The latest generation iPhones and Android that Transgaz wants to purchase will be used by the company’s management, as it is necessary to ensure communication security in strategic investment projects that also require access to hard-to-reach places, as well as for communication. with the Transgaz branch from the Republic of Moldova, the company notes.

Sterian Ion, head of Transgaz.Photo: Inquam Photos / George Călin

Exempted from Colaku’s tax reform, Transgaz is buying the latest generation of iPhones and Android phones, a purchase that angered the prime minister, who demanded an explanation from the company’s general manager, Sterian Ion.

At HotNews.ro’s request, Transgaz clarified why it is buying these phones and who will use them.

  • “This type of telephone is intended for use by the management of “Transgaz” in order to ensure the improvement of communication security and access to information and quality parameters in real time within the framework of operational activities, especially the activities of management units of strategic investment projects of national importance. , as well as within the framework of operations and maintenance of the National Gas Transport System, which also requires access to hard-to-reach places, operational reporting in terms of information security.
  • In addition, they are also necessary to improve communication and information security with the management of the Transgaz subsidiary in the Republic of Moldova as a result of taking over the management, operation and dispatching activities of the National Natural Gas Transportation System in the Republic of Moldova. , including Transnistria.”, This is reported in details by Transgaz HotNews.ro.

The company highlights the fact that, being listed on the stock exchange, it is exempted from Law 296/2023 on Fiscal Measures and Budgetary Expenditure Reduction, according to which state institutions and entities in which the majority shareholder is the state are prohibited from buying mobile phones with a price higher than 500 lei/device, and the monthly subscription cannot exceed 35 lei.

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According to the company’s report, as of June 30, 2023, the executive management of the company was carried out by 34 directors. On the same date, Transgaz had 3,961 employees.

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How many phones will Transgaz buy? The company is managed by 34 directors

The tender initiated by Transgaz involves the signing of a framework agreement for 18 months, a contract with an estimated value of more than 1.46 million lei (excluding VAT). The purchase will be financed from own funds.

The message states that after the conclusion of the framework agreement, 3 subsequent contracts per year will be concluded.

The maximum number of phones to be delivered during the term of the framework agreement is expected to be 735 units, while the maximum number of phones under contract will be 125 units.

Transgaz is asking for 7 types of iOS and Android phones released in the market this year, and the technical data from the specification shows that the first three types of phones are the latest generation iPhones. (maximum 80 terminals in 18 months).

Asked by HotNews.ro how many state-of-the-art iPhones will be purchased under each subsequent contract, Transgaz declined to answer, saying only that “according to the framework agreement, at least one device of each type of phone will be delivered.”

  • “According to the framework agreement, at least one device of each type of phone will be supplied. The maximum number of phones subject to the public procurement procedure is indicated in the procurement documentation. The number of phones under each subsequent contract will be determined as needed at the time the next contract is initiated.”, this is shown in the company’s specifications.

Cholaku is waiting for an explanation from the head of Transgaz: I’m sorry that I exempted them from cutting costs

Prime Minister Marcel Cholaku was annoyed by the fact that Transgaz announced a tender for the purchase of the latest generation of iPhones. “I told the director I’m sorry I exempted them (from the new tax and spending cuts law). I rely on the common sense of each department head. I am waiting for an answer,” the Prime Minister said on Thursday before the Government meeting.

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