Date: Friday 5th March

Location: Llandudno

Time: 8am

Cost: £45 plus VAT for club members and £55 plus VAT for non members

Remedies Directive – What does it mean?

The Regulations implementing the Remedies Directive came into force on 20 December 2009. The new Regulations will necessitate major changes in the way procuring authorities run tender processes.

“The EU’s intention in making the Directive was to encourage greater transparency in the procurement process and to cut down on the number of “direct awards” – i.e. contracts let without an OJEU advert. The means they have chosen to do this is to encourage litigation by aggrieved bidders. Therefore this is not just a ratcheting up of the “Alcatel” regime, but a whole culture change designed to increase the number of claims that go to Court.”

The consequences of breaching the regulations are now potentially more serious than ever before.

Simon McCann, Partner at Morgan Cole will give a talk on what this means for both client and contractor, what actions need to be taken and what can be expected.

How to Book -The cost of this morning event will be £45 plus VAT for club members and £55 plus VAT for non members.

To reserve your place please reply to the cewalesevents@cewales.org.uk email address stating your full contact details and the names of all delegates wishing to attend. Delegates may cancel their registration and will receive a credit for the fees paid less 50% as long as we are informed two weeks before the event. Cancellations after this will be charged in full. Substitution of delegates can be made at any time.

Cost: Free

This is one of a series of free events run by the industry for the industry, as part of the UK-wide Working Well Together (WWT) campaign.

The aim is to raise awareness of key health and safety issues facing the constrction industry, and also to give practical advice on how to avoid risks on construction sites. This event is aimed at apprentices, the self-employed and those who work in small companies in the building trace.

Book now! As places are limited

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 Who Shares Wins! 

What is the place for collaborative contractual arrangements in the current economic climate? Can clients now get a better deal by reverting to lowest price tendering?

Simon Lander a partner at ChandlerKBS has had many years of experience working with both major contractors and clients on ‘collaborative’ forms of contract which have focussed on delivering ‘value’ rather than on reducing tender ‘price’.

This ‘value’ based approach has been proven to deliver benefits for all parties’ according to Simon, but how does this stand up today?

Come and hear what Simon has to say at this seminar. The event will start at 12.30pm concluding at around 2.30pm.

How to Book
The charge for the event is £40 plus VAT for CEW club members and £50 plus VAT for non club members, and you must register with us in advance.

To reserve your place please reply to the email below stating your full contact details and the names of all delegates wishing to attend. Delegates may cancel their registration and will receive a credit for the fees paid less 50% as long as we are informed two weeks before the event.  Cancellations after this will be charged in full. Substitution of delegates can be made at any time.

To reserve your place email us at cewalesevents@cewales.org.uk stating your full contact details and the name of any delegate wishing to attend. Once registered and your place is confirmed we will send you the necessary details for the event.

A one Day conference & Exhibition organised by

Institution of Civil Engineers Wales Cymru

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South West Wales Best Practice Club

Times are tough for everyone, with SMEs within construction bearing the brunt of the economic pinch. Lowest price is no longer the way to win work.

This event is primarily targeted at SMEs who wish to find out more about collaborative working and how to prepare themselves for bidding for work on issues other than price alone. The event will be an informal workshop providing advice from a range of major local contractors, clients and advisors.  The event will include:

• A client view of collaborative working
• Major local contractors advice on key quality aspects of bid submissions including Health & Safety
• Value Wales, which is responsible for achieving better value for money in public services, will provide an update
• Representatives from the Swansea Business Centre will be on hand

Those available to assist you will include City and County of Swansea, Morrison Construction, Interserve, Black & Veatch, Carillion, Value Wales, Morgan Cole and Hugh James solicitors.

How to Book: There is a charge of £10 to attend the event, which will include a buffet, but you must register with us in advance.

To reserve your place please reply to the email below stating your full contact details and the names of all delegates wishing to attend. Delegates may cancel their registration and will receive a credit for the fees paid less 50% as long as we are informed two weeks before the event.  Cancellations after this will be charged in full. Substitution of delegates can be made at any time.

To reserve your place email us at cewalesevents@cewales.org.uk stating your full contact details and the name of any delegate wishing to attend. Once registered and your place is confirmed we will send you the necessary details for the event.

Downlaod: Presentation

Never Waste a Good Crisis

Andrew Wolstenholme author of the recent CE report Never Waste a Good Crisis, which is the first major report since Latham and Egan, will be joining us on the 10^th February.

The report looks to determine the level of industry progress since Rethinking Construction and define the improvement agenda for the next decade. There are major challenges on the horizon.

Most clients have already cut their long-term investment plans, and capital budgets will be at risk for many years to come as we anticipate a long period of recovery from the current recession. So what will make the industry change now when it has failed to do so before?

Andrew will talk about the findings of the report whilst Martin Sykes, Value Wales and Mike Edmonds, Chair of the CEW Procurement Task Group will look at the position here in Wales. This will then be followed by an open floor discussion on the response, implications and next steps.

A copy of the report can be downloaded from www.cewales.org.uk/2009/10/never-waste-a-good-crisis

How to Book: The cost of this morning event will be £45 plus VAT for club members and £55 plus VAT for non members.

To reserve your place please reply to the email below stating your full contact details and the names of all delegates wishing to attend. Delegates may cancel their registration and will receive a credit for the fees paid less 50% as long as we are informed two weeks before the event.  Cancellations after this will be charged in full. Substitution of delegates can be made at any time.

To reserve your place cewalesevents@cewales.org.uk

Upcoming Events

• 10th February 2010 Never Waste a Good Crisis – Cardiff
• 11th February 2010 SMEs – Bid Coaching and How to Improve your chances of Winning Work during the Recession
• 22nd February 2010 Who Shares Wins! – Llandudno
• 23rd February 2010 What would it be worth – Llandudno

Many small businesses in the construction supply chain are finding the current climate very testing indeed.  So tough, in fact, that there is a real risk that many of these organisations might move back towards a culture of lowest price tendering.  But the choices need explaining properly, and the South West Wales CE club are holding an SME focussed event on the 11 February, to help explain the options.

Feedback from its members and associates has shown that many SMEs are still struggling to understand some of the basic principles and benefits of the collaborative working agenda – particularly how the industry is moving away from lowest price alone as a method of securing work. As the SWW club has a range of members including clients, principle contractors and consultants the workshop is an opportunity to gain an insight into the processes involved from local industry professionals.

CEW is leading the development of the Construction Sector plan which is one of the four sector plans (the others are Retail, Municipal and Infrastructure) which are being produced as the first of a whole series of plans which is intended to support and ultimately deliver the new waste strategy for Wales (Towards Zero Waste) which will be published in the summer of 2010. The Construction Sector plan is scheduled for launch in autumn 2010. On Tuesday 12 January CEW hosted the second sector plan workshop. The workshop presented a summary of the views gathered in the first workshop which was held in October. Sixty representatives of every aspect of the construction sector had been invited to attend the workshops to contribute views on the problems issues and possible solutions which the sector needs to address to move towards the zero waste targets by 2050.  On 12 January more than 40 attendees were presented with the outcome of the October workshop and gave extremely valuable feedback which the Sector Plan team will take forward in the preparation of a first draft of the Sector Plan which it is hoped will be circulated to sector representatives in late February/early March 2010.

Now firmly established as a celebration of best practice, the Awards demonstrate the strengths of the Welsh built environment and act as a strong promotional tool to the whole industry. The winners and those from award ceremonies hosted by other CE regions go forward to a National final in the autumn. Last year, we had our best ever results to date, with victory in three national categories.

Our Awards are open to all organisations and project teams involved in delivering construction and contributing to the built environment in Wales be they developers, clients, contractors, specialist and sub-contractors, members of the design team or other consultants. Being recognised by your peers for excellence in construction will bring enormous benefits to your business, helping you to attract new clients, cement existing relationships and raise your staff morale. Apply now and be remembered and rewarded for all your efforts by taking part in the Awards!  Don’t forget, the deadline for entries is midday on 8 March.  Go to our awards page for more information.