Start date: April 18, 2012          End date: April 17, 2015
Project budget (Life of Project):  $ 575,000
Implementer: Center for Civil Communications

Objectives

Increase micro and small enterprise (MSE) awareness of the opportunities offered by the public procurement (PP) market; provide MSEs with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to participate more in government contracting; and streamline public procurement administrative procedures that inhibit MSE participation in government contracting.

Components

• Facilitate MSEs’ easier access to the public procurement market, contributing to MSE capacity development, growth, and job creation.
• Remove unnecessary constraints imposed by public contracting authorities, and build the capacity of MSEs to effectively participate in the public procurement system. 

Expected Results/Impact

• At least 200 MSEs from the targeted regions will enter the PP market, after being supplied with applicable information, knowledge, tools, and skills for increased involvement in public procurement;
• At least 100 local contracting authorities from targeted municipalities will take active measures toward providing easier access for MSEs to the PP market;
• A model for MSE access to public procurement will be developed and this experience will be shared and replicated in other regions of the country; and
• All contracting authorities in the country will be provided with recommended measures to implement to enable easier access by MSEs to the PP market.

Contact Information

Contact at USAID:  Tatjana Markovska, AOR, tmarkovska@usaid.gov
Chief of Party:  German Filkov, gfilkov@ccc.org.mk
Information Officer:  TBD