florence 3 december 2010

Florence3 December 2010

EFRTC Policy & Research Committee Activity Report

Jeremy Candfield Committee Chairman

• Concentrates on the post-INNOTRACK workstreams, which are our principal focus

• Updates the substantive presentation made at the Paris GM

• Does not deal with research issues – SG addressing

This presentation

EFRTC GM, Florence 03.12.2010

Post-Innotrack Workstreams: A reminder (1)

A B C

Market Strategies Long Term Funding and

Strategic Planning

Work programming

D E F

Project Management and

Logistics

Contracting Strategies

Rules and Regulations

G

Plant


• All seven workstreams agreed with EIM and CER

• Agreed to prioritise • A - Market Strategies• B – Long term Funding• E – Contracting Strategies

• Of which A would be first

Post-Innotrack: A reminder (2)


• Remit WS A, led by EIM/Network Rail

•Criteria for IMs to assess the benefits/disbenefits of contracting in or contracting out

• Start February 09, very intensive work in the first stage - three meetings held between February and June 2009

• In the first stage, 1st questionnaire was drafted, circulated to IMs and responses evaluated

• Meeting finalizing first stage was very good- strong EFRTC representation- reasonable IM representation- very proactive Network Rail participation- reasonably clear set of actions, objectives and programme

Joint Market Strategy WG - (1)


Joint Market Strategy WG - (2)

• 2nd half 2009 major constraints in resources, work stagnation

• After a critical period in Autumn 2009 (as reported at GM in Berlin) significant progress was made at a meeting in London in April 2010

• Results of the 2nd questionnaire discussed in detail and agreement reached on their presentation

• First draft report entitled “Guidelines for –out, in-sourcing of track maintenance and renewal” reviewed

• Actions agreed to complete final draft report


The questionnaires addressed:

• What criteria/performance measures IMs use for decision-making on in- and out-sourcing

• What criteria IMs use for assessing performance of contractors and in-house teams

• The views of IMs and contractors on principles and behaviours that add value and that damage value to the interaction between them

Good coverage – 10 contractors, 16 IMs

And the results have helped lead to:

Market Strategy WG – (3)


Structure of the Final Report:

• Part 1 - Decision making criteria used by Infrastructure Managers

• Part 2 - Understanding the importance of behaviour

• Part 3 – Catalogue of best practice examples

Joint Market Strategy WG – (4)


• EFRTC and EIM/CER have both provided further material

• Unfortunately still held up

• Just been assured of progress to deliver the Final Report soon

Progress since June (1)


• EFRTC Board meeting September reviewed contractors’ engagement in Workstream B – Long Term Funding

• Important to help IMs sustain the case

• But most effort would be required from IMs

• Reluctant to commit further until position of EIM under new managment clarified

• Similar view re Workstream E, though to be led by EFRTC



• Meeting held November, Brussels, with new EIM Director Hendrik Abma and team

• EFRTC represented by JNC, LF, IK

• Clear recognition of commonality of goals

• Very constructive discussion



Workstream B – Long Term Funding:• Common person-specification to be agreed

between EFRTC, EIM, CER• Volunteers then to be sought, probably from

same pool as Workstream A• Work then to be launched ASAP, Workstream A

hopefully having completed in the meantime

Workstream E – Contract Strategy:• EFRTC draft remit for E tabled; to be reviewed by

EIM and CER• Volunteers then to be sought• EcoSoc paper on construction sector relevant• Administrative arrangements to be reviewed

Way forward agreed


• A good deal has been done in Workstream A

• When published it will attract interest

• Progress has been slower than hoped

• But we are moving again...

Summary


Thank you

florence 3 december 2010

Documents

final draft report efrtc

paris gm

efrtc board meeting

views of ims

sourcingwhat criteria

postinnotrack workstreams

final report soonprogress

performance of contractors