Bill on fines for violations of public procurement legislation reaches State Duma
Russian government has submitted a bill to the lower house of parliament, the State Duma, that introduces fines for breaching the public procurement legislation.
Russia's Economy Ministry proposes amending procurement legislation amid sanctions
Russia's Economy Ministry proposed amendments to the public procurement bill introducing new rules for the state-owned companies that buy equipment.
Putin says small business needs to get access to state procurement bids
President Vladimir Putin said that it is necessary to break through the “bureaucratic red tape” and allow small business to bid in state tenders.
Offshore companies to be excluded from Russian state procurement bids
A bill excluding companies registered in the offshore zones from participating in Russian state procurement bids will be submitted to the State Duma, Russia’s lower house of Parliament, in the nearest future.
Restrictions over foreign goods in state orders may be set in law
The State Duma and the Civic Chamber are planning consolidate the priority of Russian goods over imported goods in legislation when making purchases for state agencies.
Russia tightens standards on defense contracts
The Russian parliament approved on Wednesday in the first reading a government sponsored bill penalizing officials for failure to place state defense contracts on time.
Military report on numerous violations in defense procurements
Over 3,500 defense procurement violations have been uncovered in 2011, according to Alexander Nikitin, an official at the Main Military Prosecutor's Office.
Public tender winner sues watchdog for $124k over monitoring system
The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on March 27 a $124,000 lawsuit filed by DataCenter against the mass media watchdog.
Public procurement crimes cause $219 mln loss to state - Investigative Committee
Public procurement crimes caused a loss of more than $221.52 million to the budget in 11 months of 2011.