The welfare committee recently approached the Central Operations Department on behalf of all the staff to ask a few questions. I was more than happy to meet with them and here is a summary of what was discussed.
Vendor Selection - how was the vendor selected?
We started by searching for contractors to do the office fitting for our new office in the G-Tower. We found several companies and we met with them all. With the help and the guidance of the procurement team in AMOS Thailand, The procurement team in AMOS SE and the CRES team we were able to narrow the selection down to 3 possible vendors. A vendor integrity check was carried out on all of the vendors in the final shortlist and site visits to previous renovations done were also completed.
In the end we chose the contractor that we believe worked the best to the requirements that we provided to them. The requirements also included specifications from the CRES team to meet European standards. With all this in place and ticked off we selected the contractor.
CRES – This is a specialized setup by Allianz to help with office moves all around the world. They are very experienced and have been in very close contact with AMOS Thailand throughout this project.
Meeting rooms – How many meeting rooms do we have in the new building?
I can confirm that we have the following number of meeting rooms in the new office.
• 7 x 4 person meeting rooms
• 3 x 6-8 person meeting rooms
• 1 x 8-10 person meeting room
• 1 x 12 person meeting room
• 1 x 26 person meeting room – Note that this room has a divide and can be split into two separate rooms when needed. Additionally we could probably fit more than 26 people into this room.
• 1 x Nurse room with the capacity for 2 beds. We will have just one bed to start with.
Currently we have 2 video conference facilities and in the new office we will have 5 as requested by Philip Varghese when he visited recently.
Before you ask, “yes”, we are looking into improving the room booking system. I want to assure you that all of your feedback has been taken into account.
Other Topics
We are also currently looking into options for a gym. We now have the gym in the GMM building but when we move there could possibly be a change. We will let you know as soon as we have more information and the HR and Management Team have reviewed the options. If you like you can email the Central Operations Department with your suggestions.
We will also make a map of the local area around the G-Tower to highlight the food and other retail options available to you.
If you have any further questions please contact a welfare committee member. They will summarise the topics and set up another meeting if needed.
We aim to be as transparent as possible and for this I will ask you all for your help to let us know if something is unclear.