Great news for Liverpool’s locals as the council emphasises the need for local people to be involved with it’s regeneration.
According to the Liverpool & Sefton Chambers of Commerce, Liverpool currently has £13bn of regeneration projects in the pipeline, which council chiefs are insisting that local suppliers and workers must benefit from.
The second annual Regenerating Liverpool summit took place recently at the RIBA North waterfront site, which is jointly hosted by Liverpool Chamber and Liverpool City Council.
Attendees including developers, architects and building firms heard what a healthy state the city’s development sector is in, with Nick Kavanagh, Liverpool Council director of regeneration and economy telling delegates: “There’s £13bn of investment in the pipeline. These are projects that are going to happen across this city, not just in the planning in-tray.”
And he said the council is focused on “keeping it local” to improve the wage levels and living standards of the city’s residents and that it is council policy to focus on local businesses first, to achieve social value in public services.
“Why can’t Liverpool people and companies be involved in the regeneration?”
“Some lawyers, in relation to those bidding for contracts, may tell us that we can’t do some things. But I am taking on the legal profession to say if it is anti-competitive then so be it. We have to set the framework where if you are local, you stand a better chance of getting the job.”
It is a legal requirement of the council to look at how to secure wider social, economic and environmental benefits before it starts any procurement process, as well as securing benefits for its area and stakeholders in its decisions.
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