Some activities within the project to improve the social conditions of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) have been postponed. The technical parameters of the projects financed by the Oil Fund are weak and unsustainable, in addition to being unavailable to the public. According to the information on the website of “Azkompozit” (the company profile will be provided further), the length of the pipeline is 265 km.
Financing the improvement of the social and economic conditions of refugees and internally displaced persons. The implementation of the program is carried out by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan. According to official figures, the construction of the Oguz-Qabala-Baku water pipeline has gone through eight (8) tender procedures;
Consulting services. In the result of open tender carried out by Azersu Open Joint Stock Company on consulting services for project management and engineering supervision the
Regarding the length of the pipeline, different figures are shown both in official reports and in the media: the pipeline is 250 lm long according to SOFAZ, while 300-280 km is indicated by Azersu Open Joint Stock Company. When witnessing the groundbreaking ceremony, President Ilham Aliyev was briefed by officials, saying that "the pipeline is 248.5 km long." According to the information posted on the website of "Azkompozit" (his company profile will be shown later), the length of the gas pipeline is 265 km. In accordance with the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan No.
Based on the open tender, Azersu Open Joint Stock Company and Azkompozit signed a contract for the procurement of GRP pipes, 266 km long, and pipe material worth 229.4 million manats.
Designing, construction and steel pipe supply
In accordance with the Procurement Procedures for the production of GRP pipes, bends and tees for wellfield facilities, the contract 15.8 million manats was signed on August 5, 2009 with Azkompozit. framework of Oguz-Qabala water pipeline project the contract amounts to USD 44.9 million was signed with.
Electricity
Construction of wellfield infrastructure
The Samur-Absheron irrigation system under reconstruction was commissioned in the fortieth of last century. Construction works for Takhtakorpu water reservoir with hydroelectric
Since the Oil Fund had transferred the funds in 2005, the technical parameters of the project had remained "confidential" to the public. In addition, the Melioration and Water Industry company has not placed on its website any reports about the construction of the Takhtakorpu water reservoir with the hydropower plant, the construction of the Takhtakorpu-Ceyranbatan water channel, as well as the technical parameters of the project and the completion period. Ahmadzade informed that the construction of the Takhtakorpu water reservoir is part of the reconstruction of the Samur-Absheron irrigation system.
The reconstruction activities include the modernization of the main canal facility, the repair of a 50-kilometer section, the reconstruction of the Takhtakorpu water reservoir, the Takhtakorpu-Ceyranbatan and Velvelechay-Takhtakorpu canals. The project will double the supply of drinking and technical water in Baku and Sumgajit. According to official data, the water basin of the dam with a height of 124 m will contain 219 million m3 of volume (268 million m3 in total).
The directors of the company Melioration and Water Industry claim that the 25 MVT hydropower plant to be built in the wet will increase the additional energy possibilities of the adjacent regions. And putting into operation a water basin with the hydropower plant will liquidate energy consumption in water transport worth 15 million manats. That means paying off the water basin and hydro plant within seven years, according to officials.
Of the contract worth 0.4 million manats signed between Melioration and Water Industry company and "Temelsu" company, 0.1 million manats was allocated from the Oil Fund. According to the addendum to the contract, dated 21 December 2007, by the amendment dated 28 September 2009, the amount of the works financing by SOFAZ was determined as USD 100.1 million (VAT included).
62 The case study carried out with the support of the Partnership for Transparency (PTF) revealed that the project "Reconstruction of the Samur-Absheron irrigation system" has gone through eight tenders. The analysis of this tender for the procurement of the construction of the Takhtakorpu water reservoir with hydroelectric power plant, published in the newspaper "Azerbaycan" dated indicates the formality of tender processes. Failure to prepare the tender notice in accordance with the law indicates a purely technical nature of the process.
As of January 1, 2010, a total of 364.5 million manats allocated from SOFAZ were reportedly used to finance the renovation of the Samur-Absheron irrigation system project. Consequently, the project will not be considered on the basis of the lowest price criterion as stated in the tender offer. One of the main requirements for the evaluation of the proposals listed in the procurement process for the construction of the Takhtakorpu water reservoir with hydroelectric power is.
72 According to the open tender for the construction of access roads within the framework of the project, a contract worth 2.8 million manats was signed with "Azerkorpu" SC on January 12, 2006. Some of the funds allocated under the project "Reconstruction of the Samur-Absheron Irrigation System" have been misused, as have the other social projects financed by SOFAZ. The allocations were used for the preparation of tender documents and the technical project of the Takhtakorpu water reservoir with hydroelectric power station, relocation of the main gas and oil pipelines, evacuation of the people (IDPs) settled in the construction area, etc., the preparation of the project estimate documents for the construction of the Takhtakorpu-Ceyranbatan Canal, supporting the working group.
The project of rebuilding the Samur-Absheron irrigation system has gone through eight tenders. The tender notice published in the newspaper "Azerbaycan" does not comply with the requirements of the law on public procurement.
The Azerbaijan Joint Stock Company of Melioration and Water Economy is the only agency implementing the project funded by the Oil Fund that its first Procurement procedure was carried
However, the completion of the project, scheduled for 2010, is still delayed and officials say the completion date is 2011. The most important time frame in terms of ensuring transparency in project implementation is the project implementation phase. The Azerbaijan Joint Stock Company for Land Reclamation and Water Management is the only agency implementing a project financed by the Oil Fund that has undergone the first procurement process.
The tenders held within the project have been unavailable to the public. It in turn impedes monitoring
During the selection of contractors it is not substantiated why the Azerkorpu-led Consortiums had favored the Melioration and Water Economy
The committee gave preference to "Azerkorpu" SC, taking into account its practice in similar works, as well as its financial state of affairs and proposals. Companies whose names are unknown to the public and which are inexperienced are allowed to bid on a tender: consider "KISKA Tech" SC. Although the Azerbaijani Joint Stock Company of Melioration and Water Economy answers all questions in the information surveys sent, it shies away from the details of its tenders.
Although the Azerbaijan Joint Stock Company of Melioration and Water Economy answers all questions in information surveys sent, it shies off from details of its tenders
Tender notifications are of formal character and are not complied in accordance with the law
Under the decree No.562 dated 22.08.01 by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ashagi Agjakend, Goranboy region 364 houses. Under the Decree No.132 dated 01.10.04 by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 100 houses were built in Nahchivan Autonomous Republic. Since 2007, the Social Development Fund for Internally Displaced Persons (SDFIDP) has been entrusted as the main implementing agency to implement the project of improving the social condition of refugees and internally displaced persons.
The Fund for Social Development of Internally Displaced Persons under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Agency for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Liberated Areas are the executive agencies. How many public procurement procedures for financing the improvement of the social and economic conditions of refugees and internally displaced persons have been carried out so far. How many procurement procedures for projects to improve the social and economic conditions of refugees and displaced persons and to promote employment have been carried out.
Monitoring the results of tender procedures for improving the social and economic conditions of refugees and internally displaced persons. Companies close to implementing agencies are rewarded for implementing projects to improve the social and economic conditions of refugees and internally displaced persons. The project is financed by the Oil Fund in accordance with Decree no. 1974 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Financing of the "State Program on education of Azerbaijan youth abroad in the years According to the second paragraph of the Presidential Ordinance No. Supervision of the implementation of the program is entrusted to the Commission on Education under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Some 288 students' education expenses are financed by SOFAZ in the framework of the State Programme.
As mentioned above, the implementation of the program is realized by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Conclusions and Recommendations
It should be noted that individual provisions of the Law on Public Procurement were violated during the execution of tenders for projects financed by the Oil Fund. Another point related to this project is the violation of Article 13 (Conflict of interest in public procurement) of the Public Procurement Act. There was no call for tenders for the implementation of the "State Education Program".
The signing of a contract by the winner of the competition with terms that do not correspond to the main requirements of the tender should not be allowed. According to the reports of the State Agency for Public Procurement, to date there has been no violation of the law in any of the tenders carried out. In accordance with paragraph 25.1 of point 25 of the Act on the collection of proposals for tenders, the notice of the execution of the public tender must be published in the local state.
137 and to make the technical parameters of the project open to the public, the requirements of the law should be made more stringent. 21. The responsibility of the Agency for State Procurements, as a structure charged with controlling expenses and the effectiveness of services, should be increased. The State Procurement Agency should cooperate with the media on the eve of the tender and post all suggestions on its website.
Roberto Rigobon, Improving the Investment Strategy for the National Fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2004. State Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Affairs of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons.
