Vancouver, Canada

- This is a major convention and trade show facility located at Canada Place in downtown Vancouver and site of the 1986 Expo Canadian Government pavilion for that event.

Responsibilities

Assignment A:

• Development of the business terms of a number of leases for a range of services to be contracted to the convention centre. This included the major food services component
  
• Development of bidders packages for each of the services to be contracted, for prospective bidders
  
• Development of the Request for Proposal for each service
  
• Development of an evaluation matrix by which competitive bids were analysed and compared
  
• Analysis and evaluation of all bidders for all services
  
• Recommendations for short list panel interview and contractor selection
  
• Participant in short list panel interviews and successful bidders selection decision-making
  

Assignment B:

• Review of labour cost sharing between food and beverage contractor and convention centre, for non food and beverage labour use by contractor
  
• Development of recommendations for equitable arrangements between the parties
  

CITY OF VICTORIA CONFERENCE CENTRE

Victoria, British Columbia

- The City owns a downtown located conference centre adjacent the community's major year round convention hotel

Responsibilities

Assignment A:

• Similar to Assignment A for the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre, with the exception of the Food and Beverage contract which had already been negotiated with the major on-site hotel
  

Assignment B:

• Interim general manager for the year prior to opening
  
• Reporting to the City Manager of the City of Victoria
  
• Refinement, finalisation and implementation of the Centre's year one marketing priorities, the latter through the Centre's previously appointed marketing manager
  
• Development of the terms of reference for an Executive Search for a full time general manager for the Centre
  
• Development of an evaluation matrix by which candidates suitability was assessed
  
• Preliminary interview and analysis of prospective general managers
  
• Preparation of a short list of preferred candidates for panel interview and selection
  
• Participant in panel interview and selection of successful candidate