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Positive Discrimination Policy in U.S. Construction Industry and Its Implications

미국 건설산업의 상대적 약자 배려 정책 고찰 및 시사점

  • Chang, Chul-Ki (Department of Architectural and Civil Engineering, Hannam University)
  • 장철기 (한남대학교 토목건축공학부)
  • Received : 2020.01.03
  • Accepted : 2020.04.03
  • Published : 2020.04.29

Abstract

Despite the government's constant exertions on making a win-win environment through positive discrimination for small and medium-sized companies and local companies, they are suffering from order polarization, weak competitiveness to win a project, and low profitability in highly competitive market situations resulting from the contraction of the construction market. This study examined the U.S. policy and regulations on protecting the relatively weak entities in the construction industry, focused on a goaling program, setting aside the bid preference for small and middle-sized companies and local companies. From benchmarking, some implications were drawn to reconsider the goal of policy and regulations for small and medium-sized companies and local companies. In conclusion, unlike domestic positive discrimination regulations, which are based on the concept of market sharing that can allow a paper company to survive, those of the U.S. are based on the principle of fair competitiveness, and also provide a certain degree of advantage for small and medium-sized companies and local companies. Therefore, the domestic positive discrimination policy and regulations for small and medium-sized companies and local companies need to be reconsidered toward the direction of not only protecting them but also to strengthen their competitiveness in the market.

건설산업내 상생을 위한 정부의 중소기업 보호 정책에도 불구하고, 위축되어 가는 건설시장으로 인해 대·중·소기업간 수주양극화, 중소기업 및 지역기업의 수주 경쟁력 약화 및 수익성 약화 등의 문제는 여전히 개선되지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 미국 건설산업내 중소기업 및 지역기업에 대한 발주우대제도, 입찰우대제도, 지역기업 활용을 중심으로 건설산업 생태계 내 상대적 약자인 중소기업, 지역기업, 사회적약자소유기업 등을 위한 미국 연방 및 주정부의 정책 및 제도를 고찰하고, 이를 통해 바람직한 중·소기업 보호 및 경쟁력 강화 정책 방향 재고를 위한 국내 중소기업 보호 관련 정책에 시사하는 바를 도출하였다. 결론적으로 물량 배분을 기반으로 하는 국내 중소기업보호 관련 정책과는 달리 미국의 중소기업 및 지역기업 우대 제도는 해당 기업들을 일정비율이내에서 우대를 하되 공정경쟁 원리를 동시에 수용함으로써, 중소기업 및 지역기업 보호와 동시에 해당 기업들의 경쟁력을 강화 할 수 있는 방향에서 정책을 운용하고 있다. 따라서 향후 국내 중소기업 및 지역기업 보호 및 경쟁력 강화를 위해서는 일정부분 보호하는 동시에 중소기업의 경쟁력을 강화할 수 있는 방향으로 관련 제도를 정비할 필요가 있을 것으로 판단된다.

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