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The Municipality of Habo directs and coordinates purchasing and supply issues. They will also monitor the committees so that the board's direction is followed. Jönköpings Posten now reports that purchases exceeding 25 million Swedish kronor have broken the law.
"This can result in a lot of knowledge and lengthy processes if that is not done properly," said Zaine Andersson, chairman of the municipal audit, at JP.
Fair competition
The law on public procurement aims in particular to create fair competition in the market and that the authorities treat all citizens in the same way that they want to sign public contracts with the public sector. JP.se wrote that this is where the municipality of Habo is lacking.
According to a Deloitte report, in 16 of the 40 samples that have been completed, an agreement is missing or there is no sufficiently competitive purchase.
The municipality of Habo paid SKK 14.6 million for the purchase of a construction company and also negotiated more than is allowed by a single supplier, such as electrical installations. The public market was also not subject to competition. They also hired an IT company for just under five million crowns, and it's not a competitive purchase.
"If you negotiate goods from the same supplier, they will be taken into account and if the amount is exceeded, you break the contract," said Zaine Andersson, who believes that the municipality of Habo should have a purchasing department.
– No company manages such large sums without a purchasing function. That would not happen.
24 employees and executives of the municipality of Habo have the right to make direct purchases.
– We feel that there are gaps in the municipality's compliance with the current rules on supply. It is recommended that City Council and Councils review the procedures for documentation of completed purchases, according to the report, writes JP.
"A big challenge"
Jan Sundman, of Habos Communist, told the newspaper that from October 2018, the municipality would inform all new employees of the principle of supply.
"We have worked a lot with the procurement process over three years, which is a big challenge, but we feel we now have a good organization to meet it," Sundman said.
The municipality of Habo is now planning to hire a contractor.
"They refuse a number of things and we need to improve our relationship," said Gunnar Pettersson (S), chairman of the city council.
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