Maximizing Construction Employment & Skills Plans: Framework Director Insights

1. Framework Community Board21.09.17

8. Employment & Skills Plans John Weaver Framework Director Balfour Beatty

9. Employment Skills Plans &Community Engagement • All MSF2 schemes over £1m are required to develop and deliver an ESP • Targets are relative to scheme value • 14 key targets around upskilling, apprentices and school engagement • MSF1 - 23 ESP’s 12 MSF2 – ESP’s 65% of schemes • Over 900 deliverables

10. A43 Moulton BypassNorthamptonshire County Council • Value £8m Duration 58w ECI period over 1 year • 3 Apprentices (QS & Eng) • 4 College placements – 2weeks per student • 1 Summer placement • Bridge to Schools event • Open Doors weekend • Careers “speed dating” event • School Visits

11. A421 Pinch Point SchemeMilton Keynes Council • Value £16m Duration 75w ECI period 20W • 6 student placements • 7 locals jobs created 5 NVQ starts • Oakhill Young Offenders • MKC Youth Offending Team • Bedford College – CITB Liaison • Painting competition

12. M1 Bridge to GrowthLeicestershire County Council • Value £12m Duration 76w ECI period 26W • 3 year 10 students given work experience • 4 NVQ’s started for the supply chain • 20 Students from Loughborough Uni had site visit • 8 students from local college achieved Bridge Crest award • Learn Live Event – broadcast to over 3000 students at 30 schools Our students found the Balfour Beatty live broadcast both informative and engaging. The fact that it was live from different locations with different specialists in different areas of Balfour Beatty made a huge impact on our student's learning and understanding of this sector.

13. Can WE do Better? • Apprentices and Subcontract training 5/10 • Effective use of the ECI period 7/10 HOW • ECI duration • Pipeline of work • Continuity of work • Energy

14. Hucknall Road and Crown Island Environmental issues Dan Ferneyhough - Eurovia

15. Hucknall Road • £1m Culvert Extension in Nottingham • Pre Cast Concrete arch procured by NCC • Piling cap to be cast below the level of the watercourse • Situated in a flood plane • Existing Watercourse could not be obstructed

16. Hucknall Road • Eurovia undertook ECI with NCC • Consulation with EA • Relaxation of stipulations • Secured a temporary works permit • 10% savings at ECI • Management of EA and NCC subcontractor

18. Crown Island • £1m Subway extension and retaining wall • Removal of Japanese knotweed in 2 areas • Up to 1,800m3 of disposal to landfill and 1,800m3 of additional fill • Risk undermining existing structure

19. Crown Island • Eurovia approached a specialist consultant during ECI • Reduced excavation to 56m3 • 15% Saving through ECI • 0 waste to landfill • Guaranteed removal of JKW

21. ECI Early Contractor Involvement in MSF2 Dave Mellor Framework Director Carillion Tarmac Partnership

22. ECI - The Midlands Highways Alliance view • “One of the key features of this framework is the ability to engage with the project framework contractors at an early stage.” – MHA • The MHA positively encourages the use of ECI • ECI is seen as a vital component to the success of a project • ECI has varied from zero to over 1 year – Average period is 6 Months • Savings are measured against the ECI time period used • Reasonable ECI is carried out by the contractor at no charge

23. ECI – Benefits • Enables understanding of customer priorities and objectives • Finds solutions to design and construction issues • Forms collaborative working relationships • Realises cost savings & affirms the client budget • Contractor appreciates the design concepts • Develops a robust and realistic programme • Allows engagement with stakeholders to secure buy-in and approvals • Explores risks and mitigates them together • Reduces overall contract change The Contractor view: NEC Option C with ECI consistently leads to lowest out-turn cost

24. ECI savings generated through MSF

25. ECI example • A50 Growth Corridor Ph. A – Uttoxeter • ECI period of 18 months • 12 major ECI savings identified • Approx 22% savings against budget • PFA solution alone saved £2.5m+ • Collaborative workshops instigated • Aligned objectives to make ECI and VE effective • Regular follow up meetings • Actions allocated with timescale to resolve

26. ECI – MSF2 Progress • Sharing experiences at the Framework Community Board – Good and Bad. • Introduction by the Framework Community Board of a standard ECI start-up agenda. • MSF2 Case Studies sharing lessons about how to get the most from ECI • Including: • Adopting a structured approach • Setting clear goals and taking timely decisions • Investing time and money proportionate to likely returns • Including key suppliers and sub-contractors in decisions at an early stage • Ensuring good communications and building trust with all stakeholders

27. Getting the best from ECI • Ensure the contract option selected is aligned to collaborative ethos • Set clear goals and objectives for ECI • Strong leadership, proactive management from all parties • Be prepared to invest in ECI, proportional to the value expected. • Engage with stakeholders, secure buy-in and approvals • Decision makers close to the team – speedy effective decisions needed

28. Galliford Try – Infrastructure LEAN & A611 Access Scheme Presented by Jamie Missenden, Project Manager 21st September 2017

29. LEAN & Our Business

30. LEAN & Our Business

31. Summary of Studies • Various studies undertaken include:- • Wide wall Manhole rings in place of traditional rings • Using site won planings in lieu of type 1 stone • Plastic pipe work in lieu of concrete pipe work • Use of a kerb planer for new kerb lines in existing tarmac • Precast Hydrobrake chambers (Even on large diameter pipes) • Prestart Presentations from the Project Manager to everyone involved

32. Focus on Specific Studies Site Won Class 1A (Processed)Material in Lieu of 6N Material • Class 1A Material approved as structural backfill • Saving of circa £26,000 • Reduction in wagon movements – circa 130 • Increased productivity – material on site, no waiting or TM to bring to site

33. Focus on Specific Studies Preformed ‘Perfect’ Manhole Systems • Process/Procedure key to success of product • Safety benefits – lifting and workmanship • Removal of wet working • Waste reduction • Increased outputs and earlier skills release • Reduced risk of defects

34. MSF3 Workshops November to February CECA Presentation November Business Case Approved March Prior Information Notice Published July

37. MSF2 Scheme Values

38. MSF3 Pipeline More of the same No limits on value No separate Lots Total value of work similar to MSF1 and MSF2

39. MSF3 Procurement Process 60/40 Quality/Price

40. Quality Proposals to support the MHA Aims and Objectives

41. MSF3 Programme OJEU to be published October Tender document issued December Tender Return Date February Contract Award May

42. The Package Order Working Group (POWG) • The POWG is primarily responsible for: • Making recommendations on the Conditions of Contract to be used. • Making recommendations on options to be used. • Developing model projects works information for pricing to aid primary selection.

43. The POWG is made up of representatives from 6 of the MHA Authorities: • Buckinghamshire County Council • Leicestershire County Council • Lincolnshire County Council • Oxfordshire County Council • Peterborough City Council • Wolverhampton City Council

44. What the POWG has recommended which the Steering Group has approved: • MSF3 will use NEC4. • MSF3 will again use Option C – Target Price. • Although X15 Design and Build option is not included, design and build is referenced in the Framework Information and is more likely to be wider used over MSF3. • Similarly Information Modelling (X10). • X22 is being used and contractors will be able to provide a price for ECI as part of the quotation procedure. • Overall we have tried to reduce the number of X options and Z clauses used.

45. Model Projects All real projects At various stages of development