81: The Reward
May 16, 2008
80: The Simple Life
May 10, 2008
79: Win or Loose
May 4, 2008
78: Soft yet Strong
April 27, 2008
The ProjectEarlier this week I was telling Dave that after last week, when everything seemed to be going wrong, this week everything seemed to be going well. I should have known by now that would put the mockers on everything and sure enough it did. The... Read more...
77: Cycles
April 18, 2008
The ProjectThis has been an interesting week, with suppliers working on their final tenders, delivering equipment for testing on campus and fixing up reference visits. The final short-listed suppliers are starting to show their abilities and willingness... Read more...
76: Flexible or Rigid
April 11, 2008
The ProjectThis week has been fairly hectic to say the least. First we had to respond to several of the contractors who will be tendering for the cabling work asking for a site visit, so we put an afternoon on for them all to attend. Unfortunately we... Read more...
75: Without Greed
April 4, 2008
The ProjectWell it was a good week in a few ways. The big news is that the Council finally approved the budget for the project on Wednesday, so I am now in the happy position of having £5.48m to spend over the next three years. That’s the sword of... Read more...
74: Judge & Jury
March 29, 2008
The ProjectIt was quite an effort getting ones mind back on work after the Easter break, particularly as in my case my son got married on the Saturday. But back to reality and the effort of evaluating the supplier proposals and presentations. Making decisions... Read more...
73: Freedom & Responsibility
March 21, 2008
The ProjectBack from skiing and time to catch up with the project again. We had received tenders from sufficient suppliers to make it a contest and received presentations from them all over a three day period. So now it is time to make decisions, first... Read more...
72: Spiritual Awareness
March 16, 2008
The ProjectI spent this week away cross country ski-ing in Les Estables, in the Auvergne and never once thought about the project. Being in the mountains always seems to give a greater sense of awareness of where you are in relation to the whole. The... Read more...