Procurement workshop; online

WELCOME FROM THE MC

NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY WAKA KOTAHI PROCUREMENT UPDATE

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is overhauling procurement across its roading spend under the new Infrastructure Procurement Strategy and Integrated Delivery Model. This will see the incumbent NOC model for state highway maintenance delivery replaced and a more system-wide and regionalised approach. There will be impacts and opportunities for local government, contractors and consultants.

• understanding the Infrastructure Procurement Strategy and how this will work with local government and contribute to the roading sector overall
• update on the Integrated Delivery Model
• response to the Future Roads procurement survey and workshop

Alison Murray – head of procurement, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

FUTURE ROADS 2023 PROCUREMENT WORKSHOP RESULTS AND KEY FINDINGS

A proposal for unlocking key constraints in roading:

• industry problems as per Future Roads survey and why are they so difficult to solve?
• dealing with root cause issues
• using procurement and collaboration to maximise your limited funding
• focusing on outcomes over process

Graham Scott – business consultant, Simple Business

CASE STUDY: BRINGING PROCUREMENT INTO YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITY’S DECISION-MAKING

How can you improve roading outcomes through engaging procurement expertise early?

• five tips to improve your procurement

Angela Hirst – procurement & corporate services manager, Hastings District Council

NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT – TOOLS FOR IMPROVING YOUR PROCUREMENT CAPABILITY

• our capability roadmap
• training options for procurement professionals within Government

Pamela Glass – manager, workforce & capability, New Zealand Government Procurement, MBIE

PROBITY AND INTEGRITY IN LOCAL AUTHORITY PROCUREMENT

Managing procurement fairly and well helps maintain the trust and confidence of suppliers to compete for work, and assures ratepayers that their money is being well spent. This session will:

• provide some resources on what auditors think good procurement looks like
• discuss the Auditor-General’s integrity framework
• share some thoughts from recent work on local authority procurement and long-term planning

Martin Richardson – director, specialist audit and assurance services, Audit New Zealand

AUDIENCE DISCUSSION AND FEEDBACK

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