On 29 June 2022, the next meeting of the Construction and Infrastructure Working Group of AHK Azerbaijan took place with the participation of around 30 company representatives. The meeting was focused on facilitating public procurement procedures in Azerbaijan.
Opening the meeting, Tobias Baumann, Executive Board Member of AHK Azerbaijan, welcomed the participants. Ummi Jalilova, Chairperson of the Construction and Infrastructure Working Group, introduced the agenda of the meeting and gave brief information about the central theme.
Then, Ahmad Hasanov, Head of the Public Procurement Department at the State Service for Antimonopoly and Control Over Consumer Market, presented a statistical report on the activities of the State Service for 2021. In his speech, he delivered detailed information about improving the control of public procurement procedures, implementing adequate measures, and current works on the public procurement portal and the new draft law. The meeting was followed by a lively question and answers session with the participation of the member companies of AHK Azerbaijan.
At the end of the meeting, Ummi Jalilova informed participants about the appointment of Narmin Huseynzade, Head of the Business Development Department at the PMD Projects LLC, as Deputy Chairman of the Construction and Infrastructure Working Group and introduced her to the working group members.