The main goal of the public procurement reform in Russia was to limit corruption. The government prohibited the most part of qualification criteria in the selection process and used open auctions as the main tool of contract placement. However simplification of procurement procedures led to...

This paper examines main principles that form the basis of the Law on placement of orders for public procurement (94-FL) in its current version. The authors outline a whole set of positive changes as well as negative developments following this legal practice. They pay special attention to...