State purchase participants responded to the procurement stir in the foreign exchange market. Since the beginning of August 2014 all state-owned companies have started to put more orders denominated in dollars and euros. Now, online procurement is located 131 Lot only customers at the federal level in the amount of $ 2 thousand up to $ 11 million. According to the experts, so state-owned companies are trying to protect themselves and suppliers from exchange rate shocks and make the application more attractive for potential contractors.
By placing an order in a currency other departments do not violate the law on public procurement, and thereby seek to protect themselves from the order breakdown. By law, state agencies can put the price in foreign currency, if the desired product or service can’t provide the Russian companies and enterprises. In this case, all calculations in Russia must be made in rubles. Calculation is performed at the exchange rate at the time of conclusion of the contract.