| East London Line Project |
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| Client: | Balfour Beatty Carillion Joint Venture and Transport for London (TfL) |
| Project: | FSquared worked with the Balfour Beatty Carillion Joint Venture (BBJV) at bid stage to develop bid responses to a range of requirements and now play a Stakeholder Management role in the delivery of important elements of the project. |
| Location: | Lambeth, London |
| Value: | £363 million |
| Status: | Live - Delivery |
Outcomes
The Need
Balfour Beatty Carillion Joint Venture is the Main Works Contractor for phase one of the East London Line extension. The project, which is the first of two phases, will extend the existing East London Line to Dalston Junction in the North and New Cross, Crystal Palace and West Croydon in the South. It is scheduled for completion in late 2010, the JV was awarded the contract in October 2006 and construction works began in 2007.
The procurement of the project was groundbreaking in that it set out specific contractual requirements around Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. There was a need for the initial bid to meet these requirements through the inclusion of well developed proposals.
Our Response
We worked with Balfour Beatty / Carillion Joint Venture at bid stage to respond to the specific requirements around Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. This included the development of:
An Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy
An Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Training Plan
A Supplier Diversity Plan
A Communications Strategy
Local benefit proposals
We are now delivering the Stakeholder Management function for the project. Working closely with TfL, we are delivering the EDI requirements, ensuring that EDI issues are considered in every aspect of the project and that specific proposals are developed to target training, employment and business opportunities within the diverse communities of East London. This work will contribute to the wider regeneration of the area and secure local benefits for the communities of East London.
We developed a bespoke EDI training programme for the project. Incorporating legislation, contractual obligation, and individual equality action plans, the training focused on hearts and minds as well as relevance to the project. The training was supported by a communications campaign that would promote the project’s commitment to diversity. We are continuing to develop the programme to ensure momentum is continued through to the end of the project. In addition to the EDI work we are also engaged in the delivery of community liaison and communications work on the project, which includes communications planning, community projects and community meetings.
Our approach has engaged the whole project team in the delivery of regeneration outcomes, establishing practical approaches that are embedded in the mechanics of the project. Areas of note are shown below:
Maximising opportunities for local and diverse suppliers – developing and delivering a comprehensive supplier diversity plan
Embedding equality and diversity within the supply chain – implementing a project-wide supplier health check to assess the delivery of equality and diversity within the supply chain and organising supplier briefings and events to promote the delivery of local benefits
Increasing access to employment and training –designing and implementing a local employment model which ensures that local people can easily access employment and training opportunities and engaging a wide range of stakeholders through the establishment of an employment and training advisory group
Promoting workforce diversity – developing and coordinating a bespoke diversity training programme which reached everyone on the project to promote an inclusive culture and establishing a women in to work programme of activities
The Benefits
Our role has been integral in turning vision in to reality, securing a wide range of positive results including:
Local people in to employment in the construction of the project – over 250 previously unemployed local people were placed in to work during 2008 and 69% of the site workforce are from the East London area
Local businesses gaining access to business – our work has ensured that over 40 local businesses have gained business through the project
Workforce diversity – our activity has ensured that over 42% of the site workforce are from Black Asian Minority Ethnic backgrounds
The Need
Balfour Beatty Carillion Joint Venture is the Main Works Contractor for phase one of the East London Line extension. The project, which is the first of two phases, will extend the existing East London Line to Dalston Junction in the North and New Cross, Crystal Palace and West Croydon in the South. It is scheduled for completion in late 2010, the JV was awarded the contract in October 2006 and construction works began in 2007.
The procurement of the project was groundbreaking in that it set out specific contractual requirements around Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. There was a need for the initial bid to meet these requirements through the inclusion of well developed proposals.
Our Response
We worked with Balfour Beatty / Carillion Joint Venture at bid stage to respond to the specific requirements around Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. This included the development of:
We are now delivering the Stakeholder Management function for the project. Working closely with TfL, we are delivering the EDI requirements, ensuring that EDI issues are considered in every aspect of the project and that specific proposals are developed to target training, employment and business opportunities within the diverse communities of East London. This work will contribute to the wider regeneration of the area and secure local benefits for the communities of East London.
We developed a bespoke EDI training programme for the project. Incorporating legislation, contractual obligation, and individual equality action plans, the training focused on hearts and minds as well as relevance to the project. The training was supported by a communications campaign that would promote the project’s commitment to diversity. We are continuing to develop the programme to ensure momentum is continued through to the end of the project. In addition to the EDI work we are also engaged in the delivery of community liaison and communications work on the project, which includes communications planning, community projects and community meetings.
Our approach has engaged the whole project team in the delivery of regeneration outcomes, establishing practical approaches that are embedded in the mechanics of the project. Areas of note are shown below:
The Benefits
Our role has been integral in turning vision in to reality, securing a wide range of positive results including: