IPWEAvic Seminar Series Event: Procurement for Capital Works 21 May 2014
April 29, 2014 | No Comments | Events
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Date: Wednesday 21st May 2014
Time: 9:00am till 4:30pm includes lunch
Where: Melbourne Exhibition & Convention Centre, Level 2, Room 207, Clarendon Street, Melbourne
Cost: $250 members, $300 non-members
Who Should Attend:
Contract Engineers and Managers, Procurement Professionals, Directors and Managers in Local Government, Senior Managers involved in contracts and procurement and engineers involved in contract management
PROGRAM
8:30 – 9:00 | Registration |
9:00 – 9:10 | Welcome
IPWEAvic |
9:10 – 9:40 | Opening Address
Paul Roche, Senior Project Manager, Local Government Victoria Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure Best Practice for Local Government Procurement •Understanding the Procurement Best Practice Guidelines
•Legislative responsibilities of Local Government
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9:40 – 10:15 | CASE STUDY: Procurement: A rural perspective
Ian McLauchlan, Director Operations Loddon Shire •Delivery Options in a rural environment
•Procurement Challenges of rural municipalities
•Project Management Processes in a rural municipality
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10:15 – 10:30 | Morning Tea |
10:30 – 11:00 | CEO’s Perspective of Procurement of Capital Works
Warren Roberts, Chief Executive Officer City of Stonnington •Expectations of the Executive and Council
•The Planning of Major Capital Works
•Delivery and the Processes from the CEO perspective
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11:00 – 11:30 | Corruption Protection in Procurement
Mark Hayes, Partner Maddocks •A Legal Perspective of protection against Corruption
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11:30 – 12:00 | Completion Management
Laurice Temple, Director Construction Management Results •Understanding the keys for successful projects
•The importance of developing a completion strategy and plan at the inception of a project
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12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch |
1:00 – 2:15 | PANEL PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION:
Commercial and Financial Risks in Today’s market. A group discussion on the current issues and impacts that today’s economy has on procurement Presenters: Geoff Glynn, Director Assets and City Services Banyule City Council Phil Warner, General Manager Infrastructure City of Whitehorse Vicki Shelton, Manager Engineering Services City of Greater Geelong Tony Kerr, Coordinator Procurement City of Greater Geelong |
2:15 – 2:45 | Procurement Planning and Contract Management
Cameron Spence, Manager – Commercial Services, Municipal Association Victoria •The importance of Procurement Planning
•Contract Management Guidelines
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2:45 – 3:15 | Sustainable Procurement
Gary Liddle, Deputy Secretary for Transport Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure •General trends regarding costs of capital works
•Cost of materials and use of recycled material
•What is important in the procurement process
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3:15 – 3:30 | Conference Summary
IPWEAvic Representative |
3:30 – 4:30 | Networking & Afternoon Tea |