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Manpower

Manpower is the line most often under-specified and most often blamed afterwards. Core specifies role, language, shift length, uniform, briefing time and supervisor ratio, so what arrives on site is what was priced.

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10
Projects delivered
231

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Standard scope items we price against

Core prices this category from a controlled item list, so a line means the same thing to every partner. These are the items that appear most often in a specification.

  • Ushers & Hosts

    Bilingual ushers and hosts briefed to the run of show.

  • Registration Staff

    Accreditation desks, badge printing and delegate handling.

  • Supervisors & Team Leaders

    One supervisor per team with reporting and shift handover.

  • Technical Crew

    General technical labour for build, show and breakdown.

  • Cleaning Teams

    Continuous cleaning during show and full turnaround overnight.

  • Paramedics & First Aid

    Licensed paramedics, first aid points and ambulance standby.

  • Models & Talent

    Brand ambassadors, presenters and event talent.

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What to specify when you brief this

This is where most procurement goes wrong. Get these four right and every proposal you receive will be comparable.

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Usher / host Bilingual usher, 8-hour shift, uniformed and briefed person-day
Registration staff Registration and badging staff with device training person-day
Team supervisor Supervisor per 10 staff with reporting and handover person-day
General technical labour General labour for build and breakdown, 10-hour shift person-day
Cleaning staff Cleaner with consumables, 8-hour shift person-day
Paramedic Licensed paramedic with first aid kit and reporting person-day
Ambulance standby Fully equipped ambulance with two-person crew on standby day
Presenter / MC Bilingual presenter incl. rehearsal and script alignment day
Brand ambassador Trained brand ambassador with product briefing person-day
Uniform & grooming Uniform set per staff member incl. laundering person

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Categories that appear in the same work package split more often than not.

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Nouf Al Otaibi

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