Kombinat-Ndroq-Plepa road Lot 3: alleged award to G.P.G. Company (Paqsor Buzi), JOQ report
Status: Allegation from JOQ; lot-level award not confirmed.
Summary
JOQ Albania (3 Oct 2026) reports that G.P.G. Company, 50% owned by businessman Paqsor Buzi according to the article, won Lot 3 of the Kombinat-Ndroq-Plepa road rehabilitation tender run by the Albanian Road Authority (ARRSH). JOQ reports a funding limit of about 1.36 billion lekë excluding VAT, a winning offer of about 950.3 million lekë, and five other bidders scored zero and excluded. JOQ calls the process questionable, citing screenshots of tender documents, and states Buzi was previously arrested over VAT-fraud schemes. JOQ's headline gives 12 million euro, but its body figures are in lekë.
Independent sources found: Shqiptarja's list of the government's largest contractors for 2024 names G.P.G. Company (owner Paqsor Buzi with a partner) with about 2.8 billion lekë in four procurement procedures; Balkanweb reports a Democratic Party complaint to SPAK over ARRSH tender criteria (a general complaint, not specific to Lot 3). No award notice for Lot 3 naming G.P.G. was found.
Key facts
- Institution: ARRSH; head named by JOQ as Ami Kozeli (per JOQ; not checked against ARRSH records).
- Funding limit: 1,364,927,749.30 lekë excl. VAT; winning offer 950,336,520 lekë excl. VAT (JOQ).
- Excluded bids reported by JOQ: EUROKOS HOLDING, ALBAVIA, RAFIN COMPANY and others (between about 832 million and 940 million lekë).
- Shqiptarja (2024 contractor list): G.P.G. Company listed with about 2.8 billion lekë in four procedures (secondary report).
The record
Four lists kept apart on purpose: what is established, what is only alleged, what is still open, and what those concerned said.
What is proven (1)
Established by documents or official records, as stated in the research. A recorded charge or indictment proves only that the accusation was made.
- G.P.G. Company appears in independent lists of large government contractors (Shqiptarja, 2024).
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationThat the Lot 3 tender criteria were designed to exclude competitors and favour G.P.G. (JOQ; Democratic Party complaint about ARRSH criteria in general).
Allegations and who made them (1)
Each line is an allegation as recorded, with the person or body that made it where the record names them.
- AllegationJOQ Albania: five other bidders with lower offers were scored zero and excluded, favouring G.P.G.
Open questions (3)
- Whether ARRSH has published a Lot 3 award notice and to whom.
- Whether the 12 million euro headline or the lekë figures are correct.
- Ownership of G.P.G. Company (JOQ says 50% Buzi; not verified in company registry).
Responses (2)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- No response from ARRSH, Ami Kozeli, Paqsor Buzi or G.P.G. Company is in the JOQ article.
- Democratic Party complaint: Balkanweb (ARRSH tender criteria 'will be reported to SPAK'; a party claim, not a finding).
Figures
Money trail →Kombinat-Ndroq-Plepa Lot 3: winning offer (G.P.G. Company, per JOQ)
950,336,520 lek
tenderSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Winning offer excl. VAT per JOQ; funding limit 1,364,927,749.30 lekë excl. VAT. JOQ headline says 12 million euro, which the body does not reconcile.
Date: 3 Oct 2026 · Payer: Albanian Road Authority (ARRSH) · Payee: G.P.G. Company (per JOQ)
- Rikthehet Paqsor Buzi: "Kafshon" 12 MLN Euro për rrugën e Kombinatit (opens in a new tab)JOQ Albania · 3 Oct 2026 · journalism · SQ
Timeline
Full timeline →Media
JOQ reports G.P.G. Company award on Kombinat-Ndroq-Plepa road Lot 3
JOQ's report (3 Oct 2026) on an ARRSH tender award; lot award not confirmed in independent sources.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 4 sources.
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 1 source
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 2025
Source label: UnverifiedUnverified · 3 sources
- Publisher
- JOQ Albania
- Date
- 3 Oct 2026
- Publisher
- Balkanweb
- Date
- 2026
- Publisher
- Albanian Daily News
- Date
- 2026