The executive board of OJSC “Gazprom” has approved “The Guidelines for improvement of procurement system of OJSC “Gazprom” and decided to prepare and submit materials on procurement improvement to the company’s board of directors.   Also, the executive board approved a draft procedure for pacing purchase orders by OJSC “Gazprom” and its subsidiaries with the company’s sole supplier (contractor) and decided to submit it for consideration to the board of directors.  The executive board instructed operating units and organizations of the company to develop decision making procedures with regard to placing orders with the sole supplier (contractor).   

 

Information: In July 2004, the board of directors of OJSC “Gazprom” approved “The regulations  for purchase order placing by OJSC “Gazprom” and its subsidiaries mostly on a competitive tender basis” aimed at improvement of the company’s procurement system. According to the Regulations, bidding procedures are handled by the Tender Commission and the Tender Committee of OJSC “Gazprom”   or tender commissions and departments of OJSC “Gazprom” subsidiaries. Information on competitive tenders is published on the official website of the Russian Federation (www.zakupki.gov.ru), the website of OJSC “Gazprom”, Tenders section  (www.gazprom.ru) and in print media.  Improvement of the current procurement system of OJSC “Gazprom” involves improvement of procurement legislative framework; improvement of the quality and efficiency of the competitive tenders; improvement of pricing practices  (estimated/basic/limit/settlement prices of the tender subject); development of a single automatic electronic purchase (tender) system of OJSC “Gazprom”; invitation of prospective suppliers (contractors) to competitive tenders. The draft procedure for placing purchase orders by OJSC “Gazprom” and its subsidiaries with the sole supplier (contractor) describes cases  when orders are placed with the sole supplier (contractor).