaçanikut, duke përfshirë edhe pjesën tjetër që

40 për qind janë në sistemin e ujësjellësit mendoj që Komuna e Kaçanikut tani diku mbi 70

për qind do të jetë e furnizuar me sistem të ujësjellësit”, ka thënë Ilazi.

Ai ka premtuar edhe zëvendësimin e gypave të asbestit.

“Do të mbeten edhe disa fshatra që kanë qenë me vetiniciativë siç është fshati Biçevc. Pastaj

kemi fshatin që është një sfidë sepse kemi ende një pjesë të ujësjellësit me gypat e asbestit”,

ka thënë ai.

Kallxo.com gjatë hulumtimit për debatet komunale ka gjetur se një prej problemeve kryesore

për qytetarët e kësaj komune është mungesa e ujit dhe kanalizimit.

Në Komunën e Kaçanikut thonë se projekti do të finalizohet brenda këtij viti.

“Projekti në fjalë është në fazën përfundimtare, është duke u punuar rrjeti sekondar, në fshatra

do të vendosen orematësit dhe pritet që brenda këtij viti të finalizohet në tërësi. Ky projekt

financohet dhe mbikëqyret nga MMPH-ja”, ka thënë Ramadan Osmani, drejtor i Drejtorisë së

Emergjencave dhe Shërbimeve Publike në Komunën e Kaçanikut.

Krypometri konsideron se ky është njëri prej projekteve të rëndësishme për qytetarët e

Kaçanikut, prandaj do të vazhdojë të monitorojë nëse do të përfundohet me kohë, si dhe nëse

pas funksionalizimit këto fshatra do të kenë ujë të mjaftueshëm.

Rëndësia e furnizimit me ujë si dhe rreziku i keqpërdorimit dhe vendosjes së gypave jocilësorë,

siç ishte rasti i Rahovecit, na bëjnë që në të kemi fokusin në këtë projekt më rëndësi për

qytetarët e Kaçanikut.

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Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/kacaniku-ne-pritje-te-ujit/

14. Transparenca e pjesshme e Gjinit për publikimin e vendimeve

08 Maj 2018 - Kryetari i Komunës së

Gjakovës, Ardian Gjini ka

përmbushur premtimin parazgjedhor

për transparencë në vendimet që i

merr.

Ai në debatin para zgjedhjeve

komunale të udhëhequr nga Jeta

Xharra kishte premtuar se do të bëjë

publikimin e vendimeve të Kryetarit

të Komunës posa të zgjedhet Kryetar.

“Vendimet e Kryetarit do të publikohen menjëherë”, kishte thënë Gjini. Në webfaqen e

komunës gjenden të renditura vendimet e Kryetarit të Komunës

Por, Komuna e Gjakovës nuk po i publikon vendimet e drejtorive, siç ka premtuar kryetari

Gjini.

Ai në debatin para zgjedhjeve komunale të udhëhequr nga Jeta Xharra kishte premtuar se do

të bëjë publikimin e vendimeve të drejtorive komunale.

“Vendimet e drejtorive [publikohen] menjëherë”, kishte thënë Gjini. Komuna e Gjakovës nuk

ka bërë publikimin e vendimeve të drejtorive komunale.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/transparenca-e-pjesshme-e-gjinit-per-publikimin-

e-vendimeve/

15. Rrena për funksionalizimin e objektit të Zjarrfikësve në Deçan

02 Maj 2018 - Kryetari i Deçanit, Bashkim

Ramosaj, nuk e ka mbajtur fjalën për

funksionalizimin e plotë të objektit të ri të

njësitit të Zjarrfikësve. Për pasojë,

zjarrfikësit e kësaj komune po vazhdojnë

të qëndrojnë në Pallatin e Kulturës, i cili

gjendet në oborrin e objektit të Komunës.

Ata, që nga viti 2015 janë në pritje që të

vendosen në objektin e ri.

Gjatë fushatës zgjedhore, në emisionin “Jeta në Komunë” të zhvilluar për të parin e Komunës,

ish-udhëheqësi i Njësitit të Zjarrfikësve në Deçan, Bashkim Ramosaj, u pyet nga Jeta Xharra,

se kur do t’i vendosë ish-kolegët e tij në objektin e ri.

Ramosaj kishte premtuar që ish-kolegët e tij zjarrfikës do vendosen në objektin e ri gjatë

muajit mars të vitit 2018.

“Objekti i ri është ndërtuar, por për shkaqe teknike të disa mangësive që ka pasë në ndërtim

e sipër nuk është i gatshëm ende për pranim teknik të atij objekti. Po besoj që së shpejti do

jetë në funksion të tyre. Unë po mendoj që deri kah muaji mars ata do jenë të alokum në atë

objekt”, tha Ramosaj (Shih KËTU nga min 1:17:14).

https://kallxo.com/krypometer/kacaniku-ne-pritje-te-ujit/

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I kontaktuar nga KALLXO.com, drejtori i Shërbimeve Publike në Deçan, Izet Zenuni, tha se

Njësiti i Zjarrfikësve ende nuk është vendosur në objektin e ri.

Sipas tij, gjatë dimrit ka pasur plasaritje të disa gypave dhe është dashur të intervenohet sërish

për riparimin e tyre.

Zenuni bëri të ditur se deri në fund të muajit maj, zjarrfikësit e Deçanit do vendosen në

objektin e tyre.

Nga viti 2005 gjerë në vitin 2008, kryetari aktual i Deçanit, Bashkim Ramosaj, mbante pozitën

e udhëheqësit të Njësitit të Zjarrfikësve në Deçan.

Njëjtë sikurse Ramosaj, KRYPOMETRI kishte zënë në rrenë edhe ish kryetarin e Deçanit,

Rasim Selmanajn për çështjen e objektit të zjarrfikësve.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/rrena-per-funksionalizimin-e-objektit-te-

zjarrfikesve-ne-decan/

16. Zvarritja e Emërtimit të Rrugëve në Prizren

01 Maj 2018 - Duke qenë një ndër

vendet më atraktivë për turistët në

Kosovë, qyteti i Prizrenit ende nuk

ofron orientim adekuat në rrugë.

Emërtimi dhe sinjalizimi i rrugëve në

Prizren ende nuk është bërë. Komuna

po arsyetohet se zvarritja po bëhet për

shkak të problemeve me tenderim të

këtij shërbimi.

Kryetari i Komunës, Mytaher Haskuka në debatin e balotazhit kishte premtuar se kjo çështje

do të zgjidhej brenda katër muajve të qeverisjes së tij.

“Për tabelat për emërtimin e rrugëve, tri herë është anuluar tenderi për shkak të problemeve

se kush e ka marrë tenderin, në momentin që hiqet kjo besoj që duhet të vazhdojmë. Besoj

që 3-4 muajt e parë e gjitha është gati veç është anuluar tenderi”, kishte thënë Haskuka.

Ai u betua si Kryetar më 22 dhjetor të vitit 2017, që do të thotë se kanë kaluar më shumë se

katër muaj të qeverisjes së tij.

Sipas Haskukës, edhe në këtë kohë komuna po vazhdon të përballet me problem në procedura

të prokurimit dhe sinjalizimi dhe emërtimi i rrugëve ende nuk është bërë.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/zvarritja-e-emertimit-te-rrugeve-ne-prizren/

https://kallxo.com/krypometer/rrena-per-funksionalizimin-e-objektit-te-zjarrfikesve-ne-decan/


https://kallxo.com/krypometer/zvarritja-e-emertimit-te-rrugeve-ne-prizren/

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17. Rrena e kryetarit rreth funksionalizimit të sallës sportive në Shtime

29 Prill 2018 - Kryetari i Komunës së

Shtimes Naim Ismajli, në Debat

Pernime në balotazh pati premtuar se

salla e sporteve do të finalizohet në

fillim të vitit 2018.

Kjo pasi që data e skadimit të

investimeve për sallën e sportit ishte

në fund të dhjetorit që shkoi.

I pyetur se kur do të funksionojë salla e sporteve?

Naim Ismajli pati thënë kështu: “Në

fund të dhjetorit të vitit 2017, është

data e skadimit të investimeve të sallës

së sportit dhe në fillim të vitit 2018

salla do të jetë funksionale”.

Ndërkohë, në Komunën e Shtimes

thonë se funksionalizimi i sallës së

sporteve mund të bëhet vetëm ka fundi

i këtij vit.

E garancinë se punimet do të

përfundohen në fund të vitit, kjo

Komunë e ka marrë nga Ministria e

Kulturës.

“Punimet në sallën e sportit po vazhdojnë sipas planifikimit dhe

kontratës aktuale, por për përfundimin

e punimeve ne kemi arritur

marrëveshje me datën 17.4.2018 me

Ministrinë e Kulturës për mbështetjen

financiare për përfundimin e fazës së

fundit të punimeve të cilat parashihen

të kryhen në vjeshtën e vitit aktual”,

thuhet në përgjigjen e Komunës së

Shtimes.

Kallxo.com kishte bërë foto në sallën e sporteve, të cilat shpërfaqin dëmin e shkaktuar ndaj

investimeve të bëra me para të shtetit.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/rrena-e-kryetarit-rreth-funksionalizimit-te-salles-

sportive-ne-shtime/

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18. Kryetari i Lipjanit mban premtimin për ujin në Janjevë

12 Maj 2018 - Banorët e fshatit Janjevë të

Komunës së Lipjanit, para rreth 7 muajve

janë përballur me reduktime të shpeshta të

ujit.

Ky problem është ngritur nga emisioni Jeta

në Komunë, në tetor të vitit të kaluar në

kohën e fushatës zgjedhore.

Kryetari Imri Ahmeti që kishte udhëhequr mandatin e kaluar këtë komunë, e kishte pranuar

që banorët e Janjevës përballeshin me mungesë të ujit, por sipas tij çështjen e ujit e kishin

zgjidhur.

Jeta në Komunë, pas raportimeve të qytetarëve kishte dëshmuar se banorët bartnin ujë me

kova, ndërsa Ahmeti në ditën që u mbajt debati tha se çështja e ujit është përmirësuar.

“Me datën 19 shtator nuk ka pas ujë, mirëpo tashmë është zgjidhur problemi i ujit në Janjevë.

Gjithë Janjeva ka ujë”, tha ai.

Gjatë muajit maj 2018, KALLXO.com ka vizituar banorët e fshatit Janjevë, të cilët kanë thënë

se më nuk kanë probleme me ujin.

KALLXO.com, ka kontaktuar Zyrën për Informim të Komunës së Lipjanit, për ta konfirmuar

përmirësimin e gjendjes së ujit në këtë fshat.

Bukurije Zejnullahu- Jashari, zëdhënëse e Komunës së Lipjanit tha se para 6 muajve Komuna

e Lipjanit ka intervenuar në ndërtimin e rrjetit të ujësjellësit përmes gypit kryesor nga burimet

e ujit në Lipjan për në Janjevë.

“Gjithashtu në Janjevë ekziston edhe rrjeti sekondar, i cili është shpërndarë për çdo ekonomi

familjare që rezulton furnizimin me ujë 24 orësh”, tha Zejnullahu- Jashari.

Sipas saj, më herët ka pasur reduktime të konsiderueshme dhe pas intervenimeve të

herëpashershme nga Komuna e Lipjanit edhe në mandatin e kaluar, pas vendosjes së gypit

kryesor ky problem tani është zgjedhur.

Brengë tjetër, sipas saj, mbetet moskryerja e obligimeve të konsumatorëve ndaj kompanisë së

ujësjellësit.

“Nga informatat që kemi nga Ujësjellësi Rajonal në Lipjan, është shqetësues numri i vogël i

banorëve që kryejnë obligimet në cilësinë e konsumatorëve të ujit”, shprehet Jashari-

Zejnullahu.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/kryetari-i-lipjanit-mban-premtimin-per-ujin-ne-

janjeve/

19. Projekti ambicioz për rregullimin e lumit

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13 Maj 2018 - Në debatet komunale të cilat

janë mbajtur gjatë vitit të kaluar,

moderatorja Jeta Xharra përmes

fotografive ka shprehur ankesat e

banorëve dhe ka kërkuar nga kandidatët të

të gjitha komunave që të ketë premtime se

kur do të përmbushin kërkesat e

qytetarëve për problemet që ata i hasin.

Në Komunën e Shtimes, një ndër problemet kryesore të cilët banorët e kanë shprehur është

ndotja e lumit Shtimjanja dhe sasia e madhe e bërllokut të hedhur aty.

Gjatë debatit për të parin e Komunës së Shtimes, para kandidatëve për kryetar janë paraqitur

disa fotografi të cilat tregonin gjendjen e lumit Shtimjanja.

Kryetari i Shtimes, Naim Ismajli pati ardhur i përgatitur në ‘DebatPernime’ me premtime se

lumi Shtimjanja do të rregullohet, duke e paraqitur atë si një ndër projektet kryesore të tij

për mandatin e radhës.

Me anë të disa fotografive, ai shpjegoi se si do të duket lumi Shtimjanja në fund të mandatit të

tij.

“Do të rregullojmë kolektorin përmes një kredie që kemi marrë. Kemi bërë një marrëveshje

me Qeverinë austriake. Pas rregullimit të kolektorit do të fillojmë të ndërtojmë shtratin e

lumit, e kemi filluar fazën e parë të betonimit të tij dhe më pas rregullimin dhe estetikën e

shtratit të lumit me trajtimin e dy brigjeve të shtratit të lumit përmes shëtitoreve dhe pjesa e

parkut që do të jetë shëtitorja bazike e qytetit, e cila do të përshkojë të gjithë pjesën e shtratit

të lumit. Njëkohësisht shtratit të lumit, edhe një pjesë e qendrës do t’i bashkëngjitet një

hapësirë e cila sipas nevojës do të ketë mundësi që të mbyllet qoftë për festa, ndërsa pjesën

tjetër gjatë ditës kur aktivitetet e bizneseve kanë nevojë ne nuk do t’i paralizojmë”, ishin këto

fjalët për projektin i cili që nga fillimi i saj do të mbikëqyret edhe nga KALLXO.com.

I pyetur se kur do të përfundojë i gjithë ky projekt, Ismajli ka thënë se do të jetë në vitin 2021.

“Kjo do të jetë 2019 do të jetë trajtimi i lumit, ndërsa kështu do të jetë në vitin 2020, 2021

do të përfundojë i gjithë projekti”, ka premtuar Ismajli.

KALLXO.com do të vëzhgojë realizimin e këtij projekti dhe do të shikojë nëse kryetari Naim

Ismajli do ta mbajë fjalën që t’u krijojë banorëve të Shtimes një park gjelbërues dhe një lum të

pastër ashtu siç ka premtuar.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/projekti-ambicioz-per-rregullimin-e-lumit/

20. Impianti i fjetur i Junikut

14 Maj 2018 - Kryetari i komunës së

Junikut, Agron Kuçi, në debatin për

kryetar të komunës së Junikut ka

premtuar që në pranverën e vitit 2018

do të funksionalizohet impianti për

trajtimin e ujërave të zeza.

“Po, pranverën e vitit të ardhshëm

(2018) do të funskionalizohet impianti”, kishte thënë Kuçi në debatin

për komunën e Junikut.

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Në komunën e Junikut ujërat e zeza janë derdhur në lumin “Trava” edhe pse impianti për

trajtimin e tyre është ndërtuar.

Në përgjigjen e komunës së Junikut thuhet se impianti për trajtimin e ujërave të zeza është

funksionalizuar pjesërisht.

“Ai për momentin funksionon si kolektor i thjeshtë”, thuhet në përgjigjen e komunës së

Junikut.

Pra, në bazë të përgjigjes së kësaj komune, uji vazhdon të mos pastrohet dhe si i tillë të

shkarkohet në lumin “Trava”.

Në përgjigjen e komunës thuhet se janë duke pritur nga investitori (Bashkimi Europian)

sigurimin e fondeve për finalizimin e projektit.

Me këtë projekt parashihet sjellja dhe montimi i aparaturës për pastrimin e ujit. Arsyeja që e

ka penguar funksionalizimin e këtij impianti, sipas komunës së Junikut, është kontesti i

kontratës në mes të investitorit (BE) dhe operatorit që do të realizoj këtë projekt.

Agron Kuçi është zgjedhur në krye të komunës së Junikut me rreth 7 mijë banorë për të

tretën herë.

Në zgjedhjet lokale të vitit 2017, Agron Kuçi është zgjedhur kryetar i Junikut qysh në raundin

e parë të zgjedhjeve të zhvilluar me 22 tetor. Kandidati Agron Kuçi ka fituar me 1 mijë e 499

ose 57.88 për qind kundrejt tre kandidatëve të tjerë nga LDK, Vetëvendosje dhe PDK që

synonin pozitën e të parit të Junikut.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/impianti-i-fjetur-i-junikut/

21. Tahiri e mban fjalën për publikim të shpenzimeve

14 Maj 2018 - Kryetari i komunës së

Vushtrrisë Xhafer Tahiri, gjatë debatit në

balotazh, në Debat Pernime ka premtuar

se do të publikojë të gjitha shpenzimet e

tij si kryetar i komunës.

Tahiri kishte premtuar se shpenzimet do

të bëhen publike në raportim javor dhe

mujor.

“Shpenzime e mia si kryetar i komunës do të jenë gjithmonë publike dhe transparente në

raportim javor dhe mujor”, kishte thënë Tahiri.

Që nga marrja e mandatit si kryetar komune, Xhafer Tahiri ka bërë publike shpenzimet e tij

për çdo javë.

Në njoftimet e komunës të cilat bëhen për çdo javë, thuhet se shpenzimet janë bërë në

kategorinë mallra dhe shërbime, por asnjëherë nuk shpjegohet specifikisht se ku janë harxhuar

ato para.

KALLXO.com ka dërguar kërkesë në zyrën e kryetarit për të pasur qasje në shpenzimet e

detajuara të kryetarit, pra për të kuptuar se qysh i ka shpenzuar paratë publike. Komuna e

Vushtrrisë nuk na ka dhënë qasje.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/tahiri-e-mban-fjalen-per-publikim-te-

shpenzimeve/

https://kallxo.com/krypometer/impianti-i-fjetur-i-junikut/

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22. Istogu nuk i publikon vendimet e Rugovës

14 Maj 2018 - Kryetari i Komunës se Istogut,

Haki Rugova, nuk e ka mbajtur premtimin e

dhënë gjatë fushatës zgjedhore për

publikimin e vendimeve të tij dhe të

drejtorëve komunale.

Haki Rugova, gjatë fushatës zgjedhore në

emisionin Debat Pernime për Istogut, të

moderuar nga Jeta Xharra kishte dhënë

premtime të shumta, pasi kishte më shumë kohë në mungesë të kundër kandidatit të tij, Gani

Dreshaj.

“Po, menjëherë. Gjitha duhet mu qit menjëherë, çdo vendim që merret pas zgjedhjeve”, kishte

premtuar Rugova, kur ishte pyetur për publikimin e vendimeve të kryetarit dhe drejtorive në

ueb-faqen zyrtare të komunës. (Shih KËTU nga min 10:54)

Përkundër paralajmërimit nga autorja e emisionit, Jeta Xharra se të gjitha këto premtime do

vlerësohen me krypometër, Rugova ishte përgjigjur se është i vetëdijshëm për premtimet e

tij.

Vendimet e kryetarit nuk janë publikuar në ueb-faqen e Komunës së Istogut.

KALLXO.com ka kontaktuar me zyrtaren për informim në komunën e Istogut, Jeta Balaj, për

të kërkuar sqarime se pse nuk janë publikuar në ueb-faqe të komunës, ndërsa ajo është

arsyetuar se komuna i ka kryetar obligimet e saja, mirëpo janë arsyetuar se ministrisë se

Pushtetit Lokal.

“Ne i kemi vendosur, mirëpo problemi qëndron tek kompania e cila menaxhon ueb-faqet dhe

ministrisë”, tha ajo.

Por, ne ueb-faqen e Komunës është publikuar profili i kryetarit, si dhe shumë lajme nga

aktivitetet e tij si kryetar i komunës.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/istogu-nuk-i-publikon-vendimet-e-rugoves/

23. Haskuka e hap Komunën e Prizrenit

14 Maj 2018 - Komuna e Prizrenit ka

avancuar në transparencën e qeverisjes

komunale me në krye Mytaher

Haskukën.

Në debatin parazgjedhor në garë për të

parin e Prizrenit të moderuar nga Jeta

Xharra, Haskuka ishte zotuar se do të

bëjë publike vendimet e tij, së bashku

me dokumente të rëndësishme të kësaj

komune.

“Në pikën e parë e kemi pas: Prizreni, komunë e hapur. Menjëherë mbas marrjes së detyrës

do të mundohemi që të mundohemi që të nxjerrim të gjitha dokumentet që kanë të bëjnë me

vendimmarrjen në komunë, në mënyrë radikale. Tre muajt e parë apo gjashtë muajt e parë.

Më se voni gjashtë muaj sepse mundet me pas vonesa”, kishte thënë ai.

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Haskuka u betua si Kryetar më 22 dhjetor të vitit 2017, që do të thotë se kanë kaluar më

shumë se katër muaj të qeverisjes së tij.

Deri në këtë kohë, në faqen zyrtare të Komunës së Prizrenit janë publikuar të gjitha vendimet

e Kryetarit të Komunës.

Përveq kësaj, Haskuka ka bërë publik raportin e 100 ditëve të para të punës në këtë komunë.

Shpenzimet e bëra nga ekzekutivi po ashtu janë bërë publike brenda raportit të punës së

Drejtorisë për Ekonomi dhe Financa.

Kryetari i Prizrenit ishte angazhuar edhe në publikimin e gjetjeve të inspektoratit të komunës,

veçanërisht lidhur me kontrollet ushqimore.

Ai disa herë postoi në Facebook-un e tij gjetjet e mishit dhe produkteve të mishit të prishura

nëpër pika të shitjes në Prizren.

Pas skandalit me mishin e prishur në nivel vendi, Haskuka themeloi edhe një qendër të

thirrjeve të hapur për raportimet e qytetarëve.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/haskuka-e-hap-komunen-e-prizrenit/

24. Malisheva fajëson Ministrin për zvarritjen e punëve në Stadium


Malishevës, Ragip Begaj gjatë debateve

parazgjedhore, kishte premtuar se

stadiumi i këtij qyteti do të përfundohet

në gjysmën e parë të vitit 2018.

“Stadiumi ka me u kry në gjysmën e

parë të vitit të ardhshëm (2018)”, ka

premtuar Begaj në emisionin

“DebatPernime”

Në përgjigjet e kësaj komune, thuhet se ka ende punë për t’u përfunduar siç është: Ngjitja e

tepihut dhe mbulimi i shkallëve me ulëse, si dhe disa punë tjera teknike.

Të gjitha këto punë janë pjesë e përgjegjësisë së ministrisë së Kulturës dhe Sportit.

“Pjesa e komunës në rregullimin e stadiumit është e kryer, ka mbetur pjesa e Ministrisë për

Kulturë, Rini dhe Sport, andaj duheni që ti drejtoheni ministrisë përkatëse lidhur me

përfundimin e punimeve në stadium”, thuhet në përgjigjet e kësaj komune.

Premtimi i Begajt për funksionalizim të plotë të stadiumit nuk do të mund të mbahet.

“Këtë vit, besojmë që ekipet e futbollit, do t’i zhvillojnë ndeshjet në stadium”, thuhet në

përgjigjen e Komunës së Malishevës.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/malisheva-fajeson-ministrin-per-zvarritjen-e-

puneve-ne-stadium/

https://kallxo.com/krypometer/haskuka-e-hap-komunen-e-prizrenit/

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25. Rrena e Hazirit për rrugën e Livoçit


Gjilanit, Lutfi Haziri nuk e ka mbajtur fjalën

e tij kur gjatë kohës së zgjedhjeve në

DebatPernime në Jeta në Kosovë kishte

deklaruar se me rishikim të buxhetit,

qytetarët e Livoçit të Poshtëm dhe

Cernicës do ta kenë më të shkurtë dhe më

të mirë rrugën për në qytetin e Gjilanit.

Këto komente, Haziri i ka dhënë në debatin Jeta në Kosovë për komunën e Gjilanit që është

mbajtur më 11 tetor të vitit të kaluar.

Ai kishte deklaruar se nëse rishikimi i buxhetit nga ana e Qeverisë bëhet atë muaj, atëherë

punimet do të fillojnë menjëherë dhe nuk do të zgjasin më shumë se 1 muaj.

“Muhaxherët e Livoqit, ajo që ne i themi Blinaja në drejtim të Cernicës është në projekt dhe

mundet të filloj edhe gjatë këtij viti në momentin e rishikimit të buxhetit nga ana e Qeverisë.

Nuk është rrugë që kushton shumë, aty ka nevojë që kanalizmin edhe ujësjellësin me ia rregullu

paralelisht. Nëse rishikimi I buxhetit fillon tash, fillojnë punimet në këtë muaj, nëse nuk

rishikohet buxheti, atëherë në Pranverë, rruga për të cilën po flasim, nuk merr më shumë se

1 muaj kohë”, kishte thënë kryetari i Komunës së Gjilanit, Lutfi Haziri në atë kohë.

Kuvendi i Republikës së Kosovës po atë muaj, më 31 tetor 2017 e kishte miratuar ndryshimin

e buxhetit, mirëpo qytetarët e asaj ane ende nuk e kanë rrugën e asfaltuar. Ajo vazhdon të

jetë siç ka qenë para zgjedhjeve. http://kallxo.com/kuvendi-miraton-rishikimin-e-buxhetit/

Gjithashtu jemi në stinën e Pranverës që afër 2 muaj dhe punimet gjithashtu nuk kanë filluar,

ani pse Haziri deklaronte se nëse jo në 2017, në Pranverë të këtij viti do të asfaltohet kjo

rrugë.

Ndërkohë, në buxhetin e Republikës së Kosovës për vitin 2018, Komuna e Gjilanit ka paraparë

722 mijë euro t’i shpenzojë në ndërtimin e rrugëve në këtë komunë. Linja buxhetore është e

përgjithshme dhe nuk dihet nëse është në plan për këtë vit sanimi i kësaj rruge.

Ndërkohë, në ueb-faqen e Prokurimit Elektronik është publikuar një tender për ndërtimin

dhe sanimin e rrugëve në Gjilan. Projekti është paraparë të kushtojë 1.2 milionë euro. Por, në

listën e rrugëve nuk figuron kjo rrugë.

Në ueb-faqen e KRPP-së nuk ka tender të iniciuar që nga koha e mbajtjes së debatit për

asfaltimin e kësaj rruge.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/rrena-e-hazirit-per-rrugen-e-livocit/

26. Zvarritja e transportit për nxënësit e Vushtrrisë

17 Maj 2018 - Që nga shtatori i vitit

2016, komuna e Vushtrrisë ka

ndërprerë transportin publik për

nxënësit në të gjithë komunën. Kjo

ndërprerje, sipas qeverisjes së kaluar,

kishte ndodhur për shkak të mungesës

së buxhetit.

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Kryetari i komunës së Vushtrrisë, Xhafer Tahiri gjatë kohës së zgjedhjeve komunale në

‘DebatPernime’ kishte premtuar se vendimi i tij i parë si kryetar komune do të jetë

rifunksionalizimi i transportit publik për nxënësit e shkollave fillore.

“Vendimi im i parë, natyrisht pas asaj administrative të caktimit të drejtorëve të drejtorive do

të jetë urdhërimi i drejtorit të arsimit që të rifunksionalizoj transportin publik për nxënësit e

shkollave fillore”, kishte thënë Tahiri në ‘Debat Pernime’ gjatë balotazhit në komunën e

Vushtrrisë (shih KËTU nga min 3:38).

Komuna e Vushtrrisë në fund të muajit janar e ka hapur tenderin për kontraktimin e

shërbimeve të transportit për nxënësit e kësaj komune që janë obliguar të ecin me kilometra

për të vijuar mësimet në shkollën fillore.

Tenderi është hapur me datën 29 janar 2018. Tenderi është ndarë në 35 llote. Jo të gjitha

llotet kanë përfunduar me nënshkrim të kontratës, pasi Komuna është obliguar se disa nga

pjesët e kontratës t’i anulojë dhe të rishpall tenderin.

Meqë, jemi në përfundim të vitit shkollor, disa nga linjat do të jenë aktive vetëm për vitin tjetër

akademik.

Drejtori për Arsim në komunën e Vushtrrisë Afrim Namani ka thënë për KALLXO.com se

deri më tani 20 linja të transportit publik për nxënësit në komunën e Vushtrrisë janë

funksionale.

“20 janë funksionale, ndërsa për 13 linja të transportit publik nuk ka përfunduar ende procesi

i tenderimit”, tha Namani.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/zvarritja-e-transportit-per-nxenesit-e-vushtrrise/

27. Frika nga diga e dëmtuar në lumin Mirusha

16 Maj 2018 - Diga e lumit Mirusha

është dëmtuar. Betoni i vendosur në

këtë digë është dëmtuar nga

vërshimet e vitit 2016 që kanë ndodh

në këtë anë. Nga fotot e prezantuara

nga emisionin ‘Jeta në Kosovë’ shihet

se trashësia e betonit të vendosur ka

qenë shumë e hollë.

Kryetari i Komunës së Malishevës, Ragip Begaj e kishte pranuar në Debatin për kryetar të

Komunave para Jeta Xharrës së nga kjo digë rrezikohet jeta e qytetarëve të asaj ane, pasi e

njëjta nuk është e sigurt.

“Kjo ka ndodhur vitin e kaluar, ka pasur vërshime të jashtëzakonshme në komunën e

Malishevës, megjithatë jemi edhe ne të brengosur, kemi kërkuar nga ministria me na ndihmu,

e kemi paraqitur projektin, e kemi bërë vetë komuna projektin, kushton diku 170 mijë euro

sanimi i saj, ne nuk kemi pasur të parapamë buxhet, vitin e ardhshëm sigurisht do të riparohet

por megjithatë ai është një projekt i ndërtuar pa leje dhe nuk e di se si do të veprohet”, kishte

thënë Begaj. “Diga e lumit Mirusha kryhet në vitin 2018”.

Tash në Komunën e Malishevës po thonë se përgjegjës për sanimin e dëmeve në këtë urë

është Ministria e Mjedisit dhe Planifikim Hapësinor.

“Rregullimi i digës në liqenin në Mirushë, është një problematikë që duhet të merret Ministria

e Mjedisit, e cila menaxhon me ujërat në territorin e Republikës. Deri më tani nuk ka asnjë

lëvizje nga ana e ministrisë”, thuhet në përgjigjen e Komunës së Malishevës. “Ujërat

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menaxhohen nga ana e Ministrisë së Mjedisit dhe Planifikimit Hapësinor. Në këtë rast, komuna

merret vetëm me menaxhim të situatës në rast rreziku për banorët poshtë digës.”

KALLXO.com ka dërguar pyetje në ministrin e Mjedisit dhe Planifikimit Hapësinor për të

kuptuar pse nuk është trajtuar ende kërkesa e Komunës për sanimin e digës në lumin e kësaj

komune. Kjo ministri, përkundër premtimit, nuk ka kthyer përgjigje.

Ndërkohë, rreziku nga vërshimet në Malishevë nuk është tejkaluar. Për më tepër në fshatin

“Mirushë” jetohet me frikën se një ditë Diga e vendosur nga Komuna mund të shpërthej për

shkak të dëmtimit që ka pësuar.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/frika-nga-diga-e-demtuar-ne-lumin-mirusha/

28. Agim Aliu publikon uzurpatorët dhe vendimet e tij

17 Maj 2018 - Lista e personave që kanë uzurpuar prona publike,

gjegjësisht prona të Komunës së

Ferizajt tani më janë bërë publike në

faqen e kësaj komune.

Publikimi i këtyre listave ishte

premtim i Kryetarit të kësaj komune,

Agim Aliu në fushatën zgjedhore të

zgjedhjeve lokale në vitin 2017.

Në debatin parazgjedhor të moderuar nga Jeta Xharra, Aliu kishte premtuar që listën e

uzurpatorëve të pronave komunale ta publikojë brenda gjashtë muajsh.

“Qysh në gjashtë mujorin e parë të gjitha këto të dhëna do të jenë publike. Listën e

uzurpatorëve në momentin që ne e konstatojmë gjendjen në bazë të të dhënave, në gjashtë

mujorin e pare”, kishte thënë Aliu.

Ende pa u arritur ky afat kohor, në faqen e kësaj komune ekziston lista e uzurpatorëve të

Ferizajt.

Përveç kësaj, Komuna e Ferizajt ka filluar t’i publikojë edhe vendimet e kryetarit. Vendimet e

një muaji janë të grumbulluara në një dokument dhe ato nuk po publikohen veçmas.

Komuna e Ferizajt ka filluar t’i publikojë edhe vendimet e drejtorëve të drejtorive komunale,

por aty nuk janë të publikuara të gjitha vendimet.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/agim-aliu-publikon-uzurpatoret-dhe-vendimet/

29. Klina nuk i publikon kontratat e lidhura me Operatorët Ekonomik


Kinës, Zenun Elezaj kishte dhënë premtim

të madh në debatin për kryetar të

komunave. Ai kishte premtuar se të gjitha

kontratat që do t’i lidh Komuna me operatorët ekonomik do të publikohen në

ueb-faqen e kësaj komune.

https://kallxo.com/krypometer/frika-nga-diga-e-demtuar-ne-lumin-mirusha/

https://kallxo.com/krypometer/agim-aliu-publikon-uzurpatoret-dhe-vendimet/

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“Publikimin e kontratave që Komuna lidh me operatoret ekonomik publikohen brenda 3

muajve”, ka thënë Elezaj në debatin për kryetar të komunës së Klinës përball Sokol Bashotës.

Por, Elezaj nuk e ka mbajtur këtë premtim. Në ueb-faqen e kësaj komune ende nuk kanë filluar

të publikohen kontratat e lidhura nga komuna me operatorët ekonomik. Aty publikohen të

gjitha njoftimet sa i përket procesit të prokurimit, por jo edhe kontratat. As komunat tjera

ende nuk kanë filluar me publikimin e kontratave të lidhura me operatorët ekonomik për

kryerje të shërbimeve, furnizme apo kryerjen e punëve.

Elezaj kishte premtuar edhe publikimin e vendimeve të kryetarit dhe të drejtorëve të

drejtorive.

“Publikimin e Vendimeve të kryetarit dhe drejtorive brenda 3 muajve”, kishte thënë Elezaj.

Elezaj e ka mbajtur këtë premtim. Vendimet e kryetarit Elezaj kanë filluar të publikohen në

ueb-faqen e re të Komunës së Klinës.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/klina-nuk-i-publikon-kontratat-e-lidhura-me-

operatoret-ekonomik/

https://kallxo.com/krypometer/klina-nuk-i-publikon-kontratat-e-lidhura-me-operatoret-ekonomik/


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Annex C - Grantee BIRN Articles (English)

Articles & Tenders for Monitoring:

1. Municipality risks paying more for road construction

04/05/2018 - 08:01 - 356 thousand

Euros planned by Suhareka Municipality

for construction of local roads. The

tender for the construction of these

roads has been divided into 12 lots by

the municipality, while operators can

only be awarded one lot. The

municipality says that the division into

many lots is aimed at expediting the

process of road paving, and to 'award'

contracts to the many companies

operating in the area.

On the other hand, civil society considers the division into lots as a legal practice, but that has

been abused by municipalities and should be terminated. It is also claimed that it undermines

the value for money of the municipalities.

12 lot tender

The Suhareka Municipality has planned the construction of local roads. The municipality has

planned to spend up to 356 thousand Euros for the construction of these roads.

According to the contract notice, a total of 12 roads sections will be paved, which is why the

municipality has divided this procurement activity into 12 lots.

"There are altogether 12 locations in the territory of the Suhareka Municipality, including the

villages and town of Suhareka,” states the notice.

Based on the call for bids, the locations where the roads are planned to be built are the

villages: Dragaqine, Javor, Krushice e Eperme, Krushice e Poshtme, Nishor, Semetisht,

Samaraxhe, Sllapuzhan, Sopije, Vershec, and in the town of Suhareka.

For this tender, the Suhareka Municipality has used the open procurement procedure with

the lowest price criterion.

But the municipality in question has decided to award only one lot to accountable economic

operators that meet the criteria for this tender at the lowest price.

"The maximum number of lots that can be awarded to a Bidder is: 1", states the notice.

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The “Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë” (Life in Kosovo Journal) inquired to learn more about the

division of this tender into 12 lots. The Municipality claims that the tender is rightfully divided

under the law and with the aim of involving small and medium enterprises.

"In this instruction, item B gives the contracting authority the right to divide a procurement

procedure into Lots, and this is done with the purpose, as stated in the Instruction, to

encourage the involvement of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the national market of

public procurement; limiting the number of lots is preferable when there are many EOs and

many SMEs", is stated on the municipality's response.

The undermining of the "cheapest price” criterion

The rules and operating instructions allow for the division of tenders into lots, but the

minimum and maximum number of lots is not specified and there are no other restrictions.

"In order to encourage SME involvement in the national public procurement market; limiting

the number of lots is preferable when there are many EOs and many SMEs," is stated the

Operational Instruction for Public Procurement.

The same instruction makes no mention that the limitation should be to a single contract. When it comes to limiting the number of lots that can be awarded to an operator, this

instruction uses the plural form, meaning more than one lot.

Despite the limitation of only one contract per operator, the Suhareka Municipality says the

contracts will be awarded to the cheapest bidders.

It is claimed that delays in adopting the municipal budget have affected the quick delivery of

the works.

"The maximum number is limited to 1 because in our Municipality Operate many EOs that

deal with this activity, and given the delay caused in the adoption of the Municipal budget,

these projects would be delivered for a shorter period if we have 12 economic operators

who deliver this project, also considering that the projects are in 12 different locations", says

the municipality's response.

But the municipality provides different answers to the possible case when an economic

operator bids the cheapest price in three lots.

"If an EO has the cheapest price in three LOTS, neither the EO nor the CA have the right to

determine which LOT will be awarded, but the criterion is defined in advance in the contract

notice and in the bid dossier, as required by the PPL", is stated in the response of this

Municipality, citing the criterion referred to.

"In cases when the application of award criteria would result in awarding a bidder with more

than the maximum number of lots, the Contracting Authority shall take into account the

assessment process, in order to secure value for money to the Contracting Authority.”

According to them, this means that the assessment will be done by selecting the combination

that the Municipality pays the cheapest price for all lots. Such a thing is impossible if a

responsible EO has offered the cheapest price in three lots, while the municipality is obliged

to award a contract for only one lot, while in the other two lots it should recommend for

contract the more expensive EO

Isuf Zejna, from the Democracy Plus Organization, claims that the purpose of division of the

project into lots is related to the joining of certain requirements into a single procedure or

the avoidance of monopolies. However, he raises the concern that the way bids are divided

into lots is being misused by contracting authorities.

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"Especially Municipalities are using this form of tendering in lots to satisfy all the businesses

they are applying, stipulating that a company can only be awarded one lot," Zejna said.

He says the PPRC should terminate the practice of division into lots, because it has at least

two negative effects.

"This undermines the value for money of municipalities and makes it much more difficult to

oversee the implementation of contracts,” Zejna said.

Zejna further added that the limitation to only one lot for a cheaper bidder, despite offering

cheaper prices in other lots too, presents the risk of awarding economic operators with more

expensive prices.

"According to this division, if in a procurement activity the municipality wants to pave a road

with concrete setts, and the same activity is divided into 15 lots, each of which includes one

kilometer of length, which in total make 15 kilometers. The cheapest company may have the

price of 12 Euros per square meter, but despite being cheaper it can only be awarded with

one lot. 14 other lots will be awarded at more expensive prices and this may have cause

significant damages to the budget,” he added.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/gjnk/komuna-rrezikon-te-paguaj-me-shtrenjte-per-ndertimin-

e-rrugeve/

2. Prishtina Municipality gives meaning to 'reassessment claims’

12/05/2018 - The Prishtina Municipality is

among the few municipalities that has given

meaning to the two-instance setup for

public procurement claims. The

Municipality has canceled the contract

award notice of its tender for physical

security of its facilities, resetting the

process to the reassessment stage after

the reassessment claim made by one of the

operators in the bidding.

As published by KALLXO.com, in most municipalities, despite many complaints from

economic operators, first instance decisions on such complaints have been negative for these

operators in over 95% of cases. Meanwhile, in the claims filed with the PRB many of the

decisions have been in favor of the contracting authorities.

By amending the Procurement Law in 2016, for the first time it was possible for economic

operators to file a reassessment claim with the contracting authority. This is known as the

first instance of the appeal, before the EOs address the Procurement Review Body that issues

final decisions.

The tender that was the subject of the first instance review, as foreseen by the Public

Procurement Law, was related to the physical security of the facilities. Physical security

tenders constitute one of the procurement activities with most complaints from economic

operators, but also with ambiguity due to the requirements arising from the Procurement

Law and the Labor Law.

Even in this tender, companies have several times requested clarifications from the Prishtina

Municipality on how to calculate working hours, incorporating all the obligations arising from



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the Labor Law. The Prishtina Municipality provided some clarification, before receiving bids

from security companies, regarding the manner of calculating hours, as this is the main

complaint by economic operators in similar tenders and also a cause for delays.

Upon receipt of bids, the Prishtina Municipality published the contract award notice, on March

2nd, 2018, awarding the contract to the group of economic operators composed of "K.S.AS-

Security" and "Komtel Project Engineering”. "Komtel Project Engineering" is owned by Vegim

Gashi, former AKR candidate for mayor of Prishtina. This party is currently in a local

government coalition with the mayor of Prishtina, Shpend Ahmeti. The total value of the

contract was 439,000.401 Euros.

First review of economic operators’ claims by the Prishtina Municipality

After the Prishtina Municipality issued the contract award recommendation, the “Rojet e

Nderit” (Honor Guards) economic operator and the group of economic operators

"AlphaPrivate Security & "SAS", on March 6 appealed against this decision to recommend

awarding the contract to the "AS - Security & Komtel Project Engineering” economic

operators.

Upon review, the Procurement Officer of the Prishtina Municipality, decided to approve as

partly grounded the reassessment claim of the two economic operators against the contract

award notice of March 2nd.

The two complaining operators claimed that the winning economic operator did not provide

evidence regarding copies of licenses for engaged employees (prior to the contract award

notice).

"The contracting authority decides that the Re-assessment Committee shall re-examine once

again the offer of the group of AS-Security & Komtel Project Engineering economic operators

regarding the procurement activity "Physical security of the facilities of the Prishtina

Municipality”, and shall request from them the evidence on licensed employees as required in

the Tender Dossiers Form (TDF)", reads the decision of the Prishtina Municipality.

The operators claimed that "As & Komtel" did not provide the tax certificate and court

attestation. The Prishtina Municipality rejected this allegation of the claim, as according to the

municipality the winning economic operator has provided the required evidence, which have

been included in the dossier.

Even with regards to the third allegation of the complaining economic operator, the Prishtina

Municipality has concluded that it is ungrounded.

"Regarding the allegation of the economic operators that the winning economic operator did

not fill out Section C of the TDS form, the contracting authority states that this is ungrounded,

because the winning economic operator has filled out item 6 of the tender form together with

the partner in the consortium, entering the identity of the consortium partner", is emphasized

in the decision of the Prishtina Municipality.

On March 20th, the contract cancellation notice was issued. This cancellation was made after

the review by the Prishtina Municipality.

After the review, the Prishtina Municipality again recommended awarding the contract to the

same company, after requesting additional documents from the company recommended for

contract award.

Second review of claims

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The planned date for the signing of the contract for the "Physical Security of the Facilities of

the Prishtina Municipality" tender, was April 4th. But this contract was not signed, because on

March 29th a decision to suspend this procurement activity was made.

Even this time, the group of "Alpha Private Security", "SAS" and "Rojet e Nderit" economic

operators appealed against the contract award decision of the contracting authority, the

Prishtina Municipality.

"The responsible Procurement Officer of the Prishtina Municipality, deciding with regards to

the reassessment claim of 28.03.2018, submitted by the economic operators: group of

economic operators: “Alpha Private Security” Security Company, "SAS" Sh.p.k. and "Rojet e

Nderit" sh.p.k. against the contract award notice of the contracting authority of 22.03.2018,

has decided to suspend the procurement activity Physical Security of Facilities of the Prishtina

Municipality” reads the decision of the contracting authority - Prishtina Municipality.

On March 30th, the Procurement Officer of the Prishtina Municipality decided on the

reassessment claim. It was decided to reject as ungrounded the reassessment claim of the two

complaining economic, filed against the contract award notice of March 22nd.

Unhappy with the second decision of the Prishtina Municipality, "Rojet e Nderit" appealed to

the Procurement Review Body, forcing the municipality to again suspend the procurement

activity on April 10th.

"The responsible Procurement Officer of the Prishtina Municipality, according to the claim of

10.04.2018, filed by the "Rojet e Nderit” sh.p.k. economic operator with the Procurement

Review Body (PRB), against the contract award notice of the contracting authority of

22.03.2018, regarding the procurement activity denominated: "Physical Security of Facilities of

the Prishtina Municipality", has suspended this procurement activity", reads the decision of

the Prishtina Municipality.

PRB hearing

At the PRB, the "Rojet e Nderit" EO complained that the bid of 1.52 Euros per hour offered

by the company recommended for contract award fails to meet the request for the basic

salary of 230 Euros requested by the Prishtina Municipality.

"I would like to add that upon our request, the TAK has provided an online module where

among other functions is the calculation of the salary, and it shows that the bid of the winning

economic operator does not amount to the gross salary of 230 Euros. The economic operator

doesn’t meet even the basic element - the Pension Trust, let alone the VAT. I don’t know if

the expert missed this detail, but the price can be analyzed online, and this price is below any

criterion of the contracting authority,” stated Hasani at the PRB hearing.

The representative of the Prishtina Municipality, Verona Sekiraqa said that she agrees with

the opinion of the review expert to proceed with the procurement process. She said that the

claims of the "Rojet e Nderit" economic operator are baseless.

"The Assessment Committee has ascertained that the price offered by the EO recommended

for contract award is in accordance with the requirements of the contracting authority, and

this has been validated by the review expert," Sekiraqa said.

She explained to the PRB panel the decision made after the first reassessment claim.

"Regarding the TAK attestation and the certificate, the complaint of the economic operator

was partially approved and the case was sent back for reassessment, requesting clarifications

on the time of submitting the certificate and court certificate by the economic operator", she

said.

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The Procurement Review Body has not yet published its decision on this procurement

process.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/gjnk/komuna-e-prishtines-i-jep-kuptim-kerkeses-per-

rishqyrtim/

3. Mitrovica North makes partial improvement of tender error

05/13/2018 - The Mitrovica North

Municipality has published two error

correction notices, but the errors have

not been improved as requested.

The improvement of the errors, which

constitute a violation of the Procurement Law, has been requested by the Anti-

Corruption Agency.

The latter issued an opinion on two

procurement activities initiated by the

Mitrovica North Municipality. The same

objections were issued for both activities.

In addition to using the number of awarded contracts as a reference, this municipality has also

determined the number of contracts. And according to the Anti-Corruption Agency, this

constitutes a legal violation.

“The Municipality should request the list of contracts, and attached as evidence the references

on the completion of contracts, in total value, of all similar works carried out in the last three

years prior to the publication of the contract notice and NOT as in the present case limiting

the number of references to certain values,” reads in the opinion of the Anti-Corruption

Agency.

The requirements for technical and professional capacities related to contracts and references

of economic operators interested in participating in these tenders were found not in

compliance with the law by the Anti-Corruption Agency.

This opinion was sent by the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) to the Mitrovica North

Municipality in April, regarding two procurement activities, "Reconstruction of sidewalks on

Ivo Lola Ribar street" with procurement number 647-18-2470-521, and the tender for Fixing

Public Lighting on Ivo Lola Ribar street in Mitrovica North".

“We consider that such violations should not be allowed in procurement activities, therefore

the Anti-Corruption Agency recommends that these violations be avoided through the

standard notification of additional information and correction of errors by notifying the

operators who have withdrawn the tender dossier", reads the Agency's recommendation.

The ACA has provided clarification on the omissions of the Municipality.

“In the tender "Reconstruction of sidewalks on Ivo Lola Ribar street in Mitrovica North",

section III.2.4. Technical and Professional Capacity, the Contracting Authority has requested

from the participating economic operators to provide references or at least one certificate

that they have successfully carried out at least three construction projects of the same or similar nature over the last three years, with a minimum contract value of 495,000 Euros,”

reads the opinion.

The ACA found violations in another tender of this municipality as well.



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“Meanwhile, in the tender "Fixing public lighting on Ivo Lola Ribar street in Mitrovica North",

in the section of professional and technical capacities, the Contracting Authority has

requested from the participating economic operators to demonstrate that have successfully

carried out at least three construction projects of the same or similar nature over the last

three years (2015, 2016 and 2017), with a minimum contract value of 150,000 Euros,” reads

the ACA opinion.

The “Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë” (Life in Kosovo Journal) asked the ACA whether they have

taken any action, and in their response the Agency states that the municipality has made the

improvements.

The dispute

“The Mitrovica North Municipality, with regards to the opinion issued on these two

procurement activities, has confirmed in writing that they have made the improvements,"

reads the ACA's reply to the “Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë” (Life in Kosovo Journal).

On the other hand, the Municipality reports that they have addressed the Public Procurement

Regulatory Commission regarding these two tenders.

“According to the rules and the Operational Instruction on Public Procurement, on page 58

is a paragraph that allows, quote, "In determining minimum sales, the responsible authorities

shall not exceed twice the estimated contract value. The request for sale must necessarily be

expressed in figures and correlated to the highest valuesin the last three fiscal years. When

designated minimum sales are required in certain areas covered by the contract, in addition

to minimum sales, this sale must not exceed one and a half of the estimated value of the

contract,” reads the Municipality's response.

Further on, in the response of this municipality it is claimed that they implemented the ACA’s

advice, although the Municipality was right.

“So, as you can see, the Law also permits the use of 1.5 percent of the contract's estimated

value when a sale is required in a particular area for the last three years. And although it is

allowed and nearly all Kosovo institutions use this opportunity when publishing their contract

notices, which you can verify, we listened to the advice of the Anti-Corruption Agency and

implemented what was requested from us,” reads the Municipality's response.

According to them, the Anti-Corruption Agency was notified of all actions taken. However,

the ACA did not dispute the amounts of the contracts in the last three years, but stated that

it is illegal to determine the number of contracts/references. For example, one EO may have

completed 10 contracts that together make 500,000 Euros, while one operator may reach

that amount with only one contract.

The Journal checked the two standard error correction notifications. The notifications were

not published as required by the Law, as in the notification in Albanian the corrections are in

Serbian. That is, two languages are used in one notification. Furthermore, in both contract

notices has not been removed the limit number of contracts/references. However, the

Municipality has only removed the value of these contracts/references to be submitted.

Although this improvement provides for a smaller restriction, it may still be restrictive for any

company that may have less than three executed contracts, but still of big values.

According to the Municipality's data, two economic operators participated in the tender for

the project "Reconstruction of street and pavement of Ivo Lolla Ribar street" in Mitrovica

North", and four economic operators participated in the tender "Reconstruction of Public

Lighting in the Ivo Lolla Ribar street in Mitrovica North.

Money attracts money

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The winning company of this tender is the company "RAD" from Zvečan, which earned

millions of Euros from the northern municipalities of Kosovo two years ago and is continuing

to win tenders in these municipalities.

Asked about these tenders two years ago, the "Rad” company owner is quoted as saying that

his company has no competition in terms of quality.

“I set up RAD company as an individual company in 2012. I am the largest company for

asphalting and reconstruction in the region I live in, I have no competition in terms of the

qualities of the works I offer, which is why I win the tenders", Stevic told the gJNK (Life in

Kosovo Journal).

Source link: https://kallxo.com/gjnk/mitrovica-e-veriut-ben-permiresim-te-pjesshem-te-

gabimit-ne-tendere/

4. Municipalities don’t change their tender decisions

05/13/2018 - In the first quarter of 2018,

businesses submitted 27 decision reassessment

claims in 7 Kosovo municipalities, while the

other 5 municipalities included in this analysis

reported that they did not receive any decision

reassessment claims over this period. Of the 12

municipalities involved in the analysis there are

only two cases when they have agreed to

reassess their decisions.

One of the legal amendments made in 2016 was

the establishment of the two-instance appeal

system for business claims for violations of the Procurement Law.

For the first time in Kosovo, contracting authorities could resolve their disputes prior to

proceeding to the Procurement Review Body (PRB).

Article 108/A of the Public Procurement Law, which deals with the preliminary solutions to

disputes, regulates this issue.

This Article states that any party who thinks that his rights have been violated, as the Law

provides for a decision on a procurement activity by the contracting authority, may submit a

reassessment claim to the Contracting Authority.

“Any interested party who considers that his/her rights, as provided for by this law, have been

violated by a contracting authority's decision during the performance of a procurement

activity, and who are damaged or threatened to be harmed by an alleged violation, may file a

reassessment claim with that contracting authority. Reassessment claims may relate to

contract notices, tender documents, or other notices and decisions as defined in this law,

during the conduct of the concerned procurement activity,” reads the first paragraph of this

article.

The following paragraphs provide the procedures to be followed.

Claiming that the contracting authority did not make the right decision on a particular tender,

economic operators have utilized the opportunities provided by the amending of the Public

Procurement Law to file reassessment claims for the municipal authorities to review their

decisions.



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The “Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë” (Life in Kosovo Journal) asked the municipalities about the

number of reassessment claims they have received in the first quarter of 2018. Most

municipalities did not respond to the questions of the “Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë” (Life in Kosovo

Journal).

To date, 12 municipalities have responded. They have received 27 reassessment claims, which

have been addressed and concluded after their reassessment.

Of the 27 filed reassessment claims, in 26 cases or in over 96 per cent of the decision

reassessment claims, contracting authorities have ruled in their favor. Based on the responses

received from 12 municipalities, in only one case was the request of the economic operator

approved as grounded.

The case of ruling in favor of the economic operator’s claim after the review of the decision

comes from the Gjakova Municipality. There is yet another case that was found by Gazeta JnK

(LiK Journal) in the e-Procurement system. It concerns the Prishtina Municipality, which with

regards to the tender for the physical security of the premises has decided to cancel the

contract award notice and to send the case back for re-assessment.

The municipality that received most reassessment claims over this period is the Prishtina

Municipality, which counts a total of 11 claims. This municipality has sent the data until the

end of April, despite the fact that this analysis covers only the first three months of this year.

Then there is the Gjakova Municipality with 8 cases, Lipjan Municipality with 3 cases, Prizren

with 2 and the Mitrovica, Rahovec and Suhareka Municipalities with one case each.

On the other hand, the Istog, Kamenica, Mamusha and Junik Municipalities say that they did

not receive any decision reassessment claims, while the Drenas Municipality has addressed

one reassessment claim pending since 2017.

The “Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë” (Life in Kosovo Journal) is collecting and analyzing data from

other municipalities to build a comprehensive analytical overview on tender reassessment

claims in Kosovo municipalities, which constitute a legal opportunity for contracting

authorities to correct their decisions in cases of rightful claims of economic operators.

The “Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë” (Life in Kosovo Journal) had also inquired about reassessment

claims in 2017. In the first part of 2017, most of the municipalities had replied to questions

sent by Gazeta JnK.

Based on the received responses, municipalities have received 153 reassessment claims. 126

times the municipalities have rejected the claims from economic operators leaving the

decisions of assessment committees in force. Only in 18 cases the municipalities have

approved EO claims and have annulled the decisions of the assessment committees.

During the last year, Gjakova had the best percentage, since in 3 cases it approved the

economic operator claims, out of 6 received claims. The Ferizaj Municipality received 16

reassessment claims, and all were approved. Whereas, the Prishtina Municipality received a

total of 38 reassessment claims, approving only three economic operator claims.

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5. Municipality faces e-Procurement handicap

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05/14/2018 - The "e-Procurement" platform is

still not harmonized with the law, displaying

evident technical problems in Kosovo

municipalities and the need for system

upgrades and further training of officials to

increase the quality.

The Klina Municipality does not have any

employees familiar with how e-Procurement

works, while the idea that soon the submission of bids can only be done electronically is being

discussed.

“When it comes to trained staff in Public Procurement and the use of e-Procurement, we are

handicapped. The office operates with only two employees, the Manager, the only one who

is licensed, and one Administrative Officer. There is no official who has any knowledge of e-

Procurement,” said Abaz Foniqi, from the procurement office of the Klina Municipality.

He provided further explanations. He said that the Klina Municipality is publishing notices on the e-Procurement system. So far, according to him, 105 procedures have been published on

the "e-Procurement" system.

Next, he said that the trainings provided so far have contained little practical work, since they

were rather focused on theory.

The Klina Municipality is not alone in having trouble with the e-Procurement system. BIRN

sought to learn more about the preparation of staff for e-procurement procedures and "e-

Procurement” platform.

17 municipalities were involved in this analysis, providing their assessments regarding their

ability and preparation from trainings to carry out e-procurements.

Municipal contracting authorities could rate themselves on a range from 1 to 5, from the

poorest quality to highest rating, in terms of conducting e-Procurement activities.

Out of a total of 17 municipalities, two municipalities rated themselves with 5, three

municipalities with 4 and one municipality with 3. Meanwhile, 5 other municipalities have not

provided any self-assessment.

These collected data show that the overall average of municipal self-assessments is very good

at 4, while with regards to the other municipalities that did not provide data it is not known

how much they are familiar with the platform and capable to carry out only electronic

procedures.

Kosovo municipalities still continue to face e-Procurement problems. Various difficulties, from

the splitting of capital projects into small values, system blocks, slow operation and frequent

restarts that cause data losses, are some of the problems that have been identified. In addition,

the lack of harmonization with the law, the problems with the preparation of the tender

dossier due to the inability to enter records, the problems with dates in notices, are the

challenges identified by some of the municipalities involved in this analysis.

Obstacles to the procurement system

The Decan Municipality says that there were obstacles due to the lack of harmonization of

the law with the PPRC's program.

“Communication with the PPRC staff is excellent, they are very transparent and accessible.

There are obstacles in the elaboration of the program by the PPRC and its harmonization

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with the Public Procurement Law of Kosovo,” reads the Decan Municipality response given

to the Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë (Life in Kosovo Journal).

The Gjakova municipality says there are numerous problems, starting with the preparation of

the tender dossier.

“Our staff encounter numerous problems during the process of dossier preparation, like

system blocks, the data need to be checked in detail, as in some cases they get recorded on

the contract notice but not in the dossier. We do what we can to keep with the platform and

to have few technical errors, which have occurred in some cases,” reads the response of the

municipality led by Ardian Gjini.

This municipality says that 5 of its officials have attended the 2-day procurement training, but

they estimate that it was too short.

The Drenas Municipality says the splitting of capital projects through the system creates more

difficulties.

“Another difficulty is the splitting of capital projects by the Municipal Assembly into small

values. For 2018 there are about 164 capital projects for which procedures must be

conducted,” says the Drenas Municipality.

On the other hand, in its response the Istog Municipality states that the staff is fully trained

and professionally prepared for their work.

In Mitrovica, they say they have been having trouble with keys, but once the regulation was

amended the issue has been eliminated. “At first, we had some very small or minimal obstacles

regarding the sending of the keys, but with the entry into force of the amendment to the

Public Procurement Regulation this small issue was eliminated and we are capable to carry

out all procurement needs by electronic bidding," reads the response of the Mitrovica

Municipality.

In the Lipjan Municipality the problems appeared during the opening of bids, and there were

problems with the date of publications.

“During the opening of the bids there are occasional obstacles: The system needs further

advancement, in the contract award notice the closing date is not correct,” reads the response

of the Procurement Office of the Lipjan Municipality.

Meanwhile, the Prizren Municipality states that officials are certified and have sufficient

knowledge of e-Procurement. But they say there are still issues with the e-Procurement

system.

“There are still issues with the e-Procurement program, but we continuously identify our

remarks and forward them to the assistance desk at the PPRC, to improve and correct

eventual irregularities," reads the responses of the Prizren Municipality.

The Suhareka Municipality states that the electronic system is eliminating the assessment

procedures of voluminous files or documents that are not even required in the dossier. The

municipality is for full-scale application of this system.

“The electronic system should be applied in its entirety. All submissions should be done

electronically, because it is removing or eliminating the current assessment procedures of

hundreds of pages, eliminating the need for hundreds of documents that are not even required

in the dossier. In addition, the system obstacles/deficiencies that we have presented as

contracting authorities should be eliminated during its operation, because we clearly see the

shortcomings during operations,” reads the Suhareka Municipality responses to the Gazeta

JnK.

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Additional training is required

The Viti Municipality also complained of insufficient training of procurement officers.

“Insufficient staff training, lack of knowledge of economic operators regarding electronic

procedures and the system as a whole, and the lack of harmonization of the procurement law

and the electronic system, which is incompatible with the Law," says the Municipality of Vitia.

The Hani i Elezit Municipality has also spoken of the need for additional training.

“We should have the staff trained according to the system and we can conduct business

procedures according to the system, although every procedure should be calculated + 3 days

for platform reasons," says the Hani i Elezit Municipality.

The Mamusha Municipality also reported on the performance of the procurement system.

They say officials of this municipality are already trained and have become trainers.

“The e-Procurement training by the Mamusha Municipality is being followed by 15 (fifteen)

officers. We have registered the Contracting Authority in the e-Procurement platform, while

we are working with the other officers who did not attend the training, in order to be

prepared to perform their functions on e-Procurement,” reads the response of the Mamusha

Municipality.

Frequent system restarts, slow operation and loss of records are the obstacles faced by that

this municipality.

“The most common obstacles in the electronic system are its slow operation, the frequent

restarts that force us to re-enter the records from the beginning, the failure to respond to

commands, etc.", reads the response of Mamusha Municipality.

Even the Junik Municipality complained about procurement system blocks.

“We consider that the biggest obstacle we face while conducting procurement procedures in

the electronic system is the system block when opening tenders," says the Junik Municipality.

The “Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë” (Life in Kosovo Journal) is collecting and analyzing data from

other municipalities to obtain an overview of how e-Procurement works and how well-

prepared staff are to use it.

The Jeta në Kosovë (Life in Kosovo) TV Show has addressed the 'procurement system’s

grinding halt’. Agron Ibishi, PPRC official, on the 'Life in Kosovo' Show explained the reason

for the dual nature of bidding in public procurement so far, despite the implementation of the

e-Procurement system.

“It took time to make sure we provide secure services and that the system is functional all

the time. The objective is that by September this year there will be no hard-copy bids in

central procurements and by January 2019 hard-copy bids will be banned,” Ibishi said.

Whereas, Isuf Zejna from Democracy Plus considered this e-Procurement software as

unstable.

“This platform is poorly built. I do not know the extent to which the PPRC has stabilized it.

There have been a huge number of complaints from economic operators that have failed to

bid,” Zejna said.

Even last year, the Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë (Life in Kosovo Journal) has conducted a research

on the electronic platform.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/gjnk/komuna-e-hendikepuar-ne-prokurimin-elektronik/

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Tenders Being Monitored:

6. Dragash awards irresponsible company with aqueduct works contract, again

05/04/2018 - The Dragash Municipality is unable

to complete the tendering procedure for

aqueduct works. This municipality has again

violated the law, according to the Tender Court,

which has again requested the reassessment of

the process. The Tender for the Main Aqueduct

- continuation of the works, started long time

ago, and the Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë (Life in

Kosovo) has found constant violations of the Procurement Law in this procedure. The same

tender is in procurement procedures, with some changes since June 2016, and consequently

the citizens of this municipality continue to have trouble with drinking water supply.

In its last decision, the Tender Court partially approved the claim of the "PUNA SHPK & Infra

Plus” operator, which had filed a complaint with the PRB.

The review expert said that this case was adjudicated, the claims were repeated and the

assessment was the same, "the subject matter is the same and the parties are the same."

According to the decision of the PRB, the EO recommended for contract is not responsible,

because it does not meet the technical and professional capacity requirements, performed

contracts of no smaller value than 3,032,736.00 Euros in the required area and over the three-

year period (2014, 2015, 2016).

The Tender Court had made the same decision and with the same reasoning in February of

this year, saying that the operator recommended for contract award did not meet the

requirement regarding the technical and professional capacity, which required 'performed contracts of no smaller value than 3,032,736.00 Euros in the required area and over the three-

year period 2014, 2015, 2016'.

The Dragash Municipality, during the re-assessment and despite the decision of the PRB, has

recommended the same EO for contract award and did not respect the decision of the PRB.

This municipality did not agree with the opinion of the review expert.

During the presentation at the hearing, the representative of the complaining EO said that

same as last time the Dragash Municipality has recommended that the contract be awarded

to 'Fana Engieneering Lala shpk', which was declared irresponsible, and in the same decision

'Alfa Ing & Al Trade’ was declared irresponsible.

“That is, they do not recommend us, who are next in ranking and meet all the requirements,"

he said at the hearing.

The complaining EO has informed the Dragash Municipality that the refusal of PRB’s final

decisions carries criminal liability for the responsible persons, as provided for by Article 422

misuse of the official position or authority of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kosovo,

which is punishable up to 5 years in prison.

The representative of the Municipality disagreed with the opinion of the expert, expressing

their surprise at the opinion and recommending to proceed further with this activity.

“We do not agree with the opinion of the expert and will not engage in yet another re-

assessment, since we already decided according to the PPL and the rules established by the

PPRC. The report of the expert's contradictory expertise of 13.03.2018 and the decision of

the panel declare as irresponsible the three preliminary bids, declaring that the fourth bid is

responsible, which means that if we implement this decision, as a CA we will lose about

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430,000 Euros from the municipal budget, a value that we cannot collect from own source

revenues for two consecutive years", they stated in the hearing.

The Review Panel ascertained that the consortium recommended for contract does not meet

the requirements of the contracting authority regarding the nature of the contracts of the

requested area in the amount of 3.032.736,00 Euros, since after the re-assessment of this

procurement activity and during the main review hearing the Contracting Authority failed to

show before the review panel that the evidence provided by the recommended consortium

for contract are in harmony with the request of the CA.

The Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë (Life in Kosovo Journal) has repeatedly written about the tender

for this municipality’s aqueduct.

The Dragash Municipality has repeatedly had to defend its decision before the Procurement

Review Body (PRB) panel. In two different tenders, but for the same works, the Dragash

Municipality has committed legal violation by delaying the expansion of the water supply

network in some villages.

The procurement procedure for this tender has begun in June 2017, and three times the PRB

has decided to cancel the award of the contract.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/gjnk/dragashi-rizgjedh-kompanine-e-papergjegjshme-per-

shtrimin-e-ujesjellesit/

Televised Debates:

7. e-Procurement muddle and concealment of public contracts

10.05.2018 - e-Procurement muddle

and concealment of public contracts

The debate on the implementation of e-

Procurement and the transparency of

public contracts was broadcast on the

'Jeta në Kosovë’ (Life in Kosovo) show.

When is the online public procurement

platform expected to be fully

implemented?

How is this system currently operating and what are the complaints of municipalities on using

this system?

In this debate, civil society representatives talked about experiences with the dysfunctional e-

Procurement system as well as the difficulties of securing documents for the contract for the

privatization of energy distribution with KEDS.

KOSID's representative showed how four "donated" hydropower plants were discovered in

the contract with KEDS.

Regarding this topic, Jeta Xharra hosted a debate with Agron Ibishi, head of the e-

Procurement platform at the PPRC, Agim Sheqiri, e-Procurement Trainer from the PRB,

Driton Selmanaj, chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Public Finance Oversight, Isuf

Zejna from Democracy Plus and Rinora Gojani from KOSID.

The show 'Jeta në Kosovë’ (Life in Kosovo) show is broadcast by the RTK every Thursday at

20:15 and replayed on Friday at noon.

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Source link: https://kallxo.com/jnk/ngecja-e-prokurimit-elektronik-dhe-fshehja-e-kontratave-

publike/


8. Lies about reasons for changing the pipe

April 18, 2018 - The “Drejtësia në Kosovë”

(Justice in Kosovo) show broadcasted a

report showing how thousands of Euros,

invested by the Rahovec Municipality on the

water supply network of five villages,

Çifllak, Kramovik, Dobidol, Polluzhë and

Guri i Kuq, have been wasted.

This project cost over 412 thousand Euros

to the Municipality budget. The existing pipe had constant cracking, causing constant

interruptions of the water supply. The 3-kilometer long pipe has been changed.

The current Mayor of the Municipality, Smajl Latifi, was also Mayor in 2012 when the network

was installed. After a pause, he is again the Mayor, at a time when part of the pipe installed in

2012 is being replaced.

As reported on the show, Mayor Latifi denies that the pipe has been changed due to its poor

quality. He says the pipe was changed since the network had to expand from five to seven

villages.

“The reasons for the replacement of the pipeline are to extend the water supply capacities to

two other settlements. The project has changed. The pipe cracked because the supply capacity

has increased, while the pipeline did not meet the requirements of network expansion,

because we are talking about covering Rakovina too, while Polluzha was without water, and

until recently there was no water at Guri i Kuq either", declared Latifi.

The reasons for the replacement of the pipe, initially two kilometers in 2015 and 900 meters

at the beginning of this year, according to officials of the RWC “Gjakova", formerly "Radoniqi",

are in the poor quality of the pipeline installed in 2012 by the Rahovec Municipality.

The pipe was replaced in cooperation with the Regional Water Company.

Shkodran Gaxherri, technical director at RWC Gjakova, says the extension of the network

from five villages to seven is not the cracks in the installed pipes. According to him, if the

installed pipes had the right quality, they have a supply capacity for thousands of inhabitants,

or at least ten villages.

“Only in 2017 we had over 40 malfunctions in the main pipe, in the length of 900 meters.

Only in 2017 we have made over 45 thousand Euros of investments because of the poor-

quality pipe installed in that water supply network,” Gaxherri told "Drejtësia në Kosovë”

(Justice in Kosovo).

According to him, about 80 thousand Euros have been invested in the replacement of pipes

that did not withstand the pressure.

Gaxherri revealed that they were never consulted by the Rahovec Municipality during the

execution of the works, nor did they issue the technical acceptance of the network that

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However, as the report showed, the pipe cracked even before supplying the fourth and fifth

villages, while even today there is no water supply to the seventh village, as Mayor Smajl Latifi

claims.

The "Drejtësia në Kosovë” (Justice in Kosovo) report showed that the pipeline that was

installed and technically accepted at the time of Mayor Smajl Latifi's administration started

cracking shortly after it began supplying water to three villages, Kramovik, Çifllak, Dobidol.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/rrena-per-arsyen-e-nderrimit-te-gypit/

9. Technical Acceptance of Rahovec Project, Lie or Criminal Offense

15 April 2018 - In 2012, selected

by the Rahovec Municipality the

"Annex" company installed a water

supply pipeline, but it had to be replaced this winter due to the

quality of the works.

As reported by "Drejtësia në

Kosovë (Justice in Kosovo)", part

of the pipeline was been replaced

in 2015.

The project that was expected to supply water to the villagers of Kramovik, Çifllak, Dobidol,

Polluzhë, Guri i Kuq, cost the Rahovec Municipality budget no less than 412 thousand Euros.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/rrene-apo-veper-penale-me-pranimin-teknik-te-

projektit-ne-rahovec/

10. Haziri's Lie about the Hazardous Bridge

During the election campaign in October,

residents of the village of Livoq i Epërm of the

Gjilan Municipality complained that the bridge

linking their homes to the town of Gjilan was

putting their children’s life in danger, because it

had no guardrails.

KALLXO.com visited this part of the village of

Livoq i Epërm.

You can see the state of the bridge in October

in the picture below.

The state of the Bridge in Livoq i Epërm, in

October 2017.

The Gjilan Mayor Lutfi Haziri, in the mayoral

debate during the campaign for local elections in

October 2017, promised that the bridge in the village of Livoq i Epërm would be provided with

guardrails within one week.

“Definitely, it must be done within a week," Haziri promised in the Debat Pernime (Hard

Debate) show.

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In the second round of local elections on November 19, Lutfi Haziri won 63.9 percent of the

vote, against the 36 percent won by the VV candidate Sami Kurteshi.

On December 22, one month after emerging as the winner of the local elections, he took the

oath of office in the Municipal Assembly as mayor of Gjilan, for his second consecutive term.

Although more than three months have passed

since Lutfi Haziri was sworn in as mayor of Gjilan,

he has not kept the promise to install guardrails

on the bridge of Livoq i Epërm village, despite

promising that it would be fixed within a week.

The state of the Bridge in Livoq i Epërm in March

2018. || Photo: kallxo.com

Below you can see the state of the bridge in Livoq

i Epërm in March.

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jeten-e-qytetareve/

11. Government assists broke municipality in building bridge

11 May 2018 - The construction of the bridge

in the Topanica village of the Kamenica

Municipality has often been part of local

electoral debates. Its construction was often

promised, but the municipality has never had

the financial opportunity to build a new bridge

that is expected to cost 250,000 Euros.

The Kamenica Municipality has the lowest capital investments budget, due to increased

spending on teacher salaries and other expenses.

On 27 February 2018, the Kamenica Municipality and the Ministry of Infrastructure signed a

Memorandum of Understanding on financing the construction of this bridge. The Ministry has

taken all the burden of building this bridge. It has allocated 250 thousand Euros for the

construction of this bridge, of which 150 thousand will be allocated this year, and 100

thousand more in the following year.

Arta Gashi, Director of Urban and Spatial Planning in Kamenica, told KALLXO.com that they

are in the stage of preparing the tender dossier and the procedures for issuing the

construction permit.

“Based on the memorandum of cooperation signed by us and the MI, the works should begin

within 2018. Soon we will initiate the phase of announcing the contract notice,” said Gashi.

She spoke about the importance of building this bridge which is used by the villages of

Hodonovc, Karaçeva, Muqivërc, Rogaçica as the shortest link to the town of Kamenica. The

current bridge provides a single lane and no pedestrian sidewalks. The new project, according

to her, will also increase the safety of pedestrians.

“The new project will build a two-way bridge with pedestrian sidewalks, since pedestrians are

currently endangered by motor vehicles, because there are no sidewalks on the bridge," she

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Director Gashi said that due to the hilly and mountainous terrain of the Kamenica Municipality

and the lack of infrastructure, many of these areas have suffered from large displacements of

the population.

According to her, with its current budget the Kamenica Municipality cannot cover all the

infrastructure requirements and needs of residents.

“Most of the villages of the municipality are not connected to the sewerage network, and the

water supply network does not cover all villages. We have certain areas where pupils face

dangerous conditions, because they have no sidewalks and lighting along the way to school,”

Gashi told KALLXO.com,

The promise to implement the Topanica bridge project has been made ten years in a row.

Former mayors of this municipality, Shaip Surdulli from the LDK, who has been in charge of

Kamenica for 11 years, and Begzad Sinani from the PDK, who governed Kamenica for six

years, did not accomplish this project, despite their promises in election campaigns. Both of

them failed to secure funding from the Kosovo government, despite the fact that the PDK

and LDK governed the country.

During the electoral "Debat Përnime" (Hard Debate) for mayor of Kamenica, hosted by Jeta

Xharra, the current mayor, Qëndron Kastrati, did not promise to build the bridge in Topanica,

but said that the selection of projects to be carried out will be up to of the villagers.

“We do not trade in votes. We, as the governance of the Vetevendosje Movement, will

present the projects and the villagers will select which projects will be carried out this year,

which next year, which in the future," said Kastrati.

KALLXO.com has made earlier reports this bridge.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/qeveria-e-ndihmon-komunen-e-varfer-ne-

ndertimin-e-ures/

12. Gjakova does not publish contracts with economic operators

09 May 2018 - Contracts signed by different

business organizations with the Gjakova

Municipality after tendering procedures

cannot be found on the municipality’s site.

The Mayor of Gjakova, Ardian Gjini, has not

fulfilled his promise to publish the contracts

that the municipality enters into with

economic operators.

In the pre-election debate hosted by Jeta Xharra, Gjini pledged that these data would be

immediately published.

“List of businesses awarded tenders from the municipality, as soon as they get them. All

contracts that the municipality enters into with economic operators, as soon as they get

them,” said Gjini.

As a matter of fact, on the municipal site there are various announcements about procurement

processes, such as 'contract notices', 'contract award notices' and cancellations, but no signed

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KALLXO.com has requested information from the Information Office in Gjakova on the

publication of these data, and they said that the data were published, referring to the section

where the contract recommendations were published (contract award notices).

During the hosting of municipal electoral debates, all candidates, including Gjini, were sent

questions 48 hours earlier. Among the sent questions was also 'when will you start publishing

the contracts that the municipality enters into with the economic operators'? The same

question was again put to Gjini, who clearly replying that the contracts will be published as

soon as they are signed.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/gjakova-nuk-publikon-kontratat-me-operatoret-

ekonomike/

13. Kaçanik, waiting for water

09 May 2018 - The Kaçanik

Municipality is one of the

municipalities with the smallest

coverage of the water supply network.

In the local elections “Debat Pernime”

(Hard Debate), the current Mayor of

Kaçanik, Besim Ilazi, said that within

2018 the sewage network will extend

to 40% of the settlements of this

municipality. The project is funded in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and Spatial

Planning.

“Regarding water supply issues, I can say that this year (2018) will be completed a major

project funded by the Ministry of Environment, which includes 9 villages that account for

around 40 percent of the population of the Kaçanik Municipality, and including the existing 40

percent coverage of the water supply system I think that Kaçanik Municipality will supply

water to over 70 percent of residents,” said Ilazi.

He has also promised the replacement of asbestos pipes.

“There will also be some villages that have built their own supply, such as the village of Bicevc.

Then we have the village that is quite a challenge, because part of the water supply system is

still with asbestos pipes,” he said.

Kallxo.com, during the municipal debates research, found that one of the main problems for

the citizens of this municipality is the lack of water and sewage systems.

In the Kaçanik Municipality they say that the project will be finalized within this year.

“The project in question is in the final phase, working on the secondary network, meters will

be installed at villages, and it is expected to be finalized within this year. This project is funded

and supervised by MESP,” said Ramadan Osmani, director of the Directorate of Emergencies

and Public Services in the Kaçanik Municipality.

Krypometri (Salt Meter) considers that this is one of the important projects for the residents

of Kacanik, so it will continue to monitor whether it will be completed on time, and whether

these villages will have enough water once it is operational.

The importance of water supply as well as the risk of abuses and use of poor quality pipes,

such as the Rahovec case, make us focus on this project of great importance for Kacanik

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14. Gjini's partial transparency in publishing decisions

08 May 2018 - The Mayor of

Gjakova, Ardian Gjini, has fulfilled

the pre-election promise of

transparency in the decisions he

makes.

In the debate before the municipal

elections, hosted by Jeta Xharra, he

had promised to publish the Mayor's

decisions as soon as he was elected

to the office.

“The Mayor's decisions will be published immediately," said Gjini. The Mayor's decisions are

listed on the municipal website.

But, the Gjakova Municipality is not publishing the decisions of the directorates, as promised

by the Mayor Gjini.

In the debate before the municipal elections, hosted by Jeta Xharra, he had promised to

publish the decisions of municipal directorates.

“The decisions of the directories [are published] immediately," said Gjini. The Gjakova

Municipality has not published the decisions of municipal directorates.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/transparenca-e-pjesshme-e-gjinit-per-publikimin-

e-vendimeve/

15. Lies about the operationalization of the Firefighters’ Facility in Deçan

02 May 2018 - The Mayor of Deçan,

Bashkim Ramosaj, did not maintain his

promise to render fully operational the

new facility of the firefighting unit.

Consequently, the firefighters of this

municipality are still using the Palace of

Culture, which is located in the yard of the

municipal building. They are waiting since

2015 to be accommodated in the new

facility.

During the election campaign, on the "Jeta në Komunë” (Life in the Municipality) show, the

former leader of the Deçan Fire Fighting Unit, Bashkim Ramosaj, was asked by Jeta Xharra

when would he accommodate his former colleagues in the new facility.

Ramosaj promised that his former firefighter colleagues would be deployed to the new facility

in March 2018.

“The new facility was built, but due to technical reasons and deficiencies in the facility’s

construction, it is not yet ready for technical acceptance. I believe that it will soon be

operational. I think that by March they will be deployed in that facility,” said Ramosaj (See

HERE from min 1:17:14).

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Contacted by KALLXO.com, the Director of Public Services in Deçan, Izet Zenuni, said the

Firefighter Unit has not yet been deployed in the new facility.

According to him, some pipes cracked during the winter and it was necessary to intervene

again for their repair.

Zenuni announced that by the end of May, Deçan firefighters will be deployed in their facility.

From 2005 to 2008, the current Deçan Mayor, Bashkim Ramosaj, held the position of the

leader of the Fire Fighting Unit in Deçan.

Same as with Ramosaj, the KRYPOMETRI (Salt Meter) had also alerted bout the lies of the

former Decan mayor Rasim Selmanaj on the issue of the firefighters’ facility.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/rrena-per-funksionalizimin-e-objektit-te-

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16. Naming streets in Prizren; such a drag

01 May 2018 - Despite being one of

the most attractive places for tourists

in Kosovo, the city of Prizren still does

not provide adequate street signs.

There are still no street names and

signage in Prizren. The municipality is

justifying the delay with the tendering

problems of this service.

Mayor Mytaher Haskuka promised, in the runoff debate, that this issue would be resolved

within four months of his government.

“The tender for street name signs has been canceled three times due to the problems related

to who was awarded the contract. Once this is solved, I believe that we must continue. I

believe that in the first 3-4 months all will be done. The tender was just cancelled,” said

Haskuka.

He was sworn in as Mayor on December 22, 2017, which means he spent more than four

months in governance.

According to Haskuka, even at this time the municipality continues to face problems in

procurement procedures and street names and signage remain to be set.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/zvarritja-e-emertimit-te-rrugeve-ne-prizren/



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17. Mayor lies about the operation of sports hall in Shtime

April 29, 2018 - The Mayor of Shtime,

Naim Ismajli promised, in the runoff

Pernime Debate (Hard Debate), that

the sports hall will be finalized in early

2018.

That's because the investment

expiration date for the sports hall was

in late December.

Naim Ismajli was asked when would the sports hall be functional.

He said: “At the end of December

2017 is the expiry date of the sports

hall's investments and in early 2018 the

hall will be functional".

Meanwhile, in the Shtime Municipality

they say the sports hall can only be

operational by the end of this year.

The municipality received guarantees

from the Ministry of Culture that the

works will be completed by the end of

the year.

“Works in the sports hall are

continuing according to the current

planning and contract, but for the completion of the works we have

reached an agreement on the

17.4.2018 with the Ministry of Culture

for financial support for the

completion of the final phase of the

works, expected to be carried out in

the autumn of the current year", reads

the response of the Shtime

Municipality.

Kallxo.com had taken pictures of the sports hall, which revealed the damage caused to public

investments.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/rrena-e-kryetarit-rreth-funksionalizimit-te-salles-

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18. Mayor of Lipjan keeps promise for water supply to Janjeva

12 May 2018 - About 7 months ago, the

inhabitants of the village of Janjeva of the

Lipljan Municipality faced frequent water

cuts.

This problem was raised by the Jeta në

Komunë (Life in the Municipality) show, last

October during the election campaign.

Mayor Imri Ahmeti, who held office over the previous mandate, admitted that the inhabitants

of Janjeva faced water shortages, but according to him the water issue had been solved.

After receiving citizen reports, the Jeta në Komunë (Life in the Municipality) show, played

footage of residents carrying buckets of water, while Ahmeti on the day the debate stated

that the water issue was improved.

“There was no water on September 19, but the water problem has already been solved in

Janjeva. All Janjeva is supplied with water,” he said.

During May 2018, KALLXO.com visited residents of the village of Janjeva, who said they no

longer have problems with their water supply.

KALLXO.com has contacted the Information Office of the Lipjan Municipality to confirm the

improvement of the water supply situation in this village.

Bukurije Zejnullahu-Jashari, spokeswoman of the Lipjan Municipality, said that 6 months ago

the Lipjan Municipality has intervened in the construction of the water supply network’s main

pipe from the water springs in Lipjan to Janjeva.

“Also, in Janjeva there is a secondary network of distribution to every household, supplying

water 24/7," Zejnullahu-Jashari said.

According to her, earlier there have been significant reductions and after repeated

interventions by the Lipjan Municipality even in the previous mandate, this problem has now

been solved after the construction of the main pipeline.

Another concern, according to her, is represented by the unfulfilled customer obligations

towards the water company.

“From the information we have from the Lipjan Regional Water Supply Company, we have a

disturbingly small number of residents who fulfill their obligations as water consumers", says

Jashari-Zejnullahu.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/kryetari-i-lipjanit-mban-premtimin-per-ujin-ne-

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13 May 2018 - In the municipal debates

that were held last year, the host Jeta

Xharra has expressed through photos the

complaints of residents and has asked the

candidates of all municipalities to promise

when will they meet citizens' demands for

the problems they face.

In the Shtime Municipality, one of the main

problems that the inhabitants have expressed is the pollution of the Shtimjanja River and the

large amounts of dumped waste.

During the debate for the mayor of Shtime, several photographs showing the state of the

Shtimjanja River were presented to the mayoral candidates.

The mayor of Shtime, Naim Ismajli, had come prepared to the 'DebatPernime’ (Hard Debate),

promising that the Shtimjanja River will be rehabilitated, presenting it as one of his key projects

for the next mandate.

With some pictures, he explained how the River Shtimjanja would look like at the end of his

term.

“We will fix the collector through a loan we have received. We have made an agreement with

the Austrian Government. After fixing the collector, we will begin building the river bed. We

started the first phase of concrete works, and then we will take care of the aesthetics of the

river bed, by building walkways and part of the park on the two banks of the river, and that

will be the city's main promenade, following the river bed. At the same time with the river

bed, part of the center will be attached to a space that we will be able to close if needed for

festivities, but will be open during the day, when business activities need it", was how he

described the project which, from its inception, will be monitored by KALLXO.com.

Asked when the whole project will be completed, Ismajli said it would be in 2021.

“2019 will the year of the river, continuing in 2020, and in 2021 we will complete the whole

project," promised Ismajli.

KALLXO.com will monitor the implementation of this project and will observe whether

Mayor Naim Ismajli will keep his promise to create a green park and a clean river.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/projekti-ambicioz-per-rregullimin-e-lumit/

20. Junik's sleeping facility

May 14, 2018 - The Mayor of Junik,

Agron Kuçi, in the electoral debate

promised that the sewage treatment

plant would be operational by the

spring of 2018.

“Yes, next spring (2018), the facility

will be operational," Kuci said in the

debate for the Junik Municipality.

In the Junik Municipality wastewater has been shed in the Trava river, although the wastewater

treatment facility has been built.

The response of the Junik Municipality said that the sewage treatment plant was partially

operational.

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“It is currently working as a simple collector," reads the Junik Municipality response.

Therefore, according to the response of this municipality, the water continues to remain

untreated and shed in the Trava river.

The response of the municipality states that they are waiting for the investor (European

Union) to provide funds to finalize the project.

The project is expected to supply and install the water purification equipment. The reason

preventing the operation of this plant, according to the Junik Municipality is the contract

dispute between the investor (EU) and the operator that will implement this project.

Agron Kuci was elected to lead the Junik Municipality with about 7 thousand inhabitants for

the third time.

In the local elections of 2017, Agron Kuci was elected Mayor of Junik in the first round of

elections held on October 22nd. Agron Kuci won with 1, 499 votes or 57.88 percent, against

three other candidates from the LDK, Vetevendosje and PDK aiming for the seat of Mayor of

Junik.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/impianti-i-fjetur-i-junikut/

21. Tahiri keeps promise to publish expenses

14 May 2018 - The Mayor of Vushtrri

Xhafer Tahiri, during the run-off Debat

Pernime (Hard Debate) promised to

publish all his expenses as Mayor.

Tahiri promised that such expense

would be made public in weekly and

monthly reporting.

“My expenses as mayor will always be

public and transparent in weekly and monthly reporting," Tahiri said.

Since taking office as mayor, Xhafer Tahiri has published his spending every week.

The weekly municipal reports show expenditures in the category of goods and services, but

there is no specific explanation on what the money was spent for.

KALLXO.com has sent a request to the mayor's office to have access to the mayor's detailed

expenses, in order to understand how he spends public money. The Municipality of Vushtrri

did not provide us with such access.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/tahiri-e-mban-fjalen-per-publikim-te-

shpenzimeve/

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22. Istog does not publish Rugova's decisions

14 May 2018 - The Mayor of Istog, Haki

Rugova, did not keep the promise made

during the election campaign for the

publication of his decisions and those of

municipal directors.

Haki Rugova many promises, during the

electoral campaign on the electoral Debat

Pernime (Hard Debate) on Istog, hosted by

Jeta Xharra, as he had more available time do to the absence of his opponent Gani Dreshaj.

“Yes, right away. Everything must be published immediately, any decision made after the

elections,” Rugova promised when he was asked regarding the publication of the decisions of

the mayor and of the directorates on the municipal official website. (See HERE from min

10:54)

Despite the warning by the author of the show, Jeta Xharra, that all of these promises will be

evaluated by the Krypometri (Salt Meter), Rugova replied that he was aware of his promises.

The Mayor's decisions are not published on the website of the Istog Municipality.

KALLXO.com has contacted the Information Officer of the Istog Municipality, Jeta Balaj,

asking for clarification on why they were not published on the municipal website, while she

claimed the municipality has fulfilled its obligations, but it was up to the Ministry of Local

Government.

“We have loaded them, but the problem lies with the company that manages the websites

and the ministry," she said.

However, on the municipal website are published the Mayor's Profile, as well as many news

from his activities as Mayor.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/istogu-nuk-i-publikon-vendimet-e-rugoves/

23. Haskuka opens up the Prizren Municipality

14 May 2018 - The Prizren Municipality

has advanced in the transparency of

municipal governance under Mytaher

Haskuka.

In the pre-election debate hosted by

Jeta Xharra in Prizren, Haskuka

pledged to publish his decisions, along

with important documents of this

municipality.

“Our first point is: Prizren, an open municipality. Immediately after taking office, we will try

to try to publish all the documents that have to do with the decision-making in the

municipality, in radical manner. The first three months or the first six months. Six months at

most, because there may be some delays,” he said.

Haskuka was sworn in as Mayor on December 22, 2017, which means he spent more than

four months in governance.

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So far, all decisions of the Mayor have been published on the official website of the Prizren

Municipality.

In addition, Haskuka has published the report on the first 100 days of work in this municipality.

Expenditures made by the executive were also made public within the work report of the

Directorate of Economy and Finance.

The Mayor of Prizren was also engaged in the publication of the findings of the municipal

inspectorate, especially regarding food controls.

He posted several times on his Facebook profile their findings of spoiled meat and meat

products at points of sale in Prizren.

After the country-wide spoiled meat scandal, Haskuka also established an open call center for

citizen reporting.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/haskuka-e-hap-komunen-e-prizrenit/

24. Malisheva blames Minister for delaying Stadium works

15 May 2018 - The Mayor of Malisheva,

Ragip Begaj, during the pre-election

debates promised that the town

stadium would be completed in the first

half of 2018.

“The stadium will be completed in the

first half of next year (2018)," promised

Begaj on the "Debat Pernime” (Hard

Debate) show.

The response of this municipality states that there are still works to be completed, such as:

Carpet gluing and staircase coverage as well as some other technical works.

All of these works are part of the responsibility of the Ministry of Culture and Sport.

“The part of the municipality in fixing the stadium is complete, the part of the Ministry of

Culture, Youth and Sports is pending, so you should contact the respective ministry regarding

the completion of the works at the stadium", reads the responses of this municipality.

Begaj's promise for full operations of the stadium will not be kept.

“This year, we believe that football teams will play their matches in the stadium," reads the

Malisheva Municipality response.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/malisheva-fajeson-ministrin-per-zvarritjen-e-

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25. Haziri's lie about the Livoç road

May 16, 2018 - The Mayor of Gjilan, Lutfi

Haziri did not keep the promise he made

at the electoral Debat Pernime (Hard

Debate) on Jeta në Kosovë (Life in

Kosovo), when he stated that with the

revision of the budget, the citizens of Livoç

i Poshtëm and Cernica will have a shorter

and better road to Gjilan.

Haziri made such comments in the debate of Jeta në Kosovë (Life in Kosovo) for the Gjilan

Municipality, which was held on 11 October last year.

He stated that if the budget review by the Government were to take place that month, the

works would begin immediately and would not last longer than 1 month.

“The Livoc road in the direction of Cernica is in the project and we can start this year even,

once the budget is revised by the Government. It is not a costly road, but we need to fix the

drainage and water supply in parallel. If the budget revision starts now, work will begin this

month, but if the budget is not revised, then in the Spring. The road we're talking about does

not require more than 1 month,” said Mayor of Gjilan, Lutfi Haziri at that time.

On the same month, on 31 October 2017 the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo adopted

the revised budget, but the residents of the area have yet to see any asphalt on their road. It

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miraton-rishikimin-e-buxhetit/

We are now 2 months into spring and the works have not started, although Haziri stated that

if not in 2017, by spring of this year the road would be paved.

Meanwhile, in the budget of the Republic of Kosovo for 2018, the Gjilan Municipality has

foreseen 722 thousand Euros on municipal road construction. The budget line is general and

it is not known whether the rehabilitation of this road is planned for this year.

Meanwhile, on the e-Procurement website is published a tender for the construction and

renovation of roads in Gjilan. The project is foreseen to cost 1.2 million Euros. But, this road

does not appear in the list of roads.

On the PPRC's website there is no tender initiated since the debate on the paving of this road.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/rrena-e-hazirit-per-rrugen-e-livocit/

26. Delays in student transport in Vushtrri

17 May 2018 - Since September 2016,

the Vushtrri Municipality has

interrupted public transportation for

students throughout the municipality.

This interruption, according to the

previous government, occurred due to

the lack of budget.

The Mayor of Vushtrri, Xhafer Tahiri

during the municipal elections, at 'Debat Pernime’ (Hard Debate) had promised that his first

decision as mayor would be to relaunch public transportation for elementary school students.

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“My first decision, obviously after the administrative assignment of directors, will be to order

the director of education to re-launch public transportation services for elementary school

students," Tahiri told the 'Debate Pernime' (Hard Debate) during the run-off in the Vushtrri

Municipality (see HERE from min 3:38).

The Vushtrri Municipality, at the end of January, opened the tender for contracting

transportation services for students of this municipality, who were obliged to walk for

kilometers to attend elementary school.

The tender was opened on 29 January 2018. The tender is divided into 35 lots. Not all lots

have been completed with awarded contracts, as the Municipality was obliged to cancel some

of the parts of the contract and to re-issue the tender.

As we are at the end of the academic year, some of the lines will be active only for the next

academic year.

The Director of Education in the Vushtrri Municipality, Afrim Namani, told KALLXO.com

that so far there are 20 operational public transport lines for students in the municipality of

Vushtrri.

“20 are operational, while the bidding process has not yet been completed for 13 public

transport lines," Namani said.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/zvarritja-e-transportit-per-nxenesit-e-vushtrrise/

27. Fear from Damaged Dam on Mirusha River

16 May 2018 - The Mirusha river dam

is damaged. The concrete poured on

this dam has been damaged by the

2016 floods. The photos presented by

the Jeta në Kosovë (Life in Kosovo)

show reveal that layer of concrete was

too thin.

The Mayor of Malisheva, Ragip Begaj

acknowledged at the electoral debate, in front of Jeta Xharra, that this dam was dangerous

for the lives of residents of that area.

“This happened last year, we had extraordinary floods in the Malisheva Municipality. However,

we are concerned, and we have asked the ministry to assist us. We have presented the

project, which we designed, and the rehabilitation of the dam costs around 170 thousand

Euros. We had no foreseen budget, and next year it will certainly be repaired, but nevertheless

it is a project built without permission and I do not know how to act,” Begaj said. “The Mirusha

river dam will be completed in 2018".

Now, at the Malisheva Municipality they are saying that the Ministry of Environment and Spatial

Planning is responsible for repairing the damages on this dam.

“The rehabilitation of the dam on the lake in Mirusha is a problem that the Ministry of

Environment, which manages the waters in the territory of the Republic, must deal with. So

far, the Ministry has made no moves,” reads the Malisheva Municipality response. “Waters

are managed by the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning. In this case, the municipality

only deals with situation management in case of danger to residents below the dam."

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KALLXO.com has sent questions to the Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning to

understand why the Municipality's request for dam repairs has not been addressed yet. This

ministry, despite the promise, has not responded.

Meanwhile, the risk from flood in Malisheva is still present. Furthermore, in the Mirusha village

people live with the fear that one day the dam built by the Municipality may erupt due to the

damage it has sustained.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/frika-nga-diga-e-demtuar-ne-lumin-mirusha/

28. Agim Aliu publishes names of squatters and his decisions

17 May 2018 - The list of persons who

have occupied public property, namely

the property of the Ferizaj Municipality, has now been made

public on the website of this

municipality.

The publication of these lists was a

promise of the Mayor of this

municipality, Agim Aliu, made in the

election campaign of the 2017 local elections.

In the pre-election debate hosted by Jeta Xharra, Ali had promised to publish the list of

municipal property squatters within six months.

“All this information will be public within the first six months. The list of squatters, at the

moment we ascertain the situation based on the data, within the first six months,” Ali said.

The list of squatters was loaded on the Ferizaj Municipality website even before this deadline.

In addition, the Ferizaj Municipality has started to publish the Mayor's decisions. The decisions

of a month are collected in a document and they are not being published separately.

The Ferizaj Municipality has started to publish the decisions of the directors of the municipal

directorates, but not all the decisions are published.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/agim-aliu-publikon-uzurpatoret-dhe-vendimet/

29. Klina does not publish contracts with Economic Operators

May 17, 2018 - The Mayor of Klina, Zenun

Elezaj, made a big promise in the electoral

debate. He promised that all contracts the

Municipality will enter into with economic

operators will be published on the

website of this municipality.

“The contracts the municipality enters

into with economic operators will be

published within 3 months," Elezaj said in the electoral debate for Klina, facing Sokol Bashota.

But, Elezaj has not kept this promise. The municipality website still does not publish contracts

signed by the municipality with economic operators. It publishes all notices regarding the

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procurement process, but not the contracts. No municipalities have started publishing

contracts related to economic operators for the provision of services, supplies or works.

Elezaj also promised the publication of the decisions of the mayor and of the directors of the

directorates.

“Publication of the decisions of the mayor and of the directorates within 3 months," said

Elezaj.

Elezaj has kept this promise. Elezaj's decisions are being published on the new website of the

Klina Municipality.

Source link: https://kallxo.com/krypometer/klina-nuk-i-publikon-kontratat-e-lidhura-me-

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