European Property Federation

CONSTRUCTION
issue	impact	status

Elios Report on Liability and Insurance Regimes in the Construction Sector

¤ April 2010 ¤

Could spur initiatives to give building owners maintenance duties during the financial guarantee period with refusal or limitation of guarantee in the event of the owner’s non-performance of duties.

Commission considering follow-up to the report

Commission Construction Policy Initiatives Impacting EPF

¤ February 2010 ¤

• Construction Competitiveness

• Liability and Insurance Regimes in the Construction Sector

• EU Construction Information Platform

Could graduate to regulation in some cases.

• Studies by Commission consultants

• EPF Secretariat on all Steering Groups

Rethinking Construction -Egan Report-

¤ May 2003 ¤

Increased efficiency through construction supply team integration.

United Kingdom only.

Construction Products

¤ August 2002 ¤

Free circulation and competition will reduce the end-cost of building.

Real progress already. Should be completed in four to five years.

EPF-inspired, European Commission-financed Pilot-Study Benchmarking The Performance of The Construction Industry

¤ November 1999 ¤

Potentially helpful to industry and clients.

20 March 2000:
First Commission/Industry Pilot Committee meeting.

Abnormally Low Tenders

¤ November 1999 ¤

Of limited interest because centred on public works in the context of Public Works Directive.

No EPF participation on Working Group or sub-groups.

Commission/Industry Working Group report on prevention, detection and elimination of ALTs.

Two new sub-groups: 1) European Surety Bond System and 2) Methodology for identifying economically most advantageous tenders.

Report completed.

Harmonisation of Construction Liability

¤ November 1999 ¤

Would affect clients and cross-border developers.

Limbo.

Information Technology Applied to Construction

¤ June 1999 ¤

Does not cover the use and development of IT in buildings (domotics, immotics). Is only concerned with IT as an enabling tool in the construction process.

No EPF participation on Working Group.

The idea is that major savings can be achieved through better communication and data-interchange between partners in the construction process and between different units within individual companies.

Report by Commission/Industry Working Group completed.

Commission Communication on The Competitiveness of The Construction Industry

¤ November 1997 ¤

Covers all aspects of construction.

Opportunity for EPF to point European Commission in direction of construction industry reforms.

Commission/Council plans finalised.