New procurement code, designers: ‘the 2% deposit on the projects is … – Edilportale

10/03/2016 – Competition, design contests, security deposit to supply equipment and integrated contracts. There are several elements of the new Procurement Code perplexing designers.
Compared to the guidelines contained in the enabling act ( Law 11/2016 ) for procurement reform, professional technicians found no incisive news, except in some cases.

Deposit to supply kit

in the new Code also contracts design activities are subject to the deposit to supply kit. It is a temporary bank guarantee, which under Article 93 may be increased to 2% of the minimum price indicated in the notice or in the invitation and that has to be attached to the offer.

deposit is an additional cost, widely considered sustainable especially in smaller studies, which were previously excluded design services.

 
 

Design contests

As shown in the delegation seemed that the design competition or ideas should be the tool to use as a priority in the event of a particular work relevance in terms of architecture, environmental, landscaping, agronomy and forestry, art-historical, conservation and technology.
Article 23 of the new procurement Code, however, it provides that the General Contractor stations to resort to internal professionalism , provided that they possess the necessary skills and knowledge, and as an alternative to the design contest.

Co ncorrenza in the new procurement Code

Article 36 of the new procurement Code admits the negotiated procedure for the contracted design competitions by central government to 135 000 € and the up to 209 000 € banned from other Administrations. It is considered very high amounts, which exclude the competition a number of races.

The choice of the winner with the negotiated procedure should be done “in consultation with at least three operators”. In the old Procurement Code, however, it was expected to consult at least five operators.

 
 

Integrated Procurement

Also Article 23 explains that the design in the field of public works is divided, according to three levels of successive technical insights in the feasibility project technical and economic, final design and executive project.
Contrary to the provisions in the resolution, it is not specified that the integrated contract, where the object of the contract is the design and execution of ‘ opera, is limited to cases of particular technical complexity.

Incentive to intern the

E ‘was instead expressed a positive opinion on the abolition of the’ incentive of 2% to internal designers to the Public Administration. The government, in fact, will allocate the 2% of the amounts based on race for the programming activities of the costs, control of tendering, construction management and inspections carried out by civil servants. The 80% of these sums will be divided between the head of the procedure and its employees, but excludes employees with managerial authority. Prizes may not exceed 50% of gross annual salary. The remaining 20% ​​will instead be used to purchase goods, technological tools, instruments BIM and improving databases. Since the incentives is excluded the design activity, the professionals think that will open up prospects for increased competition.