Solutions / Collaborative Contracting
Make collaboration contractual.
The construction sector struggles with overruns rooted in inadequate technical documentation, poor scope and cost estimation, permit risks and trust conflicts between partners. Collaborative contracting is the industry’s answer.
of large construction projects meet their cost and time targets, research shows. The other 91.5% is why we do this work.
Built on standards
Proven models,
not experiments.
Our approach leverages international standards and contract models that have already proven themselves in the field — applied pragmatically to your project and market.
Our approach
Eight steps to
collaborative advantage.
Establish collaborative advantage
Identify the client’s core goals and the mechanisms that will keep all parties aligned on them.
Early market engagement
Solicit bidders early and explore the contractual arrangements that fit the project.
Shortlist & select
Choose the contractors and consultants that demonstrably meet the stated objectives.
Working together
Foster subcontractor engagement and build a genuine team culture across organisations.
Implement the contract
Lock pricing, time and quality — and enable joint management of what remains uncertain.
Managing ownership
Continuous performance measurement with risk-sharing that keeps incentives honest.
Tools
Bid competition, open-book estimating and independent cost oversight — transparency by design.
Bonus deliverables
Constructability improvements, safety integration and innovation potential — the upside beyond the baseline.