Montenegrin municipalities spent significant budget funds on consultancy contracts in 2025. The highest individual monthly fees were recorded in Žabljak, where a consultant was hired for a year for 1.800 euros net per month, and in Zeta, where consultants were paid between 800 and 1.200 euros per month, while one company received as much as 67.000 euros for managing an EU project.
In Podgorica, 29.608 euros were spent on consulting contracts over 11 months, while Tivat, Ulcinj, Kotor and Kolašin hired multiple consultants for legal, infrastructure, IT and advisory services, often through multi-month contracts.
Municipalities like Zeta and Berane do not have sufficient capacity to manage and implement EU projects, so they hire external consultants for this type of work.
In some areas, such as Pljevlja and Cetinje, retired people are hired as consultants, and it is often the case that the contracts do not state the professional qualifications or profession of those hired.
At the same time, Šavnik, Tuzi, Andrijevica, Bijelo Polje and Plav stated that they did not conclude contracts for consulting services during that period.
The Municipality of Berane has concluded a contract for consulting services with "Local & Regional Funds Advisory" from Podgorica, through which it has engaged an executor to prepare and support the implementation of the application package for the cross-border cooperation program "Cross-border programme Bosnia and Herzegovina - Montenegro under the Instrument of Pre-accession Assistance (IPA III) 2021-2027". The total contract price is 7.850 euros excluding VAT.
15 contracts in Kolašin
A contract was also signed with the same organization to provide consulting services and expert support in the preparation of the Strategic Project Portfolio (SPP) in the field of environmental protection and climate change. The price for these services is 7.500 euros excluding VAT.
To work on application forms for cross-border cooperation projects Montenegro - Albania, the Municipality of Berane has hired Bogdanka Ćudić Vilić with a compensation of 1.000 euros.
For expert assistance within the Interreg program, the people of Berane have hired Saša NedovićThe contract was signed for 8.000 euros, valid until May 2029.
Mayor Djole Lutovac He also signed a consulting contract with a lawyer. Miomir Joksimović for the purpose of “providing professional assistance in the work of the Mayor and the President's Office.” The contract specifies a fixed monthly compensation of 1.500 euros excluding VAT.
The Assembly of the Royal Capital of Cetinje concluded a consulting contract for the provision of legal services with Branko Borozan, a retired law graduate. The expected monthly salary is 1.200 euros.
Mayor of Cetinje Nikola Đurašković he estimated that he would benefit from consulting and advisory assistance Vesna Tomanovic in connection with the implementation of the development program of the royal capital of Cetinje for 2025. The fee for engaging Tomanović was 1.000 euros in each of the four signed contracts.
The Municipality of Herceg Novi submitted only one contract, namely for professional supervision concluded with the company “Biro M” from Podgorica. This is about supervision in the implementation of the project of urgent rehabilitation measures as part of the phase and conservation project of the “Horseback (Western) Tower” facility, which was developed by the company “Đokić Group” from Bar. The contract is worth 2.800 euros excluding VAT.
The local government of Kolašin concluded 15 contracts for the provision of consulting services last year, until December 1st.
Branka Subotic, a professor of English language and literature, for a fee of 800 euros, was hired for consulting assistance during the preparation of projects financed under the public-private partnership (PPP) model. Damir Bisevac, with a high school diploma, performed tasks in the field of protection and supervision of the Komovi Nature Park. He was paid 600 euros per month. Drazen Drašković, with a secondary education, provided consulting assistance in compiling information for media promotion of the Municipality of Kolašin, for which he was paid 400 euros per month. Jelena Bulatović, Bachelor of Applied Computing, provided consulting assistance in managing the official website of the Municipality, for which she was paid 800 euros per month.
The municipality of Kolašin is Rinom Kovacevic signed four consulting contracts with the obligation to provide services in the preparation of project documentation, as well as professional assistance in the preparation of draft program/project terms of reference for the needs of the Secretariat for Spatial Planning, Communal Affairs and Transport.
from Kotor Ivo Županović, Doctor of Economics, on the basis of four contracts, with a monthly remuneration of 400 euros, he advised on economic affairs and the implementation of measures aimed at improving collection.
Sa Andrija Mirović, a master of law, concluded three contracts for consulting services in proceedings before the Administrative Court regarding appeals against the repeal of the Regulation on Detailed Criteria and Methodology for Determining the Market Value of Real Estate. The planned monthly fee was 600 euros.
The Municipality of Kotor has entered into a consulting contract with Bojan Pavlović (profession and education not specified), for the period from March until the end of 2025, with a monthly compensation of 453,03 euros gross. Pavlović was responsible for carrying out tasks related to the implementation of the Agreement on the payment of compensation for the communal equipping of construction land by the construction of communal infrastructure in the DSL Sector 38 - Bigova and LSL Trašte area and additional costs borne by “Bigova Bay”.
Pavlović, under another consulting contract, monitored the design of the sewage system along the Tivat-Jaz Boulevard from July to December last year. He was paid 1.698,86 euros gross for this job.
Marko Cvijovic has monitored the construction of a water supply system for several villages in Kotor through three contracts as a consultant. For two contracts, he received a monthly allowance of 1.925,37 euros gross, and one contract was concluded for the amount of 1.117,32 euros gross.
The municipal administration has also hired Ranka Klikovca who, as a consultant, prepared estimates and supervised asphalt works. His monthly fee was 1.245,83 euros gross.
Jelena Radanovic concluded a consulting contract for the provision of services “in the field of perceptual aspects of architectural conceptual designs”, but the amount for which it was engaged has been deleted.
Consultant for the Municipality of Kotor Milan Andric He performed various tasks in the Department of Urban and Technical Preparation, Construction and Control, which cost his employers 1.245,83 euros gross per month.
Ljeposava Subotic She worked as a consultant on two contracts for the implementation of the Agreement on the method of determining the obligation to pay funds into the Escrow account. In these contracts, the amount of the net monthly compensation was deleted and the gross amount was not stated.
Professional supervision through consultants
Slavka Rabrenovic, a court expert in agriculture and forestry, performed work for the Municipality of Mojkovac on the appraisal of the market value of agricultural and forest land for the purpose of calculating real estate transfer tax. The contract provides for a fee of 50 euros per appraisal.
The assessment of the market value of buildings and construction land for the purpose of calculating real estate transfer tax was carried out on the basis of a consulting contract. Slavka Djukic, a court expert in the construction field. The fee was 50 euros per report.
The company “Project-consulting” from Podgorica provided consulting services on the implementation of the project “Improvement of the Wastewater Management System in the Municipality of Mojkovac”. The monthly fee was 2.500 euros including VAT. The contract was signed in April last year and is valid for 12 months.
In the Municipality of Petnjica, they spent 16.816,50 euros on consulting contracts in the mentioned period, Pensioner Zoran Vojinović He performed consulting services and other professional tasks related to the preparation of the final budget statement of the Municipality of Pljevlja for 2024. A one-time payment of 700 euros net was agreed with Vojinović.
“Simes inženjering” doo Podgorica, based on a contract for consulting services, performed expert supervision of the construction and installation of an elevator in the administrative building of the Municipality of Plužine. The total contracted value is 2.299 euros including VAT. “Racio-mont” doo Kolašin worked on the audit of the final budget account of the Municipality of Plužine for 2024 for a total fee of 4.840 euros including VAT.
This local government paid 23.958 euros to the company "E3 Consulting" doo Podgorica for the development of the Strategic Development Plan of the Municipality of Plužine 2026-2031.
Consulting contracts were also concluded with "N&B inženjering i konsalting" doo Nikšić (total contract value 3.874 euros including VAT), "Civil engineer" doo Podgorica (1.745,50), "Genesis project" doo Podgorica (1.464,10), "KOV atelje" doo Nikšić (9.619,50) and "GEOTIN MNE" doo Podgorica (6.050).
The city government in Podgorica spent 29.608,07 euros on consulting contracts for 11 months in 2025.
Four contracts for consulting services were signed with individuals.
Attorney Marko Ivanovic received 150 euros for drafting a written legal opinion for the needs of the Office of the Chief City Architect. Management Specialists Dušan Ljumović 3.000 euros were paid for services related to the establishment of the Administrative Center, and Jovana Vucurovic from Nikšić, with a high school diploma, was engaged in case records, preparation of software solutions, cost analysis, initially from May to October, with a remuneration of 400 euros per month, and then, by annex, her salary was increased to 500 euros and the contract was extended for another 12 months.
The city administration did not submit a consulting contract for Marko Đikanović to whom the Directorate for the Protection of Property and Legal Interests of the Capital City paid 1.000 euros in November last year.
When it comes to companies, “Waves Smart Technologies doo” provided consulting services to the Public Institution Museums and Galleries on the “Labyrinth of the 90s” project. A total of 4.300 euros was paid for a three-month contract. The company “Represent Communications doo” was paid 5.000 euros excluding VAT for the development of a strategic communication action plan for the EYC 2028 candidacy, and the Institute for Development and Research in the Field of Occupational Safety doo received a total of 5.044 euros excluding VAT from the Public Institution KIC “Budo Tomović” for services in the field of occupational safety and health for 12 months.
The law partnership "Ristić–Medojević" provided legal consultations for 11 months during 2025 for 968 euros including VAT.
The Municipality of Tivat also concluded contracts for consulting services with individuals and companies.
Biljana Bogicevic, with a monthly remuneration of 600 euros net, she performed professional and administrative tasks for the needs of the Chief Administrator's Office. Graduated in law Ana Bajkovic She worked on expropriation procedures, participated in expropriation procedures and resolving property-legal relations. Her monthly compensation was 800 euros per month.
To Igor Putica was paid 1.000 euros in June for emergency IT consulting services - incident remediation, digital forensics, data recovery, and 500 euros net per month from July to December.
The company 382 Creative doo is engaged in the development and implementation of marketing campaigns according to the Strategic Development Plan of the Municipality of Tivat for a monthly fee of up to 1.000 euros net.
In Ulcinj, fees range from 300 to 750 euros.
In 2025 and early 2026, the Municipality of Ulcinj hired several consultants for monthly fees ranging from 300 to 750 euros, including: Damir Decevic (700 euros per month from March 1 to August 31, 2025, then 750 euros per month from September 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026) and Skender Elezagić (750 euros per month from May 3 to November 3, 2025, then continued from November 4, 2025 to April 3, 2026).
For the needs of the Municipal Assembly, they have been engaged Admir John i Arslan Majdinaga 300 euros per month (from November 3, 2025 to February 28, 2026), while Esida Hodzic hired for 750 euros per month (from November 3, 2025 to February 3, 2026).
The documentation also states the engagement Nele Milovic in the field of education for 750 euros per month (from May 5 to November 5, 2025), while contracts with Ali Kovači for tax and legal consultations contracted for 850 euros per contract (20.01-03.03.2025 and 04.05-03.06.2025).
Ayla Nimanbegu, with a monthly fee of 650 euros, provided the chief city architect with services to monitor the implementation of the orthophotographic image of the Đerane 2 location, and Ali Kovacic was paid 850 euros per month for legal consultations.
In 2025, the Municipality of Žabljak concluded a consulting contract with Jasminka Jagličić, for “consulting services, projects and studies” for the needs of the municipality, for a period of 12 months from May 26, 2025 or until the contracted value is reached.
The contract provides for a fee of 1.800 euros net per month, with an estimated total purchase value of 24.700 euros net (increased by taxes and surcharges).
During 2025, the Municipality of Zeta hired several consultants with monthly fees ranging from 800 to 1.200 euros: Sergej Scepanovic (1.200 euros per month, from 15.01.2025 to 15.01.2026) and Petar Bulatović (1.000 euros per month, from 23.01 to 23.07.2025), Vidoje Izgarevic (800 euros per month, for six months from 01.09.2025.), and Natasa Boljevic i Milan Joksimović who received 150 euros each for one working day of training on the development of the Rulebook for internal systematization and organization of workplaces.
The documentation also includes a contract with the company "European Initiative Management doo" for project management on the EU project "RECIRCLE", with a total value of 67.000 euros, with payments in installments during the implementation period.
The data was obtained using MANS's "Ask Institutions" application.
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