economy
March 3, 2026
Nova ekonomija: Tender for a clock in the center of Belgrade was rigged
The tender for the procurement of a clock that was installed in the center of Belgrade was rigged, and the company that installed it is a distributor of the French clock manufacturer Bodet, Nova ekonomija reports.
TL;DR
- A clock installed in Belgrade's Republic Square, costing 9.9 million dinars, stopped working shortly after its installation.
- The clock has issues with two out of four mechanisms, failing to show the correct time.
- The city urbanist suggested the problem is normal for new products and that the clock is under warranty.
- Nova ekonomija reports that the tender for the clock appears to have been rigged.
- The company that installed the clock, Electra M&V, is a Serbian partner of the French clock manufacturer Bodet.
- Technical specifications for the tender detailed requirements that precisely matched Bodet's '780' model.
- This suggests that Bodet's mechanism was predetermined before the tender was announced.
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