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Construction Framework Presents to South West Chief Executives, 1st December 2009

Phil Norrey, (Chief Executive, Devon County Council) and Richard Buzzacott, (CFSW Framework Director, Devon County Council) were joined by Paul Dreschler of Wates Construction Ltd representing one of CFSW’s larger contractors and Mark Whitakaker from BCSW, a consortium of four smaller regional contractors, to speak to a gathering of Local Authority Chief Executives from across the South West region.

Construction Framework and South West Chief Executives

Left to Right: Richard Buzzacott and Phil Norrey, Devon County Council; Paul Dreschler, Chief Executive Officer, Wates Construction Ltd; Mark Whitaker Framework Director, Builders Consortium South West

The benefits of the framework were presented as a more beneficial option to the traditional tendering processes and Paul Dreschler and Mark Whitaker explained how contractors can bring collaborative working practices and value to the framework. The presentation was enthusiastically received and CFSW can expect new signatories to the Public Body User Agreement.

Current Framework Project Turnover in Excess of £130 Million
Within five months of the framework going live, twenty one projects are currently being tendered through the framework. These include:

The eleven provider organisations, which are a mixture of small to large local, regional and national firms, are:

BAM Construction Ltd
EW Beard Ltd
Builders Consortium South West, which is a consortium made up of ER Hemmings (Building) Ltd, Pearce Construction (Barnstaple) Ltd, RJ Leighfield & Son Ltd, and CS Williams (Taunton) Ltd.
Interserve Project services Ltd
ISG Pearce Ltd
Kier Regional Ltd
Mansell Construction Services Ltd
Midas Construction Ltd
Morgan Ashurst PLC
ROK Building Ltd
Wates Construction Ltd

The eleven were selected from an original group of over 40 applicants from which 25 were invited to tender.

Devon County Council leads the framework with financial support from the South West Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership (SW RIEP). The Council will maintain the framework to make sure it operates smoothly over the next four years.