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| BAM calls to formalise the contract award process Dutch construction group Royal BAM has presented a proposal for a range of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) elements to be formally integrated into the tender prequalification and contract award process for construction projects within the Netherlands. BAM has identified ten key issues to be addressed under the headings of People (health & safety, community relations, education/training), Planet (waste, energy efficiency/climate change, use of sustainable materials, air quality) and Profit (innovation, customer focused construction, improve infrastructure/built environment). The first formal copy of this proposal was presented to the Dutch Directorate General of Public Works and Water Management at a conference organised by BAM in Wassenaar, Netherlands. In the BAM proposal, a client would specify a range of CSR issues that are either fundamental to its own defined policies, or are particularly relevant to the project concerned. In the case of non-public tendering procedures, it proposes that the CSR policies of construction companies could be graded through the objective allocation of points (ranging from zero to one hundred) under each of the specified elements. The total score would then be used to classify the bidding companies, with only those achieving the highest scores being selected to submit their tenders. In this way, the client will be able to formally assess tenders not just on the basis of tender costs, but also taking into serious account the ability to adopt and integrate key CSR issues into the overall project delivery process. In addition to this proposal, BAM will also within the framework of Bouwend Nederland (the organisation for the Dutch construction industry) draw up a new, accessible version of the Regeling Aannemer-Onderaannemer (Contractor - Subcontractor Regulations) first developed in 2001. The regulations were intended to ensure that contractors and subcontractors deal with each other professionally and ethically to prevent what is referred to as 'hawking'. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |