Tier 1 contractors have the ability to have specialist resources spread across multiple contracts if they are not needed full time on the project. They have whole departments dedicated to specialist functions. Some Tier 2 contractors are still able to do this but on a scaled down version with much smaller departments of only a…
Lets talk floaters, no not the kind that immediately come to mind… I’m talking about project float and how its importance is massively underestimated or just misunderstood. First of all there are different types of float. Generally when were talking float its total float that’s being discussed but for the avoidance of doubt I will…
Getting the level of detail right in a programme is critical. Not enough and you don’t have the necessary information to plan the works. Too much and they simply don’t get read. I will give you an example. Earlier in the year I was brought in to help a contractor. Their programme was 18 pages…
Are you one of these people that likes to throw the instructions to one side and work it out for yourself? Well if you do this with an NEC contract you could be in for some problems. The contract is very clear about what a programme should contain so why is it that so many…
Cash is important to any business and poor cashflow management has sent plenty of companies under. Most because of inaccurate forecasting not highlighting issues in a time frame for them to be resolved. Leave it too late and its game over! Construction is a project based business and one bad project could have a massive…
The temptation of that little red button to feel the rush would be far too tempting for me. Its also too tempting for many contractors to push on subcontractors often without them knowing they are effectively accelerating or if they do know they are forfeiting entitlement. Under an unamended form of NEC the Project Manager…
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