scholarly journals PUBLIC CONTRACTS IN HOLDING COMPANIES OPERATING IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY – A CASE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-276
Author(s):  
Karel Brychta
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Conclusive Evidence ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Holding Companies ◽  
Open Procedure ◽  
Public Contracts ◽  
Procurement Contracts

This paper is produced as an exploratory study with the aim of carrying out a taxonomy of construction companies operating in the Czech Republic, taking into account the type and number of concluded public procurement contracts. In processing the multidimensional matrix describing the companies, a cluster analysis was used to identify the dependence between the set of variables. Results of the analysis suggest that the prevailing types of public procurement procedures include negotiated procedure without prior publications, open procedure and simplified below-threshold procedure, while from the point of view of the contracted value, the open procedure is of the highest importance. As for the cluster analysis conducted for the types of public procurement analysis, one can conclude that there is a relation between the number of public contracts concluded and the scope of the types. On the other hand, the extension of the conducted cluster analysis did not provide any conclusive evidence regarding the relationship between the types of public procurement contracts and the types of holding structures. Such a study has not been realised in the Czech Republic yet. Thus, the results of this study provide a background for research in the area of public procurement in the Czech Republic. Some potential research questions have been stated in the discussion part of the paper.

Another One Bites the Dust: Recurrent Procurement Contracts in the Czech Republic

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-385
Author(s):  
Michal Plaček ◽  
Jana Soukopová ◽  
Gabriela Vaceková ◽  
František Ochrana ◽  
Martin Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
General Model ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Econometric Models ◽  
Public Works ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Public Contracts ◽  
Procurement Contracts ◽  
Complex Dataset

This article deals with the phenomenon of repeated contracts, specifically the effect of trust in public contracts. Our main objective is to identify the factors that influence the concluding of repeated contracts and to verify whether repeated contracts lead to increases in prices. We use a complex dataset of public procurement of municipalities in the Czech Republic for the period of 2014-2017, which covers more than 4,000 public contracts. This range of data allows a larger number of variables to be applied, including specific independent variables concerning municipalities, such as the size of the municipality. The data allow us to study this subject by means of both a general model tested on all public contracts and a partial model applied to public works. The presented results of quantitative econometric models from the data obtained from the awards of public contracts in the municipalities of the Czech Republic show that the fact of whether it was a repeated contract or a contract performed by a new (unknown to a contracting authority) supplier affected the chance of winning a contract.

scholarly journals Does the Lowest Bid Price Evaluation Criterion Make for a More Efficient Public Procurement Selection Criterion? (Case of the Czech Republic)

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
František Ochrana ◽  
Kristýna Hrnčířová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Selection Criterion ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Evaluation Criterion ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Service Contracts ◽  
Bid Price ◽  
Public Contracts ◽  
Public Contract

Abstract Through the institute of public procurement a considerable volume of financial resources is allocated. It is therefore in the interest of contracting entities to seek ways of how to achieve an efficient allocation of resources. Some public contract-awarding entities, along with some public-administration authorities in the Czech Republic, believe that the use of a single evaluation criterion (the lowest bid price) results in a more efficient tender for a public contract. It was found that contracting entities in the Czech Republic strongly prefer to use the lowest bid price criterion. Within the examined sample, 86.5 % of public procurements were evaluated this way. The analysis of the examined sample of public contracts proved that the choice of an evaluation criterion, even the preference of the lowest bid price criterion, does not have any obvious impact on the final cost of a public contract. The study concludes that it is inappropriate to prefer the criterion of the lowest bid price within the evaluation of public contracts that are characterised by their complexity (including public contracts for construction works and public service contracts). The findings of the Supreme Audit Office related to the inspection of public contracts indicate that when using the lowest bid price as an evaluation criterion, a public contract may indeed be tendered with the lowest bid price, but not necessarily the best offer in terms of supplied quality. It is therefore not appropriate to use the lowest bid price evaluation criterion to such an extent for the purpose of evaluating work and services. Any improvement to this situation requires a corresponding amendment to the Law on Public Contracts and mainly a radical change in the attitude of the Office for the Protection of Competition towards proposed changes, as indicated within the conclusions and recommendations proposed by this study.

scholarly journals Analysis of Regional Disparities in Agriculture Focusing on Economically Weak Regions of the Czech Republic

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-153
Author(s):  
J. Sirohi ◽  
G. Kukalová ◽  
L. Moravec
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Hierarchical Cluster ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Agriculture Industry ◽  
Bartlett’S Test ◽  
Input Variables

Abstract The objective of this study is to identify the regions of the Czech Republic with the economically non-effective agriculture industry. The methodology is based on an orginal approach as the economically weak regions are identified on the LAU 1 level, comparing to the existing studies using only NUTS III level. The input data describe the economic results of 6,031 agricultural entities from 75 different regions LAU 1. The data covering the period between 2006 and 2014 were gained from the database Amadeus. The study deploys the methods of Principal Component Analysis, Kaiser-Meier-Olkin test, Bartlett’s test and hierarchical cluster analysis. The study determinates two key components: the Company Size and the Company Profit. These key components are used as the input variables for the cluster analysis. The cluster analysis identifies four clusters of regions from the agricultural entities economical results point of view. Subsequently the Standardized Variable Method is used to determinate the mutual order of the regions. The results of LAU 1 regions analyses show that the agrucultural entities, located in the border regions, reach economical results below average of the Czech Republic regions.

scholarly journals Procurement management in construction: study of Czech municipalities

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas Hanak ◽  
Jana Korytarova
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Procurement Process ◽  
Public Contracts

AbstractEfficient spending of public money is a crucial requirement of public procurement. This requirement is even more important in the case of public works contracts since construction projects are usually very costly. Accordingly, public authorities should manage the procurement process in an efficient way. The aim of this paper is to analyse municipal procurement practices focusing on small-scale public contracts for construction works. The Czech Republic is the study area for this analysis. Data concerning procurement practices were collected through a questionnaire survey and on the basis of available internal municipal directives that govern the procurement process. The results show that a majority of municipalities use internal directives and specify financial categories for small-scale public contracts. It has also been found that the majority of municipalities contract external consulting companies for specific contracts or subsidised public contracts. Directives usually concern the issue of responsibility and the approval procedure related to the public contract. Based on the research findings, general recommendations for awarding public contracts have been formulated. These findings can potentially contribute to the dissemination of best practices among contracting authorities in the Czech Republic.

scholarly journals The Impact of the Choice of Evaluation Criteria and the Type of Tender on the Awarding Public Contracts (in the Case of Construction Contracts at the Local Level in the Czech Republic)

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 2057-2065
Author(s):  
František Ochrana ◽  
Kristýna Hrnčířová ◽  
Michal Plaček ◽  
Milan Půček
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Public Contracts ◽  
Individual Choices ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

Public procurement may be examined from different perspectives. Using the Czech Republic as an example, this study is devoted to examining the impact of decisions made by the contracting authority regarding a public tender on the tender process itself and on the outcomes of the tender. The contracting authority addresses a number of decision-making issues regarding public procurements. For example, it needs to decide between two types of criteria (choosing between a single-criterion evaluation or rather opting for several evaluation criteria). At the same time, the authority is free to choose among different types of award procedures while adhering to certain restrictions imposed by the Act on Public Contracts. Using a sample of 1,027 construction work contracts awarded in the Czech Republic, the study examines, in more detail, the impacts of individual choices made by the contracting authority (namely the type of evaluation criteria chosen and the type of procedure for awarding contracts) on the estimated and final price of public contracts. Recommendations on how to streamline the process of public procurement can be drawn from conclusions from the empirical analysis.

Protistátní trestné činy v moderních kodifikacích

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Kolumber
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Legal Concepts ◽  
Atlantic Area ◽  
Current Arrangement

The contribution “Anti-state Crimes in Modern Codifications” deals with the topic of anti-state crimes during centuries. Firstly, legal concepts in the pre-state period are mentioned. Then the attention is paid on the evolution of this institute in the Euro-Atlantic area. From this point of view, there are mentioned mainly regulations from England (1351), France (1810), Germany (1871) and Soviet Union (1958) which could be remarked as the most important for the development of other countries. On the other hand, it also reminds the development of codifications in Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, which were affected by the Austro-Hungarian legislations as well as German and Soviet approaches. The Czech current arrangement generally does not depart from the other European samples, but it cannot be omitted that in the Czech Republic it is distinguished the penal concept of the high treason (Landesverrat, vlastizrada) from the constitutional concept (Hochverrat, velezrada) which is dedicated to the presidential anti-state activities. The contribution also indicates that the concept of anti-state crimes in countries has not been unified and it has been varying according to various experiences and attitudes.

Situation of brownfields in selected regions in the Czech Republic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaroslav Škrabal ◽  
Petra Chmielová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
National Database ◽  
Agricultural Activities ◽  
The South ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Industrial Activities ◽  
The Given ◽  
Geographical Point

The aim of the article is to make a comparison of brownfields in the South Moravian, Olomouc, Zlín and Moravian-Silesian regions based on the spatial standpoint. Data on brownfields were obtained through the National Database of Brownfields, which is managed by the CzechInvest agency. Information about these abandoned buildings and grounds were dated on 31st March 2021. The finding of the contribution is the fact that the most abandoned buildings and areas are mainly in Moravian-Silesian and South Moravian Region. Most of brownfields are after industrial activities, civic amenities and agricultural activities. In the given article, the analysis of brownfields according to individual indicators was performed on the basis of spatial and geographical point of view. It was found that most of the examined abandoned buildings and areas are located mainly in cities, which were followed by municipalities. Furthermore, it was proved that the size of brownfields from 54% is in area up to 1 (ha). The following indicator was the distance of abandoned buildings and areas from the centre of the cadastral area. Based on the results, it was found that 45% of the analysed brownfields are located 1-3 km from the centre of the cadastral area.

Electricity supplier selection by a household in the Czech Republic in 2017 and 2018 – Monte Carlo simulation approach

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Kuncova
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo Simulation ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Electricity Market ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Extra Effort ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Monte Carlo Simulation Model

The situation on the electricity retail market in the Czech Republic is not clear because of the number of suppliers and its products. Although the information about the prices for the electricity consumption for households is available on the web and each household can change the supplier nearly with no extra effort and cost, households are still often not familiar with the individual price items of the products. In this article the analysis of the Czech electricity market from the distribution rate D25d point of view is made for the years 2017-2018 when the household annual consumption is simulated via Monte Carlo simulation model. The aim of this paper is to select such a supplier and product that minimizes the total costs of the electricity for a household for the selected distribution rate and compare it with the results from the previous years.

Public Procurement in the Czech Republic

2012 ◽  
pp. 210-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jirí Novosák ◽  
Oldrich Hájek ◽  
Jirí Machu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Regional Disparities ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Dominant Position ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Relations between public procurement, regional development, and e-procurement are discussed in this chapter. First, main themes of the debate are reviewed. Subsequently, some relations between public procurement, regional development, and e-procurement are discussed. The Czech Republic is used as a case study in this regard. The authors’ findings confirm the potential of public procurement to stimulate development of Czech regions. Spatially, public procurement may not be regarded as a suitable tool for reduction of regional disparities. However, there seems to be an important impact of public procurement on the development of local small and medium enterprises. In addition, the authors’ findings point at some links between public procurement and the concepts of sustainable development and competitiveness. Nevertheless, the dominant position of price as evaluation criterion indicates that the linkages are rather weak. Finally, the increasing interest of the Czech Republic in e-procurement was documented.

scholarly journals Bird mortality on medium-voltage power lines in the Czech Republic

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-44
Author(s):  
Vlasta Škorpíková ◽  
Václav Hlaváč ◽  
Milan Křápek
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Other ◽  
Power Lines ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Birds Of Prey ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Medium Voltage ◽  
Bird Mortality ◽  
Straight Lines

Abstract In 2015–2016, 6,429 km medium-voltage power lines with 76,430 pylons were checked for bird mortality in the Czech Republic. 1,326 bird victims of power lines were found, 156 of which died after collisions, and 1,170 birds were electrocuted. They belonged to 60 species from 12 orders, and birds of prey made up almost half of all victims. Steel pylons bearing several cross-arms including upper and crosswise jumpers were identified as most dangerous from the electrocution point of view. On the other hand, pylons in straight lines with Pařát cross-arms (triangular arrangement of conductors without any horizontal bar) were among the least dangerous, and when they had a simple perch fitted below the cross-arm, no mortality was recorded. But these pylons are new in practice and despite becoming widely used recently, they form less than one tenth of all pylons in the Czech Republic. On other pylons various types of mitigation measures have been installed. Commonly used plastic covers and plastic strips have proved to be especially effective, but only in cases when they are undamaged and correctly installed.

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