On 30 April 2020, the Saeima adopted amendments to Article 5 of the Public Procurement Law (hereinafter - Law) (entered into force on 1 May 2020), supplementing it with paragraph 19, thus determining that the contracting authority may not apply the procurement procedures specified in this Law if the contract is expected to be with contract price less than the contract price limit values specified by the Cabinet of Ministers, and if it is concluded for works, supplies or services within the framework of the energy efficiency improvement programme for multi-apartment residential buildings, which is administered by the company “Development Finance Institution Altum”.
In particular, meeting all the criteria set out in this paragraph: (1) the contract price is less than 139,000 EUR for supplies and services or 5,350,000 EUR for works; (2) the contract is entered into within the scope of the energy efficiency improvement programme for multi-apartment residential buildings; (3) the programme is administered by the “Development Finance Institution Altum”, the house manager, even if it has the status of the contracting authority, has the right not to apply the procurement procedures specified in the Law for the selection of the supplier and the entering into the contract. At the same time, the Bureau noted that all the criteria listed in the paragraph should be met cumulatively.