Auckland City Council

Quality supplier relationships
is key to unlocking value
March 2008
When Tim Lott joined Auckland City Council Transport Division as Group Manager of Transport Infrastructure Delivery, he described the environment as ‘reactive’. This environment did little to enhance the Councils reputation with its supply base of professional services and physical works contracting organisations.

Auckland City Council is responsible for forming the vision of New Zealand’s largest city. Their vision is to be a sophisticated, growing and vibrant city with a soul. They employ more than 1900 staff, making them the country’s largest local authority.

What Tim was looking for was a modern, systemized approach that enabled the Transport Infrastructure Delivery Group to collaborate with its diverse supply base. A key objective was to develop deeper relationships and the ability to work smarter together.

“We needed to have well defined Key Performance Indicators captured in a consistent reporting format, with standard monthly reporting timeframes that works for both us and our suppliers.”

These requirements lead to the implementation of Pavire through iToolsOnline.

“The systemised approach to running the construction business has mean’t that we can not only better understand the performance of our suppliers but also our own performance and what we need to lift our game”

With the assistance of Pavire, Auckland City Council are starting to create a highly collaborative environment with their supply base, developing quality value-adding relationships.

“It is a positive sign when the conversations start to focus on what can happen rather than what has happened. The incidence of unpleasant surprises has greatly reduced over the last year with the implementation of Pavire"

Pavire improves and enhances supplier relationships.

Tim Lott is Group Manager of Transport Infrastructure Delivery of Auckland City Council
www.aucklandcity.govt.nz


Below is a list of some key projects Pavire is currently being used on:

The
Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI)

The Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI)
is a passenger transport, walking and cycling infrastructure and services
project. It will link Auckland and Manukau cities through the eastern
suburbs of Auckland.

Broadway
streetscape and footpath upgrade

Information about the streetscape and footpath upgrade
in Broadway, Newmarket.

Bus
priority measures

How buses can be given priority over other traffic on
main roads into the central business district.

Central
Connector

The Central Connector is a proposed bus rapid transit
corridor connecting Britomart with Newmarket via key passenger locations,
including Auckland University and Auckland Hospital.

Dominion
Road 2016

Dominion Road is an arterial route and a key transport
corridor in the Auckland isthmus. The widening project aims to invest
in the route as growing passenger demands require.

Footpath
renewal project

What is planned for renewing the city's footpaths that
are in poor condition.

Mt
Wellington Quarry link road

The Mt Wellington Quarry, on Lunn Avenue, is under development
as a residential subdivision. Auckland City is looking at ways to improve
access using a link road to the southeast of the quarry.

Neilson
Street upgrade

Information about evaluating options for managing existing
and future traffic, and the effects of increased commercial development
along Neilson Street.

Sandringham
and Mt Albert roads intersection upgrade

Sandringham and Mt Albert roads intersection improvements.  A
proposal to provide a safer environment for all users of this intersection.

Tiverton
Road/Wolverton Street upgrade

Auckland City is currently undertaking a study to evaluate
options for managing expected traffic increases along Tiverton Road and
Wolverton Street, associated with developments related to State Highway
20 (SH20) Mt Roskill.



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