Local Government Task Force

Publications

28 March 2008

Making the most of your assets

Author: LGTF

Using the results of asset management peer reviews to improve performance of your property portfolio.

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25 March 2008

Sustainability Construction Guide

Author: LGTF

We know that people in local government, both officers and elected members alike, will want to take a lead role in driving that change. But like many will be confused by the veritable mountain of advice available. That is why we have launched our latest LGTF guide. Produced in three sections for strategic leaders, construction professionals, and facilities managers, it provides simple advice on how to get sustainability right!

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18 January 2008

Guide to Best 'Fair Payment' Practices

A Fair Payments Guide for the public sector is to be launched by the Office for Government Commerce (OGC) next month. The guide is the product of a Government and pan industry working party to which the LGTF was an active contributor. The LGTF is delighted to be associated with the final product and urges Local Authorities to adopt the recommendations of the guide as the minimum requirements for all payments relating to their construction related activities.

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19 September 2007

Taking Advantage: how SMEs can become successful framework contractors

A new report from the Local Government Task Force reveals that smaller contractors can benefit considerably from construction frameworks which are often seen as working to the advantage of larger contractors.

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11 September 2007

Constructing Excellence Annual Report 2007

Author: Constructing Excellence

Constructing Excellence is the custodian of the industry change agenda initiated by the Latham and Egan reports of the mid-late 1990s.

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09 May 2006

10 Success Factors

Author: LGTF

10 Success Factors That Make a Procurement Champion

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09 May 2006

Common Minimum Standards

Author: LGTF

For the Procurement of works in the Built Environment by Local Authorities in England

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28 April 2005

Whole Life Appraisal: Federation of Property Societies

Author: Federation of Property Societies

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01 June 2004

LGA Position on Retentions

Author: Constructing Excellence - LGTF

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01 January 2004

Guidance on Arms Length Management of Local Authority Housing

Author: Office of the Deputy Prime Minster (ODPM)

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01 January 2002

Constructionline Working Group Report

Author: CE - Local Government Task Force

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01 January 1998

Rethinking Construction : The Report of the Construction Task Force (Egan Report)

Author: Department for Transport Local Government and the Regions DTLR (formerly Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions)

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