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New Plymouth District Council wins Beacons Award
The inaugural Beacons Award trophy has gone to New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) for its supply chain leadership approach.
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The trophy was presented virtually by Hon Poto Williams, Building & Construction Minister, during a live awards ceremony at Infrastructure New Zealand’s 2021 Building Nations(external link) virtual event.
Judges "blown away" by supply chain leadership case study
"The judges recognised the courage and leadership required to move away from the Lowest Price Conforming tender approach, and to develop long term partnerships in an attempt to deliver better infrastructure for New Plymouth, while also delivering positive health and safety and training outcomes for their supply chain partners. The judges noted how transformative this approach would be if it were adopted widely across the industry. The judges were also blown away by your bravery and leadership," Minister Williams said in presenting the trophy to NPDC Chief Executive Craig Stevenson and David Langford, Group Manager Planning & Infrastructure.
"You have thrown down the gauntlet to other clients across the industry to focus on value rather than cost," she said.
Find out more about the NPDC case study.
In accepting the award David Langford said "we achieved a lot but it's only because of the collaboration and support and willingness of our supply chain partners to work with us so a big thank you to them for helping us get on with the mahi and try and make the sector better. We always set out to try and do something that could be applied across the sector and have an impact, so hopefully this award helps us achieve that. We’re always willing to share and learn."
For the Accord, Beacons Director Andy Cochrane said "the judges really were hugely impressed at the way NPDC shifted the dial away from lowest cost tendering. The approach took bravery and leadership to sell to elected representatives and ratepayers, and we think this approach is a fantastic example of putting value ahead of cost. It really is a deserving first winner of the Beacons Award and a great example for the industry. We are so looking forward to seeing what could be the winner of next year’s award."
The finalists
The two other finalists for the award were:
- Canam Commercial and Whangarei District Council, for the procurement process on the Whangarei Civic Centre project which focussed on community objectives including an 80% minimum local contractor requirement.
- KiwiRail, for reducing construction risks and improving productivity by increasing digital capability on its new rail projects and upgrades, including the use of the digital construction technology known as BIM (Building Information Modelling).
They were selected from a field of seven Beacons case studies, all of which are exemplars of the Accord values showcasing good practice and innovation.
Watch the video of all seven case studies(external link) - youtube.com
Judges
The Accord wishes to thank the Beacons Awards Judges:
- Chris Bunny, Deputy Secretary MBIE
- Ross Copland, Chief Executive Te Waihanga NZ Infrastructure Commission
- Helen David, Chief Executive Associaton of Consulting & Engineering NZ
- Malcolm Fleming, Chief Executive NZ Institute of Building
- Marilyn Moffatt, Executive Director, NZ Institute of Quantity Surveyors
- Bharti Raniga, General Manager ConCOVE
- Peter Silcock, Chief Executive Civil Contractors NZ
- Maretha Smit, Chief Executive Diversity Works NZ