Luxury toilet paper, soap and expensive cleaners – these are just some of the amenities that will please the government officials from the Council of Ministers in the next two years. At first glance it may seem a matter of course, but it is not so obvious. The whims of those in power are becoming larger and larger and the ones who pay for them all are Bulgarian taxpayers.
The Council of Ministers is looking for a company to deliver cleaners, liquid soap, toilet paper and garbage bags for over BGN183,000 without VAT. The competition is divided into three lots, and money will go for several buildings in the capital, administrative office and a few favorite places for recreation managers – the Residence of Euxinograd Varna and the Boyana and Shabla.
For the past six years (since 2007), the Government held six tenders for the supply of toiletries. One was discontinued in 2008, because of disclosure violations in the process, but nothing significant happened – just a few months later it was announced in the same way. Only in 2012 there have been two such tenders. In late June, the Central Procurement Authority whose principal is Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov announced a tender for selection of companies to clean up government departments and agencies over the next two years. Indeed, the amount of BGN183,000 may not seem quite so high, but for the products that are at stake, this is a good amount. For comparison, in 2011, for the same activity the state paid the company some BGN157,000 without VAT.
Moreover, the technical specifications say that it is necessary the liquid soap to be specially designed for luxury dispensers. Officials requested the same class of toilet paper and other consumables.
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To complete their holiday to the seaside resorts will provide shampoo, body and hand in packs of 450 ml, again fitting dispensers Hagleitner. How much is paid for such devices is not very clear, but it’s certainly happened before 2007, but when public contracts are awarded in the dark and no public records of concluded contracts.
Unlike those foggy times, we now know that another 100 thousand Levs will cost the taxpayer cleaning, washing and polishing preparations. In this case, the government likes to use quality and expensive products and do not hesitate to order them. For example, the company that won the bid, you will need to supply toilet soap with glycerin and pleasant aroma, different flavors, softeners for clothes to remove dust spots and any products that do not irritate the skin of the civil servant. Preparations are separate combustion (blue alcohol), electrical devices against flies and mosquitoes and even disinfecting eggs.
Clearly rubbish and the Dondukov is one more after a garbage bags and cleaning cloths provided nearly 21 thousand lev without VAT. Besides the many requirements for size, color and type of plastic bags is noteworthy that now seek professional cleaning cloths of durable microfiber in four colors to polish and shine, and then the use of the minimum amount of detergent.
Otherwise, applicants are asked to provide turnover for the last three years of the supply of goods similar to the subject of the order, respectively, not less than 180 thousand Levs the first position lev 280 thousand for the second and 60 thousand Levs . the third. Companies will have to prove also that had at least three contracts for the supply of consumables in the period from 2009 until the end of 2011. For the first lot is required at least one value of the contracts is not less than 60 thousand lev without VAT. For the second position even threshold is 80 thousand Levs and a third – 20 thousand Levs. Candidates will be required to have implemented a quality certificate ISO 9001:2008, and submit samples of all the goods to deliver. Ultimately, however, the quality still is not the most important, as soon as the tender documentation will win the company with the lowest price.
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By the end of 2012 and for the purity of government buildings and the provision of supplies to care companies’ Asenka , Jizah BG , Facility Optimum Bulgaria sole proprietorship NIM Nadejda Vassileva and Plameks – Plamen Mihaylov. The total budget that they have, is 2 million Levs.
A total of nine challengers do have to clean administration jobs over the next two years. These are union Optima – In Nim, which includes Varna Optima (with manager Miglena Petrova Kurteva-Konsulova), and sole proprietor Nim Vassileva In Hope. The competition involved Facility Optimum Bulgaria, Jizah BG managed by Germano VIGAL and sole trader Plameks – Plamen Mihaylov. Attendees are also Asenka, fight Boris Borisov and Donka Yankova P. Dussmann (owned by the German Dussmann Service Holding GmbH and managed by Vasil Popov) and Comex RM (owned by Plamen Stoyanov) . The latter two companies are in the race Teodora – Agency for purity (with owner Vladimir Vladimirov) and CSG Bulgaria (run by Lyudmil Andonov and Moon Investments SA).
Technical bids were opened to applicants in early August, but the winners are not yet known.
