The Ministry of Justice (MS) of the Slovak Republic It rejects the claims of the Movement Slovakia on a contract concerning the Regional Court in Nitra. The project for the modernization and completion of the building, thanks to the acceleration of the preparatory and public procurement processes It managed to launch more than six million euros from the plan of renewal and durability. This was stated for TASR by the spokeswoman of the World Championship Barbora Škulová.
“The above -limit contract was declared in May 2025 and closed in less than four months. 12 offers came to the competition, which confirms the high level of competition. During the explanation they were answered 170 questions and the process took place without any objection. The winning offer was about 1.35 million euros without VAT lower As an expected value of the contract, thereby significantly saving the state funds, ”the spokeswoman said. She pointed out that the public procurement was not provided by the World Championship, but the Commission set up by the Regional Court in Nitra, composed of experts with the law of evaluation.
According to her, the original project documentation counted on the period of 13 months. “However, since the European Commission has issued a document notification of the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council in which a new, significantly earlier date of the project is finalized, The implementation time had to be significantly shortened. Without modifications, the construction would end in October 2026, What Slovakia would lose the entire investment, ”the spokeswoman added. It was necessary to take acceleration measures, which shortened the duration of the implementation by 60 days to be carried out in Nova Lehota – until 31 August next year. According to the spokeswoman, these steps were agreed directly with the contractor and their The aim was to ensure timely completion of the project.
The amendment to the contract, whose value was 5.6 percent of the priced price, made it possible not only to accelerate the work by increasing the staff, but also the tightening of sanction mechanisms, including the adjustment of the amount of the security. “The contract for work entered into force on 10 September 2025, the construction site was handed over on 24 September and the work began on 29 September 2025. The criticism of the signing of the contract and the amendment in one day is unfounded. The financial coverage was only secured by the Regional Court by August 2026, and therefore without signing the amendment on the same day as the contract, the project could not be implemented at all. The conclusion of a contract without an amendment would mean a violation of the Act on Financial Control, but especially the extinction of the entire investment, ” Škulová noted.
It is not true that the second candidate would be able to implement the project more advantageously. “All bids were submitted for the same, 13-month period, and if another supplier were elected, it would also have to proceed to acceleration, which means that any additional applicant would have additional acceleration costs, therefore it is not correct to compare the current price after the amendment, which already includes acceleration measures, Without taking into account the value/price of acceleration measures,“She added.
The opposition movement Slovakia will complain to the Public Procurement Office for the Treaty for the modernization and completion of the building of the Regional Court in Nitra. It pointed out that on the day of conclusion of the contract, an amendment to it was also concluded, thus increasing the contract from EUR 6.36 to EUR 6.72 million with VAT. He considers such a procedure to be inadmissible.
