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.

8.5%

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.

ISO 44000 NEC4 Bouwteam PIANC ECI report (WG194)

Our approach

Eight steps to
collaborative advantage.

Diagram of the Vuentica collaborative contracting approach: from establishing collaborative advantage and early market engagement, through developing and managing effective collaboration, to ensuring value for money in collaborative contracting
The collaborative contracting journey — three phases, eight steps.
1

Establish collaborative advantage

Identify the client’s core goals and the mechanisms that will keep all parties aligned on them.

2

Early market engagement

Solicit bidders early and explore the contractual arrangements that fit the project.

3

Shortlist & select

Choose the contractors and consultants that demonstrably meet the stated objectives.

4

Working together

Foster subcontractor engagement and build a genuine team culture across organisations.

5

Implement the contract

Lock pricing, time and quality — and enable joint management of what remains uncertain.

6

Managing ownership

Continuous performance measurement with risk-sharing that keeps incentives honest.

7

Tools

Bid competition, open-book estimating and independent cost oversight — transparency by design.

8

Bonus deliverables

Constructability improvements, safety integration and innovation potential — the upside beyond the baseline.

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