Buxton Building Contractors Limited

Our tendering and procurement procedures are geared towards providing value for money; ensuring quality and achieving programme. An outline of the procedures that we will use is as follows:- Gaining a full understanding of the project and allocating the works into sensible sub-contract packages. We ensure that the right items are allocated to the right sub-contractors. We can then be certain that specialist sub-contractors are asked to price and undertake work with which they are familiar and competent. Selection of sub-contract tender lists. The lists will be compiled using our experience of proven companies with a track record for a non-adversarial approach, providing a good quality product on time. We investigate the financial stability of each firm to minimize the risk of failure and the possibility of delay and disruption being caused to the progress on site. We will include, on the tender lists, sub-contractors proposed by the client and this team. We will, however, subject these companies to the same scrutiny as all other companies. Ultimately they will be our responsibility and we must be satisfied of their competencies. All proposed sub-contractors are contacted prior to dispatch of enquiries to establish their willingness and ability to tender and ultimately carry out the works wherever possible. We endeavour to provide the maximum amount of information possible to the tendering companies. Detailed knowledge of the project generates a better tender sum. Key sub-contractors may be invited to mid-tender interviews to ensure that we will receive the required number and quality of bids. The content and compliance of the quotations will be checked in conjunction with those for associated trades. Interfaces will be carefully considered and tenders adjusted for any discrepancies or omissions. Method of construction will also be analyzed to ensure understanding of the overall strategy and to establish the extent of any general or special attendance requirements. Once we are satisfied that the bids are comprehensive and compliant we will invite the sub-contractors to propose options and alternatives as part of our ongoing value engineering exercise. These proposals will be discussed with the client and the team to verify their acceptability. Buxton's reputation is based on our ability to work closely with these specialists, enthusing them to provide us with the resources and quality demanded by our customers. These relationships for the basis of our Partnership with our suppliers and together we have evolved a benchmarking system, incorporating Key Performance Indicators that provides customers with consistent quality and performance. Regular 'Touch Base' meeting are held between all stakeholders, including key supply chain partners keep all parties informed and concurrent and provide a forum for value engineering initiatives and exchange of ideas. In this manner, ownership of project delivery is spread throughout the entire team with enhanced respect for each member's role. The focus for our Supply Chain Key Performance Indicators is on: Availability and Resources Programme Compliance Quality, Delivery and Defects Record Commitment to Training and se of a Qualified Workforce Health and Safety Policy and Record Equal Opportunities Policy Environmental Policy Ideas and Innovation Supply Chain Partners are obliged to gain and demonstrate commitment and understanding relating to these criteria. Buxton has been successfully harnessing the value and optimizing the contribution the supply chain can make to our projects, delivered both through traditional (especially design & build) or partnering approach throughout our 80 year life span. We always recognize that our ability to bring out the best from our supply chain is one of our major differentiators from our peer group.