Elektroprivreda (EPCG) will have to repeat the tender worth 1,2 million euros for the procurement of photovoltaic modules for the project "Solari 5000+", after the decision by which the state company chose the company "Hifa oil" for the procurement was annulled.
The company "Hifa oil" was chosen as the most favorable in the tender, but the companies "BB solar" and "Novi Volvox" appealed against that choice. The Commission for the Protection of Rights in Public Procurement Procedures determined, based on the appeals, that "Hifa oil" did not properly fill out the documentation, so the tender will be repeated.
The founders of the company "BB solar" are one half each, Blažo Đukanović and Ivan Burzanović.
This tender was announced on April 30 and lasted until May 31, while the procurement of photovoltaic modules with a maximum power of 580 watts was planned through it. The estimated value of this procurement was 1,2 million euros, according to the tender documentation on the Montenegrin Electronic Public Procurement website.
In mid-July, EPCG chose the offer of the company "Hifa oil" worth 1,08 million euros as the most favorable one, and there was a possibility of appealing that decision. On July 22, the companies "BB solar" and "Novi Volvox" complained about this choice, while the state energy company said that the complaints were unfounded.
The Commission for the Protection of Rights in Public Procurement Procedures found that the complaints of these companies were founded, and that the company "Hifa oil" did not properly fulfill the statement, which is why it decided in mid-September to repeat the tender and decide on the selection again.
"The ordering party will exclude the business entity from the public procurement procedure if it determines that it has not submitted the statement of the business entity or the submitted statement does not contain the information and data required by the tender documentation or is improperly prepared", it is written in Article 108 point 5 of the Law on Public Procurement.
Against this decision of the Commission, within 20 days, an administrative dispute can be initiated before the Administrative Court.
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