All Building articles in 50 Top Clients February 2003 – Page 3
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The British Land Company
Procurement policyThe procurement route used by British Land varies depending on the project and what is most appropriate at the time.Current methods are two-stage tendering with a guaranteed maximum price, construction management and design-and-build. Recently, two major projects have been let under a construction management form of procurement.Current and future ...
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British Waterways
Procurement policyBritish Waterways procures its work through competitive tender. In 2000/01 it introduced "omnibus contracts". These are partnerships with engineering contractors whereby ecologists, engineers and heritage experts from the company sit alongside planners, estimators and site agents from contractors. Phase two omnibus contracts have since been introduced, and these extend ...
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Boots Group
Procurement policyFor larger contracts, those worth more than £300,000, Boots has a list of three preferred contractors, which work with the group on an open-book basis. This relationship is something between a negotiated contract and partnering arrangement.It is one year into this procurement process and is constantly reviewing its needs. ...
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Birmingham City Council
Procurement policyBirmingham City Council procures all its building work via its urban design department. A wide range of contracts is used, including JCT, design-and-build and PPC 2000. The ICE form of contract is used for highways work, and term contracts for maintenance work. Some major housing schemes are procured via ...
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The Big Food Group
Procurement policyThe company uses different contractual arrangements for different types of purchases. Competitive tendering is used for new stores and refits, whereas serial contracts are used for such items as security and lifts.The group has started to use online auctions, but mainly for equipment such as refrigeration units.Current and future ...
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Helical Bar
Procurement policyHelical Bar uses a negotiated form of contract for some schemes and will competitively tender others.The contractors used for negotiated contracts are those the company has worked with previously and whose performance has met its standards.Current and future projectsIn the past 10 years, Helical Bar has completed development programmes ...
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BAA
Procurement policyThe bulk of BAA's construction work is let under framework agreements. These cover all types of project and are aimed at promoting long-term relationships with a preferred list of suppliers.The goal is to produce "seamless project teams" comprising representatives from the company and from suppliers with the intention of ...
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Associated British Ports
Procurement policyAssociated British Ports has no preferred procurement route, but much of its work is suited to a design-and-build form of contract.The type of contract used depends on the project and even on different elements of the scheme. Contracts above the various thresholds detailed in the procurement regulations are advertised ...
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Asda Stores
Procurement policyAsda uses an approved list of partners for its main contracting and design work. In terms of contracting, the main suppliers are HBG Construction, Laing, Carillion and Pearce Retail, which have worked with the company for more than five years.For all projects, the partners have pre-agreed overhead costs, profit ...
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Anglian Water Services
Procurement policyIn early 2000 Anglian Water Services selected six construction partners on a framework basis for all work covering the period April 2000 to March 2005, the current review period. This followed a comprehensive tendering exercise, and means that the company no longer spot-tenders for construction work.Current and future projectsWhen ...
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Highways Agency
Procurement policy The Highways Agency uses four procurement routes for its construction work. All routine and winter maintenance work is let under 20 regional or area framework agreements. These will be reduced to 14 over the next few years. Nine of these term contracts are managing agent contracts (MACs). Some ...
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