| Abstract [eng] |
The master’s thesis analyses strategical management of European Union investment projects for the programming period 2014-2020. The objective of this thesis is to define procedures of evaluation and to assess investment projects implemented by Šiauliai district municipality in 2015-2018. In order to reach the objective, the analysis of scholar literature and legislation regulating the management of EU investment projects is carried out together with two-stage empirical study. In the first stage 30 projects co-financed by EU and Šiauliai district municipality in 2015-2018 are analysed. Projects are evaluated on the basis of five criteria – measure, priority, budget, co-financing rate and follow-up activities after implementation of the project. In the second stage the projects co-financed by EU and Šiauliai district municipality in 2015-2018, which meets financially significant priorities of 2014-2020 operational program – “Promoting sustainable and quality employment and participation in labour market” and “Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty” – are analysed and evaluated. Strategical management of 9 projects corresponding to these priorities is evaluated on the basis of following criteria: general information about each project, human resource management, performance management, compliance to strategical documents, public procurement procedures, cooperation, achievement of results and performance review. While implementing investment projects of 2014-2020 programming period Šiauliai district municipality has allocated 30 per cent of overall projects value from its budget. 66 per cent were financed by EU Structural Funds, 4 per cent – from state budget. Most problematic part in implementation of investment projects is execution of public procurement. The number of participants in public procurement procedures varies from 0 to 11, depending on procurement method. The difference between prices offered by participants – 1 to 70 per cent. Biggest differences between offered prices are noticeable when purchasing services, meanwhile differences in prices offered by suppliers of goods are least significant since purchases of small value are usually carried out by providing selected suppliers same technical specifications of goods. |
