But the 2024 edition had a new preface. Ardi had read it online at 2 AM. The Ministry had finally done the impossible: they had indexed the manual to a live commodities average. No more fixed fantasy prices. Now, the manual had three columns: Base Price (Jan 2024), Seasonal Adjustment (Summer/Winter), and Volatility Cap (Max 8% quarterly increase).
The school rehab was only 8 months. No indexing. manuali i cmimeve te ndertimit 2024
Ardi smiled. The manual’s volatility cap worked both ways. If rebar prices dropped, the state would pay him the lower indexed price. He’d have to buy smart, store well, and waste nothing. But the 2024 edition had a new preface
Then Ardi remembered something. On page 289, buried in the annexes: “Për materialet e importuara me çmim doganor mbi referencën manuale, kontraktori mund të aplikojë me faktura.” For imported materials with customs value above the manual’s reference, the contractor could apply with invoices. No more fixed fantasy prices
The Brick Bible of ‘24