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...
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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...
Conexpo 2017 : A massive occasion
A report on Conexpo 2017 As soon as you arrive at Las Vegas’s airport you’re greeted by a crane in the arrivals foyer. And as...
Update from the NZ Transport Agency
Tommy Parker, Group Manager, Highways, NZ Transport Agency I’VE JUST RETURNED from a period of time over in the UK – this time away was part...