1. LITHUANIAN ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING COMPANIES CONSULTING INDUSTRY IN LITHUANIA May 24, 2013 RIGA, LATVIA PRESENTATION OF THE LITHUANIAN ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING COMPANIES Dipl. Civ. Eng. R. PRANAITIS, Managing Director

2. MAIN LITHUANIAN ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2007200820092010201120122013 Gross Domestic Product Mln. Lt 961381115209235394625.3105713113189 GDP growth, %8.83.1-15.01.55.93,6 GDP Comparable weight of Building sector, % 10.0 6.45.76.515,9 Turnover of Building, Mln. Lt 11136,612643,359425401,16877,66724,3 Turnover of Engineering Consulting in LACC, Mln.Lt. 159192114121124134 Percentage of the LACC Turnover in Building sector 1,41,51,92,21,82,0

3. INDICATORS OF THE LITHUANIAN ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING COMPANIES NUMBER OF COMPANIES AT THE ASSOCIATION 2003200420052006200720082009201020112012 Number of Compa nies 6131718202223222023 INDICATORS OF THE LITHUANIAN ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING COMPANIES NUMBER OF COMPANIES AT THE ASSOCIATION INDICATORS OF THE LITHUANIAN ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING COMPANIES NUMBER OF COMPANIES OF THE ASSOCIATION

4. 2003200420052006200720082009201020112012 Num- ber of D/C 500904960970138514371282130712071252 NUMBER OF DESIGNERS / CONSULTANTS IN COMPANIES

5. 2003200420052006200720082009201020112012 Turno- ver Mln.Lt Mln. Euro 20 5,8 77 22,3 99 28,7 100 29,0 159 46,1 192 55,6 114 33,0 121 35,1 124 35,9 134 38,8 TURNOVER IN MLN LT/MLN EURO

6. Composition of the Association companies: According to number of employees: 3 large companies (100 >… <214 employees) 18 middle companies (20 >…<70 employees) 2 small companies (6 >… <20 employees) Number of employees in Association companies ( 1250) makes 42 % of total number of employees in Lithuanian consulting industry The total turnover of companies in Association ( 38,8 Mln.Euro in 2012) makes 2,00 % of total turnover of the Lithuanian construction industry (1949,3 Mln. Euro in 2012) or 66 % of total turnover in all Lithuanian consulting industry

7. Number of companies having Managing Standard Certificates ISO – 9001 (Quality management standard) 1818 ISO – 14001:2004 (Environment protection management standard)1818 OHSAS – 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management standard) 7 FIMS (Integrity management standard – not certified yet) 1

8. Activity of Association in 2012 /2013-1 quarter Meetings in 2012 Annual meeting Board meetings Board extended meetings Overall Winter meeting in Druskininkai Working group meetings Meetings with leaders of 12 associations, representing Building sector 1+1 6 1 4 3 Meetings in 2013 Annual meeting Board meetings Board extended meetings Overall Winter meeting in Anyksciai Meeting with new Minister for Environment 13-1113-11 Debates on variuos issues at the Association Board meetings 27 – important questions Variuos letters prepared Official letters to variuos institutions in: 2012 - 97 2013 - 24

9. There are 21 page of Guidelines for the Public Procurement of the Design Services on the Quality Based Consultants’ Selection and short firms’ listing bases and guidelines :

10. -Proposals for improvement of the Digital Information System “Infostatyba” for : - provision of Public services: - acceptance of applications; - issue of set with conditions for design; - issue of Building Permission; - issue of Permission for continuation of construction after it was stopped; - issue of Document on Acceptance of Building completed for use - issue of Documents on uncompleted construction - Preparation of Model for Scopping of Services (Detailed Task Description on Technical Project preparation)

11. -Appeal to Seimas (Parliament) on Correction of an Civil Engineer Definition into Law on Construction - Appeal to Seimas (Parliament) on Compulsory Insurance of Design and Building Supervision Firms -Appeal to Chanselor of Government on Taking a Land for the Public Demand -Appeal to Chanselor of Government on Effectiveness of Public Procurement of Design Services -Appeal to Ministry of Environment on Qualification Requirements for Project Expertize -Appeals to Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Communication, etc. on various problems – 35

12. d) a)Raise of the Association visibility and reputationo @cowi.lt; edmundas@ekopro.lt; b) Development of Public Relationskb)aunokomprojektas@takas; arturas.abromavicius@sweco.ltulevicius@gmail.; c) Removal of hindrances from Design service processes c)direktorius@pmp.lt; administracija@pmp.lt; algimantas.medziausis@kelprojektas.lt; juozas@urbanistika.lt; marius.vaivada@pramprojektas.lt; info leonasrb@gmail.com; DIRECTIONS OF LACC ACTIVITY IN 2013 Questions that should be incorporated in the LACC events and initiatives

13. EXTRACT FROM PLAN ON LACC ACTIVITY IN 2013 1.Creation and updating of the legal normative basis 1.1. Analyze of the valid normative documents 2.2. Preparation of documents’ list that should be improved 2. Completion and coordination of implementation of the Design Services Contract Model for the Technical Project preparation 3. Development of Public Relations 3.1. Signing of Agreements for Co-operation with Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Communications, Association of Municipalities 4. Publicity and Publishing 4.1. Public relations (articles in magazine “Construction and Architecture”, newspapers “News on Construction”, “Business News”, “Republic”, “Lithuanian News”, TV, Conference on Engineer Image, etc. 5. Training and Seminars 5.1. Seminars for 5 Municipalities on implementation of prepared Guidelines on Public Procurement of Design Services (QCBS based) 5.2. Seminars for Designers in 5 main cities on implementation of prepared Guidelines on Public Procurement of Design Services (QCBS based)

14. MAIN PROBLEMS FOR THE LITHUANIAN CONSULTING SECTOR in 2013 1. PUBLIC PROCUREMENT OF THE DESIGN/PLANNING SERVICES 2. COORDINATION OF BOTH PROJECT EXPERTIZE AND PROVIDERS OF MUNICIPALITY ENGINEERING SERVICES IN ORDER TO REDUCE TIME FOR THE BUILDING PERMISSION DELIVERY 3. DEBASEMENT OF THE ENGINEERS PROFESSION AND SHORTAGE OF YOUNG PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS 4. IMPLEMENTATION OF SYSTEM OF PRE-DESIGNE PROPOSALS FOR DESIGN CONTRACTS

15. ASSOCIATION HAS OWN REPRESENTATIVES -In Central Commission for Project and Builders Managers‘ Authorization -In Constraction Committee at the Ministry of Environment -In Working Group (sustainable strategy for competitive ability) at the Ministry of Environment - In Council of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University -In Working Group (Public Procurement) at the Ministry of Communication -In Working Group (Energy) at the Ministry of Energy -In Working Group (Noise) at the Ministry of Health -In editorial staff of Magazine „Construction and Architecture“ and newspaper „Building News“

16. Ways of activity and etc - Association acts through Ministry of Environment and directly with Parliament (Seimas) Committees -Preparation of proposals to existing legal acts is going on without any financial support from the ministries -Insurance for Design companies and Building surveylance executors is compulsory, but control is weak -80 percent of Public Procurement still is on minimal cost base