Category: Procuring Services

Managing Facilities and Real Estate is risky : Are you making it worst?

Risk in Managing Facilities and Real Estate We know that what we do is a risky business.

Now, three men providing services to the Facility & Property Management industry in Canada face charges of criminal negligence causing death because of a tragic workplace accident. The maximum penalty is life in prison.

It’s lucky that the property manager who hired them wasn’t charged – they also have a responsibility for making sure their contractors are qualified and in some jurisdictions, can also be found liable as a result of their contractor’s actions or inactions if they haven’t done their due-diligence.

Are you sure your contractors are following the rules and safeguarding their employees?

Posted by Michel Theriault Dec 16, 2010

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Now Available: “Managing Facilities & Real Estate” Book by Michel Theriault

My Facility Management book is now available.
It’s written for both new and experienced facility professionals, regardless of level, function or the type of facility managed, who want to leverage existing skills and advance their career with leading business practices, strategy, management and leadership in FM.

$39.95 US Soft Cover 7″x10″ 532 pages ISBN 978-0-9813374-1-8
$59.95 US Hard Cover 7″x10″ 532 pages ISBN 978-0-9813374-2-5

(Ships worldwide. Standard service up to 6 business days for NA and Europe, 12 days elsewhere. Email for other options. Corporate, Wholesale, Educator or Academic pricing also available.)

66 Page Random Preview or More Information or Ask me a Question

Posted by Michel Theriault Oct 31, 2010

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Sparring Partners : Outsourcing May Not Equal Partnership for Facility Managers or Suppliers

Sparring Partners : Outsourcing May Not Equal Partnership
Building Operating Management
My latest article was the feature article and appeared on the May 2010 cover. I took a very hard look at what partnership is and isn’t as well as what needs to change in the industry.

Posted by Michel Theriault May 31, 2010

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Procuring Facility Management Services isn’t the same as Procuring Paperclips

Procuring Facility Management services is not the same as buying widgets or tendering project work. You will live with the results, and the people who come along with the supplier, for the term of the contract.

This means it is just as important to get the right service and the right company as it is to get the right prices. You can’t use a technical approach to procuring your services like you would with a construction project or a simple price based process you might use to procure your office supplies.

Posted by Michel Theriault Apr 05, 2010

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Write Persuasive Proposals

Whether you are a facility manager, property manager or a supplier, writing RFP’s, writing responses to RFP’s and evaluating them is an important part of the supplier / client relationship.

Suppliers can do their clients a favor by writing better proposals that are easier to evaluate, provide the info they need and let them differentiate you from your competition. Writing proposals is tough, but with the right techniques, you can improve your success.

This 1 day workshop is being made available to the public for the first time through Conestoga College’s School of Business continuing education in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The Workshop is based on the upcoming book “Win More Business … Write Better Proposals”.

Posted by Michel Theriault Aug 15, 2009

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