Matvey Taiz, senior expert of Uralsib FC

– System of competitive procurements is used by many private power companies as they help to enhance efficiency and to reduce costs

JSC Atomenergoprom is forming a centralized system of competitive acquisitions management to meet the needs of JSC Energoatom Concern’s NPPs under construction and NPPs in operation as agreed with State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom. This system is being formed in order to enhance transparency of competitive procedures, ensure quality and the required terms of equipment delivery, and to enhance efficiency of investment resources. The acquisitions will be conducted for the benefits of JSC Energoatom Concern and JSC Atomenergoprom’s engineering companies, namely: JSC Atomenergoproekt, JSC NIAEP, JSC St. Petersburg Atomenergoproekt, and also JSC Atomstroyexport. Competitive procedures will be organized by JSC Atomenergoprom’s specialized affiliate JSC Atom-service. Atom-service is expected to expertise acquisition procedures in accordance with contracts, consult clients and suppliers within its authority.

System of competitive procurements is used by many private power companies as they help to save money, to enhance efficiency and to reduce costs. In case of new construction projects we can expect reduction in payback periods, which will make them more attractive for investors.

In terms of tariff policy, lower costs will have a positive effect on the price of the new capacity and the tariff for the final consumer.

The centralized acquisition system is based on the ‘single window’ principle with the supplier’s assessment (certification and accreditation). A uniform system is supposed to be established to qualify the supplier and its product and to accredit it in JSC Energoatom Concern. The new acquisition procedure will allow for implementing the principle of purchasing transparency for all the participants, which will help to ensure maximum access of participants in purchasing to information about evaluation procedures and to choosing the supplier. The new system will incorporate uniform approaches to acquisitions’ data support, system of consulting and expert services, certification and accreditation. Besides this a uniform database will be formed.

The centralized system of managing competitive acquisitions for the needs of NPPs under construction and in operation will allow JSC Atomenergoprom to ensure the quality of purchased production as the basis of attaining the required security level and implementing the investment plan within the terms of facilities’ commissioning. The new system will allow for reaching maximum possible savings, and also affect the development of competitive nuclear industry suppliers’ market.

Besides this the acquisitions centralization effect will allow to achieve savings at the cost of acquisitions scale, eliminate duplication while cooperating with suppliers, and to optimize control throughout the acquisition process.

Only this year about 78bn. RUR are planned to be channeled to purchase equipment for constructing new Russian NPPs, including approximately 28bn. RUR to purchase prolonged manufacturing cycle equipment.

JSC Atom-service is an organization fulfilling specialized functions to prepare and conduct acquisitions in JSC Atomenergoprom’s system. Atom-service is responsible for preparing order placement documentation, expertizing tender documentation and participants’ offers, conducting organizational and technical procedures to choose a supplier.