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St Georges Event
Procurement Conference held on 23rd November 2007
"Delivering the Decent Homes Programme for Basildon District Council".
St Georges Community Housing Ltd (SGCH) has plans to begin a £143 million housing improvement programme during 2008.
Managing this investment programme, which will bring all the homes that St Georges looks after for Basildon Council up to the government's Decent Homes Standard, will be the biggest challenge facing SGCH and its tenants over the coming years.
In order to deliver the £143 million worth of planned investment works by the 2013 deadline, it has of course been necessary for SGCH to procure the services of consultants, contractors and supply chain partners.
Following publication in the Official Journal of the European Union  of notices inviting expressions of interest from bidders, SGCH arranged a procurement conference to inform potential bidders of what St Georges and its residents will expect of any future partners.
Companies interested in offering their services as consultants, contractors and supply chain partners were invited to attend.
SGCH Procurement Conference Day - Holiday Inn, Basildon - Friday 23rd November 2007.
Two hundred people attended the St Georges Community Housing Procurement Conference for the delivery of Decent Homes for Basildon.
The primary purpose of the procurement conference was to inform potential partners of what St Georges and its residents will expect from the consultants, contractors and supply chain partners who will be engaged to help deliver the planned investment works.
The keynote speaker on the day was Sir Michael Latham DL MA FRSA.
The audience included Basildon Councillors, SGCH Board Members, partners and potential partners, local businesses, Basildon District Council representatives and members of St Georges Community Housing staff.
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Left to right - John Robb OBE - Chairman of the board SGCH,
Sir Michael Latham DL MA FRSA - Key conference speaker and
Steve Shynn - Chief Executive of SGCH Ltd. | | Two hundred people attended the St Georges Community
Housing procurement conference for the delivery of
Decent Homes for Basildon. |
Speakers at the conference were:
Sir Michael Latham DL MA FRSA.
As keynote speaker Sir Michael Latham covered the following topics in his address to the conference:
- Experience to be gained from examining the problems of 1993.
- Constructing the team
- The Egan strategy 1998 (which sets out the 'principles for partnering in construction'.)
- Change initiatives since 1994
- The definition of partnering and collaboration
- The essentials of partnering
- Getting the balance right
- The drive for excellence
Tony Ball, Deputy Leader of Basildon Council.
John Robb OBE, Chairman of the Board of SGCH Ltd.
Steve Shynn, Chief Executive of SGCH Ltd.
Tony Ashford, Property Services Business Manager of SGCH Ltd.
Michael Broderick, Economic Development Co-ordinator for Basildon District Council.
David Lewis, Asset and Investment Manager for Basildon Council.
Gina Blackford, local Resident Representative.
Those attending were given the opportunity to ask questions at various stages throughout the day.
Outcome.
Feedback from the conference has been positive and St Georges is now better prepared than ever to develop the healthy, dynamic and successful partnerships needed to deliver its £143 million investment programme.
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