Economic Themes (2013) 51 (4) 8, 729-742
Slađana Sredojević, Predrag N. Cvetković
Abstract: The competitive dialogue ("CD") as a method of procurement of public-private partnership ("PPP") is relevant method of selecting a private partner in cases where the public sector knows the goal wanted to be achieved by the project, but lacks the knowledge about the means and methods necessary to be applied for its achievement. Both PPP and CD as one of the instruments for their implementation are novelties in the Republic of Serbia. Therefore, the paper analyzes legal and institutional framework for PPPs, as well as the procedures for their realization, emphasizing the procedure of CD. The aim of the research is to contribute and to encourage the public sector to use CD as complex but useful concept, particularly in countries in transition, by analyzing important legal and economic aspects as main drivers and advantages of CD.
Keywords: Public-Private Partnership; Competitive Dialogue; public sector.
COMPETITIVE DIALOGUE AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
Slađana Sredojević, Predrag N. Cvetković
Abstract: The competitive dialogue ("CD") as a method of procurement of public-private partnership ("PPP") is relevant method of selecting a private partner in cases where the public sector knows the goal wanted to be achieved by the project, but lacks the knowledge about the means and methods necessary to be applied for its achievement. Both PPP and CD as one of the instruments for their implementation are novelties in the Republic of Serbia. Therefore, the paper analyzes legal and institutional framework for PPPs, as well as the procedures for their realization, emphasizing the procedure of CD. The aim of the research is to contribute and to encourage the public sector to use CD as complex but useful concept, particularly in countries in transition, by analyzing important legal and economic aspects as main drivers and advantages of CD.
Keywords: Public-Private Partnership; Competitive Dialogue; public sector.
