Rebuilding the Royal “for Liverpool by Liverpool”

Suppliers are invited to register for a meet the bidder event in regards to the rebuilding of the Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Holspital:

Horizon is in the fnal stages of bidding to re-develop the new Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospital.  We are fully committed to boosting the Liverpool economy by retaining and re-circulating money spent on regeneration investment and are holding a ‘Meet the Bidder’ event to introduce our consortium and begin to develop a local supply chain. 

The aim of our “for Liverpool by Liverpool” day is to raise awareness of potential opportunities in future construction works and to demonstrate  that wherever possible Horizon will:

• Work with the local supply chain 
• Support the procurement of locally manufactured, sustainable materials and
• Encourage collaboration between local stakeholders, the construction and manufacturing sectors

The event will bring together representatives from the Horizon consortium including Interserve, FCC Construcción and Mercury Engineering with sub-contractors and suppliers from the Liverpool City Region.

Please see the workpages overleaf for further information on the potential opportunities.
To register for the event please contact Horizon at info@horizonliverpool.com with your company name, address, contact details & workpackages of interest. 

Please ensure you only register if identifed areas are relevant to your business.

Key Dates
Registration of interest must be received by 30th September 2011.

Companies within selected packages will be notifed with event details by 10th October 2011.

Those who are not selected at this stage will remain registered on the supply chain database and will be made aware of opportunities as the project progresses.

Who Should Register?
Liverpool City Region based businesses with the following subcontract capabilities:

Construction Packages:
Demolition and Asbestos Removal, Groundworks, Insitu Concrete, Precast Concrete, Structural Steelwork, Metal Staircases, Curtain Walling, Brickwork and Blockwork, Glazed Screens/Partitions, SFS Metsec, External Render, Screeding, Metal Roofng and Cladding, Ceramic Tilling,  Fire Protection, Carpentry & Joinery, Metal Stud Partitions, Dry Lining/Plastering, IPS Panelling and Toilet Cubicles, Painting and Decorating, Fexible Flooring, Suspended Ceilings, Plasterboard Ceilings, Signage, Lifts, Soft Landscaping, Tarmac Surfacing, Fencing & Gates, Logistics.

Electrical Packages:
HV Generation, HV Supply & Distribution, Main LV Switchboards, Sub-main Distribution, Distribution Boards and IPS Panels, Lighting and Power systems primary containment, Nurse Call / Fire Alarm / Security  CCTV / Controls, Data systems containment, General LV Power Installation, Supplies to Mechanical Equipment, Supplies to Ancillary Services, UPS Installation, External Power Supplies, General Lighting Installation, Lighting Controls, Emergency Lighting Installation, External Lighting, Medical Equipment , Bed Head trunking, Public Address / Induction Loop installation, TV/FM installation, Lightning Protection, Earthing and Bonding, Test and Commissioning, Builders Work Items, Specialist ELV systems, Voice and Data Installation, Site Wide distributions, External gas Main, Wind Turbine.

Mechanical Packages:
Sanitary Appliances, Sanitary Panelling system, Sanitary Installation, Foul Drainage above ground-Cast Iron, Foul Drainage above ground-Plastic, Chemical / RA Drainage above ground-Vulcathene, Internal Rainwater pipework, Cold Water Tanks and Equipment, Cold Water distribution, Cold Water Final connections, Hot Water Distribution, Hot Water Final connections, Local Heater Units, Low Temperature Hot Water, Heating distribution, Low Temperature Hot Water Heating Final Connection, Local Cooling Units, Cooling Distribution, Central Refrigeration Plant, Ventilation Plant, General Ductwork, Fire Rated Ductwork, Specialist Duct systems, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Externally, Cold Water Installation, Externally Dry Risers, Equipment Installation, Steam and Condensate Installation, Ductwork Insulation, Pipework Insulation, Trace Heating,
Testing and Commissioning, Cleaning and Chemical Treatment, Medical Gases Installation, Pneumatic Tube Installation, Medical Equipment, Building Management System, Builders Work items, Absorption Cooling, Sprinklers, Site Wide Distribution.

Please ensure you only register your interest if the areas identifed are relevant to your business.

17 February at Aintree Racecourse

Balfour Beatty, a  member of Liverpool Chamber of Commerce is currently bidding for major construction contracts in Liverpool. 

The bidding process is currently underway and for the next few months, and in preparation for that work the company is building its local supplier framework.

Balfour Beatty will also be holding a ‘Meet the Buyer’ event on 17th February at Aintree Racecourse and would like to invite various trades from across the sub-region to attend if they are interested in winning business should it be successful with its major bid.

Liverpool Chamber is managing the event on the company’s behalf and has been asked to help identify local businesses in the Merseyside area who are working in the relevant trades.

If you are involved in any of the trades listed below and are interested in taking part, please contact jenny.stewart@liverpoolchamber.org.uk in the first instance  no later than 28 January 2011  specifying which trade areas your businesses is involved with.  We will then forward all relevant details on the next steps.

Trades:

• air conditioning equipment
• air handling units
• biomass fuel
• bricks and block work
• canopies
• carpet and vinyl floor coverings
• cctv
• cleaning agencies
• confidential waste providers
• containment
• copper steel pipework
• data cabling
• decorators
• drainange- pipe manholes interceptors etc
• ductwork
• efte
• energy suppliers
• external/internal lighting lighting
• fans
• feminine hygiene
• fencing
• FFE/ providers repairers
• fire alarms
• Food providers
• gardeners
• gas fired boilers
• glazed partitions
• glazing
• grounsmen
• hard landscapingexternal signage
• hardcore
• inronmongery
• insulation
• kerbing
• Kitchen equipment providers
• light kitchen equipment providers
• locksmiths
• Louvers
• mansafe/fall arrest systems
• metal doors and roller shutters
• paint
• paving
• perst control
• power sockets
• Pre cast floors and staors
• radiators
• rainwater harvesting
• ready mixed concrete
• recruitment agencies
• recycling organisations
• sand cement creeds
• sanitary ware
• single ply membranes
• sockets
• soft landscaping
• solar panels
• specialist grounds (tree surgeons)
• specialist maintenance providers (i.e.lifts)
• sprinkler systems
• steelwork
• stonework
• street furniture
• suspended ceilings
• switchesswitchgear
• taps
• tarmac
• timber flooring
• timber doors
• walls and roof cladding
• wast compnaies
• water cooler providers
• wind turbines
• window cleaners
• windows
• wiring

The BCC would like to hear from Chamber members who have views on non-planning consents or have experience of this aspect of the development process.

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills launched its consultation document entitled, the Penfold Review of Non-Planning Consents on 15 December 2009. The consultation is a continuation of the government’s strategy into looking at improving investment for business developments.

The full consultation document and terms of reference can be found at the following web-link - http://www.bis.gov.uk/penfold. If you wish to submit evidence to the BCC please respond before Friday 29 January 2010.

Scope of the Report

Non-planning consents: In order for developments (buildings, large scale engineering infrastructure etc) to be approved, various (environmental, heritage and highway etc) consents are sometimes required to allow building to start. These consents are often obtained alongside, after or separate from the planning process through either a local authority other public body.

Non-planning consents for business development involve the following:

- Land acquisition consents e.g. compulsory purchase orders;
- heritage consents e.g. listed building and conservation area consents;
- highway consents;
- authorisation for pipeline construction;
- and environmental consents for waste, water and air quality.

Types of Development: The review will not look at households or national infrastructure projects but instead focus on development for business use such as:

- engineering machinery;
- buildings including major material changes;
- mining operations;
- and land use.

Aim of the report

The review will look in detail at the process of non-planning consents and in particular:

- Its role and barriers for investment decisions in development;
- and any unnecessary costs, burdens or delays.

It will then look to make a series of recommendations to the government on ways to improve co-ordination between agencies granting consents and improving their decision-making processes.

BCC Position

The BCC is supportive of the aim of this review. The BCC believes it is critical that development consent processes are simplified to aid economic development. 

We would therefore really like to hear case studies and examples of particular problems from members of the Chamber Network who have had problems in dealing with the non-planning consent process.

In particular;

1. Is the planning consent process in your locality easy to access and co-ordinate? For instance, do you find there to be a number of forms to fill, websites to visit or different departments to visit.

2. When applying for non-planning consent what obstacles do you encounter, specifically:
a. administrative burdens;
b. costs;
c. uncertainty and risk;
d. length of decision making?

3. Which obstacles in the non-planning consent process are most burdensome?

4. Have there been any positive impacts from the non-planning consent process to your development(s)?

5. Can you quantify the monetary impact of the non-planning consent processes for your development(s)?

6. In what ways could the decision-making process be improved?

Contact for the Review

If you wish to submit a case study or find out more information about this review please contact Chris Potter on 020 7654 5824 or alternatively to c.potter@britishchambers.org.uk by Friday 29 January 2010.