Panel debate Public Procurement The Voice of Construction Crafts and SMEs in Europe Panel debate Public Procurement Riccardo Viaggi Secretary General 15th November 2012 – SME ASSEMBLY

European Builders Confederation The Voice of Construction Crafts and SMEs in Europe Established in 1990 22 members & partners 2 million construction SMEs Exclusively crafts and SMEs

The Construction Sector 99,9% of enterprises in the EU construction sector are SMEs 92% MICRO-ENTERPRISES SMEs produce 80% of the sector’s turnover

The Challenges for SMEs in PP Size of tenders Negotiated procedures Disproportionate technical & financial requirements Administrative burdens Conditions of subcontracting Payment delays

What SMEs need now… TRUE COMPETITION / LEVEL-PLAYING FIELD Division of contracts into lots / Apply or explain No to excessive flexibility and negotiation Exclusion of abnormally low tenders Knowledge and training in public authorities ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION Apply ‘only once’ principle for submission of documents Self-certification Limit disproportionate technical/financial requirements FAIR AND TIMELY PAYMENTS Direct payment of subcontractors Diminish the pressure on subcontracting companies True application of late payments directive – including for public works

Find our position and replies on www.eubuilders.org Riccardo Viaggi Secretary General EBC secretariat@eubuilders.org www.eubuilders.org The Voice of Construction Crafts and SMEs in Europe