Writing in this month's NZ Contractor, Roading New Zealand Chief Executive Chris Olsen points out that 15 years after the mandatory tendering out of all roading work, competition is still strong, with 189 different contractors actively winning work in the sector during 2008/2009. more . . .
Towards the end of last year Auckland Local Authorities agreed collectively through their Auckland Regional Contracts Group (ARCG) to amend NZS3910 to enable them to award contracts using tender evaluation criteria not contained in the Request for Tender (RFT) or tender documents.
This was in spite of six months of discussion with the contracting industry which argued that this move could compromise the integrity of the tender process.
In their respective reports published in Roading New Zealand's 2009 Annual Report, Chairman Cos Bruyn and Chief Executive Chris Olsen review the past year. Read here . . .
In an article written especially for the National Business Review, Roading NZ Chief Executive Chris Olsen explains how the British Task Force Groups re-engineered the construction sector by moving from an adversarial procurement process to a collaborative one, and suggests it is now time for New Zealand's entire construction sector to do the same. more . . .
The new Government Policy Statement on Transport focuses on national economic growth and productivity, value for money and economic efficiency.It recognises the $1 billion boost for road construction over the next 3 years announced by the Government in March.
Sitting back and looking at 2008 you cannot help but think that we have just been through one of the biggest set of changes ever experienced by the sector. There is no doubt in my mind that these changes will have a profound impact on New Zealand’s future transport outcomes and that there are more changes to come.
“The World economy is now entering a major downturn in the face of the most dangerous shock in financial markets since the 1930s” reported the IMF (International Monetary Fund) in its recent World Economic Outlook.
Over the past couple of months I've heard those in the financial markets many times saying “desperate times call for desperate measures”.
According to the New York Times in March of this year the World has just been through the biggest oil price shock of all time. This occurred earlier this year when oil reached $103.76/barrel, the inflation adjusted price of oil during the shock of the mid 1970s. As we all know the cost of oil continued to rise above this level to about $142/barrel. Today, as I write this column, oil has returned to around $60/barrel.
So looking back 30 or so years how did New Zealand respond to the 1970s shock and is there anything we can learn from it?
The Government released its Transport Strategy and Policy Statement on Transport in early August. The New Zealand Transport Strategy looks out to 2040 while the Government Policy Statement covers the next five years and indicates funding levels for a further five years.
So what do these documents hold for Contractors
To understand this we need to get a feel for how the Government intends to achieve the Strategy's target of a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions per capita by 2040. Page 51 of the Strategy document outlines this as follows
Chief Executive comments
Roading Competition still Strong and Healthy
Writing in this month's NZ Contractor, Roading New Zealand Chief Executive Chris Olsen points out that 15 years after the mandatory tendering out of all roading work, competition is still strong, with 189 different contractors actively winning work in the sector during 2008/2009. more . . .
Changing the rules during the game is not on
Towards the end of last year Auckland Local Authorities agreed collectively through their Auckland Regional Contracts Group (ARCG) to amend NZS3910 to enable them to award contracts using tender evaluation criteria not contained in the Request for Tender (RFT) or tender documents.
This was in spite of six months of discussion with the contracting industry which argued that this move could compromise the integrity of the tender process.
Heard of Roading New Zealand?
RNZ Chief Executive Chris Olsen, writing in Construction News, explains just what the organisation does. Read more . . .
RNZ Chair and CEO look back over 2008/2009
In their respective reports published in Roading New Zealand's 2009 Annual Report, Chairman Cos Bruyn and Chief Executive Chris Olsen review the past year. Read here . . .
Big changes in construction sector (article in NBR)
In an article written especially for the National Business Review, Roading NZ Chief Executive Chris Olsen explains how the British Task Force Groups re-engineered the construction sector by moving from an adversarial procurement process to a collaborative one, and suggests it is now time for New Zealand's entire construction sector to do the same. more . . .
Roading NZ welcomes Government focus on road construction
The new Government Policy Statement on Transport focuses on national economic growth and productivity, value for money and economic efficiency. It recognises the $1 billion boost for road construction over the next 3 years announced by the Government in March.
A Year of Change for Roading By Chris Olsen 1/2/2009
Sitting back and looking at 2008 you cannot help but think that we have just been through one of the biggest set of changes ever experienced by the sector. There is no doubt in my mind that these changes will have a profound impact on New Zealand’s future transport outcomes and that there are more changes to come.
Using Infrastructure to Kick Start the Economy by Chris Olsen 11/1/2007
It makes sense
“The World economy is now entering a major downturn in the face of the most dangerous shock in financial markets since the 1930s” reported the IMF (International Monetary Fund) in its recent World Economic Outlook.
Over the past couple of months I've heard those in the financial markets many times saying “desperate times call for desperate measures”.
NZ after the Oil Shock by Chris Olsen 1/12/2008
According to the New York Times in March of this year the World has just been through the biggest oil price shock of all time. This occurred earlier this year when oil reached $103.76/barrel, the inflation adjusted price of oil during the shock of the mid 1970s. As we all know the cost of oil continued to rise above this level to about $142/barrel. Today, as I write this column, oil has returned to around $60/barrel.
So looking back 30 or so years how did New Zealand respond to the 1970s shock and is there anything we can learn from it?
NZ Transport Strategy and Contractors by Chris Olsen 2/10/2008
The Government released its Transport Strategy and Policy Statement on Transport in early August. The New Zealand Transport Strategy looks out to 2040 while the Government Policy Statement covers the next five years and indicates funding levels for a further five years.
So what do these documents hold for Contractors
To understand this we need to get a feel for how the Government intends to achieve the Strategy's target of a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions per capita by 2040. Page 51 of the Strategy document outlines this as follows