Best Value Procurement

Transport Infrastructure Projects Dutch Best Practice & Experience

10th April 2015, Ministry of Transport, Prague

 

Asociace pro rozvoj infrastruktury, z.s., 110 00 Prague 1, Narodni 10/138, m: +420 222 524 690, e: office@ceskainfrastruktura.cz, www.ceskainfrastruktura.cz

Background:

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Czech Infrastructure Association (ARI), in cooperation with Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic, promote best practice solutions in delivering modern and efficient public infrastructure. They both aim to facilitate discussion on the Dutch successful experience with the Best Value Procurement of transport infrastructure projects.

Rijkswaterstaat (Agency of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment) has a long and successful history of delivering quality public infrastructure. The Best Value Procurement processes were introduced in 2008, and since then were tested and advanced on many large and complex infrastructure projects. In 2015, the Czech Republic will introduce its new public procurement framework, which is driven by the European Procurement Directives. However, it shall be inspired by the European best procurement practices.

Date: Friday, 10th April 2015 from 8:30 to 14:30

8:30 15m Registration & morning coffee

8:45 45m Future of the Czech Transport Infrastructure: Emphasis on Sustainable Long-term Quality Dan Ťok, Minister of Transport Netherlands: Great Infrastructure through Successful Public Procurement H.E. Ed Hoeks, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Vision of the New Procurement Framework in the Czech Republic Ondřej Votruba, Deputy Minister for Public Investments, Ministry of the Regional Development Discussion opening Tomáš Janeba and Lukáš Klee, the Czech Infrastructure Association

9:30 45m Most economically advantageous tendering (MEAT) and European legislation Jaap de Koning, Partner at Witteveen en Bos  

10:15 15m Coffee break

10:30 45m Best Value Procurement - past, present and future Jeroen van de Rijt, Senior Consultant at Scenter, the author of the Dutch book on Best Value Procurement

11:15 45m Best Value Procurement at Rijkswaterstaat Wiebe Witteveen, Head of Best Value Procurement Core-team, Rijkswaterstaat

12:00 30m Networking lunch

12:30 100m Practical Workshop: Criteria Setting and Assessment Techniques – a Sample Transport Project Presentation of a practical criteria setting and use of assessment techniques of a sample transport project to illustrate and discuss steps and recommendations.

14:10 20m Closing remarks: Views of the Authors of the New Czech Procurement Act Vlastimil Fidler, Head of the Public Procurement and Concession Act Core-team, Ministry of the Regional Development

14:30 Invitation for a glass of wine

Speakers: Dutch experts covering Best Value Procurement, MEAT and other techniques, methodologies and aspects determining successful selection of the best offer for delivery of complex infrastructure projects, including panellist: Wiebe Witteveen, (Rijkswaterstaat) Head of Best Value Procurement Core-team, Jeroen van de Rijt (Senior Consultant, Scenter), the author of the Dutch book on Best Value Procurement, Jaap de Koning, (Partner at Witteveen en Bos), the Most Economical Advantageous Tendering Exper and Vlastimil Fidler, Head of the Public Procurement and Concession Act Core-team, Ministry of the Regional Development.

Place: the Conference Facility of the Ministry of Transport, Nábřeží Ludvíka Svobody 1222/12, Prague 1 (map)

Target group: 40-50 participants, including representatives of:

» Ministry of Transport (MD ČR), State Transport Infrastructure Fund (SFDI), State Highway, Rail and Waterways Investment Agencies (ŘSD, SŽDC a ŘVC)

» Ministry of Regional Development (MMR ČR) » Czech private sector representatives, ARI members.

Language: English with simultaneous translation to Czech

Contact: Czech Infrastructure Association: Tomas Janeba, m: +420 606 640 251, e: office@ceskainfrastruktura.cz