KEKu tenders half a million euros to the company with which he is in court for fraud

Kosovo Energy Corporation KEK is continuing to repay with tenders the company, which is accused of cheating on one case. Now as sitting in the dock bank, company owner “Universu m - MlT is learning to link the new contract with the largest employer in Kosovo, KEK, in a tender of over 500 thousand euros.

Tefik Hargaja has been presented to the Pristina Foundation Court for two weeks under suspicion of cheating the Kosovo Energy Corporation on a contract bound in 2018. Also involved in the indictment are KEK officials.

The same company is now aiming to join the 1.5m-euro tender, dubbed “LLOT 1- Supplier supply and other mill parts in TC Kosova B; LLOT 2-Funding of milling plates to TC Kosova B; TC Kosova A. TC Kosova A”

Periscope has asked for clarification at the KEK Information Office, which primarily concerns how it happened to be recommended to a company accused of cheating the corporation, but this institution has not returned.

The tender hasn't been signed yet.

The Act, exercised in November 2018 by the Constitutional Prosecutor in Pristina, charges KEK officials Zecir Gashi, Qazim Recica and Rexhep Gashi, that they have taken advantage of the official post in KEK-Obilic, accepting from economic operator “Universe-M” Four reduces 15 KW from the position of 33, of the same contract, of goods other than that wanted in demand and written on paper and bills.

With this, co-chaired defendants are accused of committing criminal work “the use of official duty or authority” by Article 422, paragraph 1 concerning Article 31 of the Criminal Code, which was sentenced to imprisonment of six months to five years.

In return, according to the accusatory act, on date, time and place, accused Agron Hajrizi, with the aim of benefiting rich benefits, has used the official duty, where as a person responsible for conveying the contract by the contractary authority, he has not made conveying it as regulated by law and thus has enabled the purchase of four reductions of 15 KW from the 33rd position of the same contract.

Always according to the indictment, in May 2016, at KEK-Obilic, accused Nazim Musliu using official duty as a person responsible for conveying the contract by contracting authority, has signed the application for the purchase of four reductions of 14 KW from the 11th position of the contract at a price of 16 thousand euros per piece, even though in the same contract in position 33 had reduced the 15th This is worth two thousand and 600 euros per piece.

While, Tefik Hargaja is accused of cheating KEK as contracting authority, handing over four 15th reductions of position 33 at the price of 2 thousand and 600 euros per piece, while he had lucky them as in the application of the Accounting Authority- KEK, with 16 thousand euros' worth of paper per piece as it was in the contract's No.11 position, causing damage to KEK's budget worth 53 thousand euros. With this, the defendant Hargaja is charged with committing the criminal act “fraud” under Article 335, paragraph 5 of the Penal Code, which is fined and sentenced to imprisonment of three to ten years.

The last court handling session is held on May 11th, 2022.

This session has been given the word entry. The next session on this issue is scheduled to be held on June 28, 2022.

A few weeks ago, KEK had awarded another contract worth 8 thousand euros to this company for the tender with 8 pieces of a painful gannet for diving ventilators.

Procurement procedure in 1.5 million tender

This procurement procedure is divided into four parts, two have failed because, as KEK's procurement “has written, all responsible tenders contain prices which in a substantial measure exceed the budget of contracting authority for procurement activity”. So it's about tears 1 and 4.

Tears of 2 and 3 have been declared the winners. The NTP company has been declared winner in 2nd. “Xani-Inex” in a value of 325. 205,64 euros, and for 3 has been recommended the company “Universum-M” The KPS, which has had an offer of 505, 917, 92 euros.

For tears 3 have competed four companies and a group of companies in the consortium, there have been five offers in all:

-“Universum-M” The KPS has had 505, 917, 92 euros.

- NTP “Hekurani”, 519, 048, 96 euros.

- NTP “Naxni-Intex”, 525, 968, 48 euros.

-“Elico” KPS, 610, 739, 69 euros.

Group of companies “B&D Engineering” KPS & “Noovama” Quick, 981, 001. 97 euros.

The main criterion for contracting was “cheaper price”. “Universum -M” has met this criterion and has been recommended for contract, as well, according to KEK, the same has met other requirements. The company that has fulfilled all the criteria has also been “Hekurani”, but it has been priced at about 14,000 euros more expensive./ P ERISCOPI/