Ian Williams has secured a Decent Homes partnering contract with People 1st (Slough), a not-for-profit housing organisation managing 8,000 homes on behalf of Slough Borough Council. The partnering contract valued at over £50 million will run for four and a half years and has been divided regional across three contractors including Ian Williams. A total of up to 4,000 properties will undergo extensive improvement to bring Slough's housing stock up to the Decent Homes Standard.
Each year approximately 380 properties will be upgraded by Ian Williams, including replacement kitchens, new bathrooms, complete electrical rewiring, and new heating systems or replacement boilers.
People 1st (Slough) Senior Projects Manager, James Craig comments: 'Contractors were told the decision would be based on 40% price and 60% qualitative issues'.
'The latter included their approach to project and project management, site management, methodology, organisation and structure (dealing with working resources allocation, ratios of direct staff/labour only packages/sub contractors and details on how they would set up workshops etc), employment and training, staff retention and strategy for dealing with the skills shortfall'.
Alan Soper comments: 'We are delighted to have secured this very significant contract with People 1st (Slough)'.
'It is our first contract with them, and is a direct reflection of our commitment to development work in the Thames Valley'.
'Our aim is to build on this relationship and develop it into a long term partnering opportunity, which remains the core part of the Ian Williams ethos to deliver complete customer satisfaction.'
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