Services / ECI
Early Contractor Involvement.
A procurement strategy where the contractor is brought into the project at an early stage — contributing their expertise to the design and planning process, before commitments harden into claims.
What is ECI?
Two kinds of knowledge,
one table.
Early Contractor Involvement combines the client’s requirements with the contractor’s practical experience to improve project outcomes. Design decisions get tested against constructability early; risks get priced when they are still cheap to carry.
Through our experience coordinating specialised service providers in ECI, FEED and tender phases, we offer clients the support needed for obtaining real value out of collaborative approaches.
New to the concept? Read the full explainer: What is Early Contractor Involvement? ↗︎
“To broaden the way infrastructure works are developed — by combining public and private investors’ requirements with contractor experience.”
Our vision for ECI
What we deliver
Hands-on, end to end.
Structuring the phase
ECI feasibility scans, execution plans, governance setup, project start-ups and the foundations for ECI budgeting.
Contracts & procurement
Contract reviews, procurement and contract selection, incentivization mechanisms and risk-sharing strategies.
Teams & culture
360° team assessments, training in relational contracting, knowledge-sharing setups and ECI teambuilding workshops.
Oversight & assurance
Risk management sessions, design and engineering oversight, and audits on the effectiveness of the ECI phase itself.
Why Vuentica
We chaired the international
working group.
Kenneth Willems chaired PIANC WG194 — the international working group behind “A Framework for Early Contractor Involvement in Infrastructure Projects” — and publishes and lectures on ECI across Europe and beyond.
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Considering an ECI phase?
Let’s scope it together — from contract to culture.