Tackling the hidden costs of the construction process

By Iain Parker2021-06-09T05:00:00

Some guiding principles on cost, time and risk from Alinea’s Iain Parker

When you walk around a construction site, much of the project cost is obvious and tangible - the materials you can touch, and the site organisation and set-up tasked with delivering the scheme. However, the reality of what you are seeing on-site the day before practical completion probably reflects about 80-90% of the final account the QS is about to settle – so where is the remaining cost and does it represent an opportunity to win back?

There are many strands to a final build cost, which has travelled through a briefing, design, procurement and construction process, but let’s highlight some of the key areas of this evolution to spark some thought around ‘how to do better’ in striving to enhance the projects commercial success.

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