10.11.2011
Publications

“Carlsbad Lottery” 2.0

On 7 October 2011 Lidové noviny’s Law & Justice section featured the reflections of Martina Parusová Zímová and Christian Blatchford on the drawing of lots and whether such a practice is a legitimate way to reduce the number of bidders in public tenders. These two KSB lawyers do not consider the method transparent and non-discriminatory and believe it should therefore be removed from the Public Contracts Act.

A draft amendment to the Public Contracts Act abolishing the practice of drawing lots was recently passed by the Chamber of Deputies and is awaiting the decision of the Senate and the President.

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