NEWS DIGEST FROM CECA NORTH WEST, 28 JANUARY 2015 Welcome to this round up of news from CECA North West. If there are any items you wish to include, please let me know. If you would like to contact me, or wish to arrange a meeting, I can be reached via email: [email protected] or mobile 07703 585027. Civil Engineering Contractors’ Association North West news Contact details: The address is: CECA NW, Cinnabar Court, 5300 Daresbury Park, Daresbury, Warrington WA4 4GE Tel: 01928 248735. Although the office is not manned full time, I can be contacted on the above email and mobile number. Free and discounted services for members We are always looking for ways to enhance the services CECA NW offers to members, which currently include: Legal services (see below) Hot desk facilities at the Daresbury Training Park office – call Guy Lawson for Tendering support details Market intelligence Lobbying But, please contact Guy Lawson if there are any specific areas where we can be of assistance. Capacity & Capability survey My thanks to all of you who have submitted details to be included in the Capacity & Capability Survey. It is a very useful promotional tool that I will be forwarding to client organisations. It has now been uploaded onto the CECA website, but if any member would like their details including, please contact Guy Lawson: http://www.ceca.co.uk/media/103136/ceca_north_west_capacity_survey_- _may_2013.pdf Tendering workshops Members are invited to contact Guy Lawson for 1-2-1 tendering workshops, where he will advise on PQQs and ITTs, eg on how to present socio-economic and CSR data as effectively as possible. This is a free service to CECA NW members. Please contact him at the above number or email. CECA NW Legal Advice Service Willow Contracts has provided very high quality advice to CECA NW members over the last year – and their support and expertise for legal and contractual matters is highly recommended. The email address exclusively for members is [email protected] and this will automatically contact Chris Hutchinson and his colleague. For the telephone service, the dedicated number is 01924 919392. In the event that the call cannot be taken any voicemail left is automatically routed to Chris’s mobile phone. Call costs I am advised are at standard rates. CECA NW Vision 2014 Copies of the presentations at CECA Vision NW 2014, by Jon Lamonte of Transport for Greater Manchester, Peter McDermott of University of Salford, Iain Taylor of Peel, Steve Moore of the Environment Agency, Matthew Atherton of Costain and Ed Procter of the Northern Hub can be accessed via the attached link: http://www.ceca.co.uk/regions/north-west/news/ceca-north-west-awards-2014.aspx CECA NW Vision 2015 will take place at the Manchester Hilton on Friday 2 October 2015. Further details will be issued shortly.To book your tickets, please contact Alison Young at Aldercross: [email protected] CECA NW Flyer 2015 I am now collating material for the next edition of the CECA NW flyer, for 2015. If you would like a project to be featured, please see the attached and send details to Guy Lawson in the same format with a high resolution image. http://www.ceca.co.uk/media/130806/ceca-north-west-flyer-may-2014.pdf CECA NW launch of The Infrastructure Decade, 23 January 2015 The Infrastructure Decade was launched at The Lowry with Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP. A round table discussion focused on transport and infrastructure, and Ms Blears gave a detailed and very positive response to the document, commenting, ‘Planning a modern transport system is absolutely vital, so I was delighted to speak at the launch. If we get it right there can be real economic, social and environmental benefits, and some fantastic opportunities for young people to learn new skills and embark upon rewarding careers in areas like engineering and construction. CECA's policy vision includes some really sensible ideas to meet our future business and leisure needs, and I look forward to seeing local and national investment in sustainable transport schemes in the years ahead.’ http://www.ceca.co.uk/media/143491/ceca-the-infrastructure-decade.pdf Thursday 5 February 2015. Supply chain event, The Emirates, Lancashire Cricket Club CECA NW will host a major supply chain event, in conjunction with and supported by the UK Commission for Employment & Skills, on Thursday 5 February 2015. We are inviting all of the North West’s leading civil engineering client organisations to meet supply chain contractors from across the region. Major contractors will have the opportunity to develop their supply chains, while SME members will be able to book 15-20 minute appointments to meet potential clients and understand what opportunities are in the pipeline. Alison Young of Aldercross will be co-ordinating the event, and can be contacted on: [email protected] tel: 07766 931531. The event is free of charge and refreshments will be provided. More details will be issued shortly. Thursday 5 February 2015. Dinner to welcome new Chief Executive of CITB, Adrian Belton, The Emirates, Lancashire Cricket Club CECA NW will be hosting a dinner for the new Chief Executive of CITB, Adrian Belton. Kate Green MP will be in attendance. A limited number of places are available, and will be allocated to CECA NW members on a first come, first served basis. Interested parties should contact Guy Lawson in the first instance. Regional Growth Fund Round 6 bid - amendment CECA NW is working with two of the region’s universities to support an engineering training facility in the North West, which will include a centre for bespoke civil engineering training. It was originally envisaged that this would involve submitting a Regional Growth Fund Round 6 bid. It has since been decided that this is probably not the optimum approach, and further details will be circulated as the proposal is developed, but if you would like to know more, please contact Guy Lawson. UU AMP6 meetings with construction delivery partners United Utilities has named its construction delivery partners, which are: MMB (Mott MacDonald Bentley), C2V+ (CH2M Hill and VolkerStevin), Advance (Balfour Beatty and MWH), LiMA (Laing O’Rourke and Imtech, with support from Atkins). I am in process of arranging meeting with each of them for CECA NW members later in the year. CECA NW/Merseylink Consortium meeting – follow up We have been advised that Merseylink Consortium, due to time pressures, will be unable to host the 121 meetings they offered at our meeting in July. Instead, they have suggested that CECA NW members email them at: [email protected] Make sure you include CECA on the title of the email, so that they can include CECA NW members in all suitable packages. North West Coast Connections Project A meeting for CECA NW members will be arranged with the project in 2015. The attached information booklet sets out details of the project: http://www.northwestcoastconnections.com/docs/ConsultationDocs/NG- NWCC%20Project%20Info%20Booklet.pdf J Murphy to present at Bridges 2015, Manchester, 25 March 2015 J Murphy and Sons Ltd is presenting and exhibiting at Bridges 2015 in Manchester on 25th March 2015. http://www.bridges.surveyorevents.com/ Also, following the completion of some recent projects involving FRP structures J Murphy and Sons Ltd have joined the National Group for Composites in Construction (NGCC) www.ngcc.org.uk and they look forward to working in collaboration with fellow CECA members, client organisations and industry to develop and promote the wider use of composite materials where the benefits of doing so are deemed appropriate. ACS develops innovative BIM solution Cheadle Hulme-based ACS Construction Group Ltd, a member of the Civil Engineering Contractors Association NW (CECA), has introduced an innovative new software package for the construction industry, called Sitedesk. http://www.ceca.co.uk/media/142778/ceca-north-west-media-release-ceca-nw-member-develops- innovative-bim-solution-27-october-2014.docx Training & Development NW Contractors Training Group – don’t miss this opportunity to reduce your training costs The Group provides access to CITB funding to support training, and its members receive free or substantially discounted training, for a nominal membership charge (£100 per annum - £50 for CECA NW members). In order for it to succeed, the Group needs as many members as possible. If you are interested in joining the Group, please let Gill Steele know: [email protected] Please could members advise their Training Managers of this opportunity. CECA NW/Knowles legal breakfast seminars The following topics will be covered in the next round of legal breakfast seminars. They are free to attend, and will take place at Knowles’s offices (unless otherwise stated), 3200 Daresbury Park, Warrington WA4 4BU: Water Industry contracts. Please note this has been postponed – further details shortly. A guide to liquidated and delay damages, 08.00 for 08.30, Tuesday 10 February 2015 Mock adjudication, Tuesday 10 March 2015 – timings and venue tbc To book your place, please contact Jemma Carmody: [email protected] CECA NW Co-ordinating Streetworks breakfast seminar 08.00 for 08.30, Wednesday 11 February 2015, Daresbury Park Hotel, Warrington (free of charge) Please note, this has been postponed due to insufficient numbers, and will take place later in the year. CECA NW Insurance for civil engineering projects breakfast seminar 08.00 for 08.30, Wednesday 18 February 2015, Daresbury Park Hotel, Warrington (free of charge) This