The CPC has addressed allegations for committed infringement of Art. 15, par. 1 of the LPC to 33 companies active in the market for construction services
The Commission for Protection of Competition has addressed allegations for committed infringement of Art. 15, par. 1 of the Law on protection of competition (LPC) to Project Planning And Management OOD, Ivals – Drenski EOOD, DV Consult BG OOD, Transkonsult – BG OOD, Polisstructure EOOD, Energy Pro DM EOOD, ZS Konsultproekt EOOD, IC Group OOD, Grafity OOD, Energiyna Efektivnost OOD, Supervayzer EOOD, Enerdzhi Efekt EAD, EP Consult EOOD, SM Kontrol OOD, Balgaro-avstriyska konsultantska kompaniya AD, Correct Consulting OOD, Building research institute NISI EOOD, Less EOOD, Yoda OOD, Kontrol-Invest EOOD, Mix Engineer Consult OOD, Plovdivinvest AD, Stroykontrol OOD, Trakiya Garant AD, ET Bildboy – Emil Boychev, Sofena EOOD, D – consult OOD, Efektiva EOOD, Stroynorm EOOD, Geoarh EOOD, Vigora EOOD, Step EOOD, Archcon Project EOOD.
By Statement No. 725/20.06.2019 given under case No. КЗК-114/2016 on the grounds of Art. 74, par. 1, item 3 of the LPC, the CPC has addressed allegations for committed infringement of Art. 15, par. 1 of the LPC, manifested in a prohibited agreement for manipulating a public procurement procedure conducted in the framework of the Energy Efficiency of Multi-Family Residential Buildings National Programme (EEMFRBNP), opened with a decision No. 15 РОП-21/10.03.2015 by the Mayor of Plovdiv municipality.
The proceedings before the CPC have been initiated upon a signal filed by the Mayor of Targovishte municipality, containing information and evidence of concertation between the participants in the public procurement of the Municipality of Targovishte for allocation of the sites subject to awarding under the conditions of the National Energy Efficiency Programme.
Following the submission of the signal, the CPC has conducted dawn raids in the premises of three of the participants. Copies of electronic correspondence were expropriated, containing evidence of similar arrangements between bidders in other procedures under the Energy Efficiency Programme, including the above mentioned procedure of the Mayor of Plovdiv municipality.
Based on the collected evidence, by Ruling No. 1169 from 12.10.2017, the CPC engaged as defendants in its proceedings under case No. КЗК-114/2016 other entities and their joint ventures, participating in public procurement under the National Program for Energy Efficiency in Plovdiv and Goce Delchev municipalities.
Based on all established facts, the CPC finds that the addressees of the Statement No. 725/20.06.2019 participated in a cartel as defined in § 1, item. 5 of the LPC having as object prevention, restriction or distortion of competition in the market for conducting audits to establish the technical characteristics and technical passports of buildings and audits on energy efficiency of buildings and prescription of the necessary energy saving measures.
Within 45 days the addressees of the Statement are entitled to submit written objections to address the allegations. The period runs from the day of receipt of the Statement.