The procurement system is a weak sport of the entire governance system. This system can only function in accordance with the integrity standards or against them. For this reason, for better governing on the public authorities of any level, it is strongly recommended that these authorities practice openness, transparency, and inclusion, providing civil society with opportunities to watch over the use public money. The legislation of the Republic of Moldova assigns an important role to civil society organizations' participation in the monitoring, observation, and supervision of the public procurement process. The only trouble is that we find a great gap between what is written the law and the manner in which these provisions are observed. And we are talking once again about the negative record of the Chisinau City Hall.
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