The construction crisis has had a positive impact on the transparency of public tenders, said Dan Ťok, the CEO of Skanska, one of the leaders in the Czech construction sector. “I see a significant improvement here. This, however, is because orders are so scarce that participants cannot make agreements among themselves. Moreover, there are several entities that do not want to agree at all as a matter of principle, making agreements impossible,” said Ťok.
“The combination of these two factors means that orders in construction are now being gained more or less transparently and in a fair way,” he added. However, frequent appeals by companies that come in third or fourth in the tender make the whole process excessively long, Ťok warned. He blames not only the crisis for this but also the state, which, in his opinion, does not support construction investments. “If investments and construction work started, the engine of the economy would slowly get started again. Other activities would connect to the building part, providing more jobs,” Ťok said.
