Working together.

The scope of this paper is to present attendees with the journey taken by the regional approach to developing and implementing uniform standards associated with Engineering Works for planning, design and construction. By coordinating and facilitating the process of bringing key staff from various Municipal organisations together and reviewing current processes, the opportunity of regional agreement to adopt and utilise standards has evolved into a realistic approach. Rather than view the potential introduction of any standard in isolation, it was considered more appropriate to include colleagues from adjacent Councils in an attempt to gain the most from a regional implementation with economies of scale and assist the development industry with a uniform standard that covers the region. To achieve consensus from these neighbouring Councils was both the challenge and incentive in for the representatives.