Public procurement
Legislation/regulations
The law on public procurement (2005) requires that procuring agencies provide technical characteristics in accordance with the needs of disabled. The institution responsible for the implementation of this act is the Public Procurement Office. The law sets forth the following principal provisions:
- an option to allow the participation in public procurement only of those entities and agencies employing certain percentage of disabled employees, etc.
- an obligation to provide procurement specifications according to the accessibility requirements (“wherever possible”)
Also according to this act, the Public Procurement Office must produce requirements for public procurement in accordance with the needs and use of disabled people, if the object of public procurement is related to public services or state and local government administration.
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