sep 2005 [email protected] green procurement in slovenia - cases peter Černigoj
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Green tradition
Slovenian are enthusiastic to protect the nature (in some cases enthusiasm fades)
Access to western technology, market and science in communist period
Production for buyers from EU according to the high quality standards
Export oriented, open economy
SISlovenia
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PP tradition
Competitive procurement practised in big projects since 1965 (World Bank and IMF loans etc).
– Energy sector o Termo power-plants (coal, gas) o Nuclear (Westinghouse)o Hydro
– Highways, railways, port
SISlovenia
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14 years of new public procurement
End of state monopoly, Budget law 1992 Contract as a wedge, separating parties in public
procurement 1997 first PP Law (UNCITRAL & EU PP directives) 2000 new PPLaw - "to implement completely the
directives" End of 2003 - renewed PPLaw, 192 new articles
– political goals (sustainability, environment, social...) basically considered incompatible with old public procurement directives (?)
2005 two new PP acts being prepared to transpose new directives
SISlovenia
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Environment and public contracts
Environment protection has been integral part of specifications and qualitative selection of candidates, according to strict legislation
Polluters have to pay high taxes so that ‘most economical bid’ contract award criteria implies also environmental issues
Political goals were considered in contracting: – in specification, at decision on packaging of PP contracts, at the choice
of projects, qualification criteria for candidates, evaluation of variants
Any decision follows environment protection legislation which is permanently improved
Evaluation of environmental impact of any project compulsory Obstacles: dispersed contracting, lack of knowledge, time
pressure...
SISlovenia
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Supporting activities
Training: EU financed programs and projects
Local commercial seminars and conferences
Government decided for concentration of the PP in 2003 (framework agreements), common specifications
PP Unit in the MOF
Private advisory services mushroomed
Club of public procurement officers, conferences
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‘Green coal’ for heating in Ljubljana (Q; S; E; C)
Before – low quantity brown coal 700.000 t/y– Waste ash 200.000 t/y
Now 400.000 t/y, ash 20.000 t/y No sulphur, no dust in the air Lower cost of fuel
http://www.te-tol.si/index.php
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Contracting for energy savings (Q; S; E; C) (Case Kranj)
No investment cost for public owner Savings and improved quality of
building Outsourced maintenance of heating
system and fuel supply
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Pedestrian sidewalks (Q; S; E)
Plate or brick pavement against asphalt:– noise– bothering traffic– energy– cost– time of repair– waste material
What comes next? Plates or asphalt?
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Features of an industrial laundry (Q; S; E; C)
25% of fresh water Less detergents Energy saving Low temperature waste water Fibres extracted on filters Controlled quality of washing Less damages of textiles Separated entrance and exit . . .
Modern industrial laundry
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Salt for ice removal on roads (Q; S; E; C)
Reducing the quantity needed and losses
Spreading devices– tested and certified for exact
spreading Salt stock in silo, weighted Quantity control Organization (ISO 9001?)
Silo for de-icing salt
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What to do next?
Central database of specifications
Add CPV-code to the specifications in the DB
Extend DB with qualitive selection criteria, samples of contract award criteria and recomended elements of contract
Promotion of good cases in media
Annual awards for best ECO - achievements in the EU
Networking in the EU - exchange of experience
Discover and support in the state central institutions, able to promote ECO-contracting
