On October 17.10.2017, XNUMX, HS reported on possible ambiguities in the Helsinki asphalt contracts. The companies mentioned in the article are not members of INFRA ry. INFRA, on the other hand, has long been communicating the development needs of municipalities' customer expertise.
According to Helsingin Sanomat, years of ambiguities have come to the fore regarding the asphalt works on the streets of Helsinki. According to the newspaper's information, the city's construction service Stara, which is responsible for contracts, has been subject to an internal audit.
The subject of the investigation is tenders for contracts, pricing and invoicing. The client of the work has approved annual invoicing, in which it appears that overpriced products and machines were used and unclear hourly work was performed. The companies mentioned in the article are not members of INFRA ry, which represents the infrastructure industry in Rakennusteollisuus RT.
Individual problems with procurement have come up in the past, but the tender documents have mostly not been revised and the final invoices have not been addressed on a large scale, says HS.
The initiative to clarify the matter came from the companies in the field, who raised the suspicion that with the current procurement documents, competitions can be won at low prices, and at the end of the contract, the work will be billed according to the real, more expensive price.
INFRA ry: Procurement competence has become a core competence of municipalities
INFRA has been influencing the development of procurement expertise in municipalities for years. Procurement competence has become a core strategic competence of municipalities, where success has a direct connection to the health of the municipality's economy, the quality of municipal services and the vibrancy of local business activity. Procurement can either prevent or promote the phenomena of the gray economy.
By developing and harmonizing their procurement methods and procurement documents, conducting an open market dialogue with the area's business sector, and actively collecting feedback on their procurement activities, municipalities can influence the functionality of the local market and the municipality's tax collection and expenditures.
The story can be read by HS subscribers at https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000005411496.html
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT INFRA:
- Heikki Jämsä, manager
general advocacy, R&D activities, asphalt industry
tel. 050 587 2911 - Paavo Syrjö, CEO
tel. 040 560 1803