Time for tough decisions around water funding
By Peter Silcock, chief executive, Civil Contractors New Zealand THE NATIONAL SURGE in infrastructure investment and election promises to invest more are good news for...
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DIY drug testing not the answer
By Kirk Hardy, CEO, The Drug Detection Agency DRUG USE IS A REAL workplace problem. Drug testing, properly conducted, is an important tool in combatting it....
Oversize on motorways and tolled roads
By JONATHAN BHANA-THOMSON, chief executive, NZ Heavy Haulage Association I WANT TO PUT the case for allowing oversize loads onto the motorways and toll roads around...
Skills in demand but salary increases are sedate
By Jason Walker, Managing Director, Hays New Zealand CIVIL CONSTRUCTION SKILLS may be in high demand, but don’t expect generous salary increases as a result....
Lessons from the tendering court
By Caroline Boot, Plan A and Clever Buying. A SUPPLIER HAS WON a legal challenge to a council’s tendering processes, which is a sobering lesson...
Poor procurement holding us back
By Peter Silcock, Chief Executive, Civil Contractors New Zealand. ONE OF THE CENTREPIECES of Finance Minister Steven Joyce’s Budget was the $11 billion per year...
Prequalification – Malcolm’s last word
By Malcolm Abernethy, ex-CCNZ Executive Director. PREQUALIFICATION HAS REMAINED a relatively hot topic over the many years I have worked with contractors. I can recall...
Pressures on infrastructure – time to innovate
By Alan Peacock, Fulton Hogan’s executive general manager, Engineering and Technical Services and Chloe Smith, national innovation manager. WITH ALL THE CURRENT scrutiny on the...
Stuffed up? How to win your next contract
By Caroline Boot, Plan A and Clever Buying THE ROAD FROM purgatory to redemption is tough. Let’s face it, we’ve all made mistakes on contracts....
Not just a job, but a career in civil construction
By Peter Silcock, chief executive, CCNZ LAST WEEK CCNZ convened a meeting of branch chairs and the Executive Council. The clear message was that getting...