EFCA, ECCE

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EFCA, ECCE ACE SEMINAR New EU Public
Procurement Directive EUROPEAN HARMONISATION
OF PROCUREMENT PRACTICES IN THE SECTOR OF THE
ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY AND ARCHITECTURAL
SERVICES BRUSSELS, 21st OCTOBER 2004 Diana E.
Maxwell, Secretary General ECCE
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The European Council of Engineers
Who are we?
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ECCE was established in 1985 a small number of
professional organisations came together to share
concerns regarding professional qualifications.
From this the European Council of Civil Engineers
was formed. ECCE seeks to promote and instil
throughout the profession, the highest technical
and ethical standards. Each of our member
organisations is the sole representative of its
country and represents a broad spectrum of civil
engineering professionals. Our members include
contractors, design engineers, academics and
those working for public authorities and
governments. ECCE thus represents over a quarter
of a million civil engineering professionals
around Europe.
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Civil engineering education in Europe at the
level of the academic year 2005andbeyond
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ECCE Collaboration

• ECCREDI (European Council for Construction
  Research Development and Innovation),
• SEFI (Société Européenne pour la Formation
  dIngénieurs),
• ECF - EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION FORUM
• comprising
• FIEC, the European Federation of Contractors,
  
• CEMBUREAU the European Cement Association,
• CEPMC the Council of European Producers of
  Materials for Construction,
• EAPA the European Asphalt Pavement
  Association,
• FETTB Federation Européen de Travailleurs du
  Bâtiment et du Bois,
• UEPC Union Européene des Promoteurs
  Construction and, of course,
• EFCA, ACE and ECCE
• ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
• JSCE (Japan Society of Civil Engineers)

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THE EUROPEAN PROCUREMENT DIRECTIVES
FOR THE PRESENT Ensuring that the directives are
correctly implemented and that a level playing
field is there for all TAKING ENVIRONMENT AND
HEALTH AND SAFETY INTO ACCOUNT Reflecting the
concerns of the public protecting both the
public and the natural environment LOOKING TO
AN ELECTRONIC FUTURE Looking to the future of
e-procurement
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CASE STUDY THE U.K.s NATIONAL PROCUREMENT
STRATEGY
REVIEW OF CIVIL PROCUREMENT IN CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT - Peter Gershon, April 1999 In
order to determine the efficiency and
effectiveness of the current procurement
arrangements, I considered the following seven
aspects Policy Organisation and
Structure Process Measurement People Supply
Base Implementation Gershon represents a move
away from technical detail to a procurement
culture a sociological view.
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RECONCILING EUROPEAN LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL
PROCUREMENT STRATEGY
The need for clarity, conciseness and a clear
vision. The U.K. government encourages local
authorities to procure through regional centres
of procurement excellence and to seek
collaborative working building up
partnerships in supply of architectural services
that may be of 20-30 years duration sharing
expertise. What is the difference between a
Framework Agreement and a Framework Contract?
Might complex or ambiguous terminology undermine
the new approach There is a need for a clear
message and a co-ordinated approach.
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RECONCILING EUROPEAN LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL
PROCUREMENT STRATEGY

• Some of the issues raised across Europe
• Pleased to see there is choice in means of
  procurement
• The need to take national and geographical
  considerations into account
• Please avoid ambiguity and excessive complexity
• Need to monitor use of certain types of
  contractual agreement
• but
• Need to avoid excessive bureaucracy in supplying
  information
• Need to maintain transparency
• Lets see how it works in practice!