The report prepared by the Court of Accounts included findings that the approximate costs were determined incorrectly in some tenders made by IMM within the scope of the Public Procurement Law.
In this context, it was pointed out in the report that the approximate costs for some vehicle groups other than passenger vehicles in the "2026 vehicle rental service procurement" tender with a contract value of 3 billion 375 million 868 thousand 924 liras were determined to be incompatible with market rates and very high.
In the report, which mentions the legislative provisions regarding the determination of the approximate cost in the Public Procurement Law and the Service Procurement Tenders Implementation Regulation, it is stated that the administrations are not restricted in determining the approximate cost, and that they can benefit from the prices determined by public institutions, the prices of similar works purchased by public institutions and organizations, the prices determined by the relevant chambers and the price researches that can be made in the market.
In the report, it is stated that various vehicles in 17 different groups were determined for the vehicles to be rented by IMM within the scope of the tender, and price research was conducted from 5 companies to be used in the approximate cost calculation. "As a result of this research, the approximate cost shown in the table below was created. At the same time, one of the companies that submitted a bid for the approximate cost price research participated in the tender as a bidder and as a result of the tender, it won the tender as a contractor at the prices specified in the table." statements were included.
In the report, it was noted that as a result of the investigations, it was determined that the difference between the monthly rental costs and insurance values of vehicles in some groups other than passenger vehicles corresponded to only a few months' rental fee.
In the report, which includes the table where the rental price and insurance values of the vehicles are given, "As can be seen from the table above, it is clear that the rental prices determined for the vehicles rented within the scope of the tender are very high compared to the acquisition costs of the vehicle. For example, the average insurance value of the vehicles in the 6th group is 1 million 493 thousand 355 liras. The one-month rental fee paid by the Administration for the vehicle is 496 thousand liras. Accordingly, instead of renting the vehicle, the vehicle is rented by the Administration." "If it is desired to purchase a vehicle, it can be purchased for a 3-month rental fee. This situation is contrary to the normal flow of life in terms of effective, economical and efficient use of resources." It was said.
In line with these findings, it was evaluated that the approximate costs in the tender were determined well above market prices and that there was no realistic harmony between the rental prices of the vehicles and their approximate costs.
It was stated that in the response given by IMM to the findings of the Court of Accounts, a definition of the approximate cost was included, but no explanation was made regarding the audit finding.
In the report, "As a result, evaluating the prices declared by the companies in the approximate cost calculation without checking whether the prices reported by the companies reflect the market prices in order to determine the approximate costs of the vehicles in different groups to be procured in the tender held by the municipality is a practice against the legislation and the approximate costs must be determined realistically to reflect the market conditions." statements were included.
