Green Goose Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Competitive tendering would suggest that several different contractors would be involved in doing work for Southwark.Why is it always only Conways that we see doing work for Southwark?They have spent weeks working at the end of Glengarry Road where it meets East Dulwich Grove and apart from blocking off Glengarry and making the EDG narrower, there appears to be little benefit.Maybe someone can explain cos it beats me why money is being spent this way!GG Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/42615-always-always-its-conways/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
grace3 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Now! you are not the first to 'wonder' this question. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/42615-always-always-its-conways/#findComment-733289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlurked Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Why don't you ask Barber to look into the multi million pound year on year contract awarded to CONways, and how they are also taking permanent council jobs? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/42615-always-always-its-conways/#findComment-733317 Share on other sites More sharing options...
buggie Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Had Conways replace the pavement on my road few weeks back, thought something was up when I saw the sign saying they were expecting it to take 2wks (the pavement is no more than 50 metres long) it ended up stretching to 3wks & of that half the time no one was there (the final week was just waiting for tar acing round the tree roots).I ended up being on nodding terms with the one guy who was consistently working on it (most of the time on his own) so much so that I saw him working on their pavement works on NCR last wk & he said hello! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/42615-always-always-its-conways/#findComment-733326 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratty Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Do you really think they tender for each job? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/42615-always-always-its-conways/#findComment-733329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerTime Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 No don't ask Barber...because he will have to tell you about all the bad contracts the Liberal council sold us into when they were in charge.Companies tender for contracts lasting years, and that's why you see the same contractors doing all the work. It would be a bureaucratic nightmare if there where multiple contracters tendering on a regular basis. You only have to look at how difficult it is for Southwark to manage one contracter to see that. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/42615-always-always-its-conways/#findComment-733347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I thought they were usually framework contracts? So a number of contractors would be available for any given job. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/42615-always-always-its-conways/#findComment-733352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
adonirum Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Surely the answer to the question is the age old answer..... golf club, rugby club, funny handshake club etc etc Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/42615-always-always-its-conways/#findComment-733546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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