Authorization System
Get your organisation to implement an electronic authorization system. This is where each person that must regularly sign paperwork can instead authorize documents in electronic form. This will reduce the …
Cost
Early Change is Best
Change is easier and cheaper to make at the start of a project than later on. The later a change is made on a project, the more expensive it becomes. …
Is It Contaminated?
Check if “unsuitable” soil/fill is really contaminated. It might me that it was just wet or not compact-able. It may not be contaminated. Avoid paying for removal of “contaminated” material …
Good Document System
If you have control of the system at the start of a project, make sure the project (or even at the program level, project office level, or company level) uses …
Treat Restarted Projects as New Projects
If a partly completed project is put on hold (deferred project) by the client, when it is restarted it should be treated as a new project. This includes reviewing and …
Directing Consultants
If, in your contract, the client instructs you to directly pass on the cost of consultants, it would be better to have the consultants contract directly with the client instead …
Document Reliance on Information
In a contract, your company should make sure the document indicates that you will rely on information and materials supplied by the client. E.g. surveys, soil tests, reports. If the …
Buy Complete Systems for Specialty Equipment
When buying specialty equipment, make sure the supplier can and will supply a complete system. If they do, take it. Avoid trying to save money by doing parts of it …
Allow For Inflation
Make sure to allow for inflation in cost estimates. Particularly allow for large increases in raw material costs (e.g. stainless steel, copper). This is important in the tender preparation process. …
Document all Changes, Variations, and Agreements
Projects are complicated. Lots of agreements and changes are constantly made, these should be managed properly.
Document all changes, variations and agreements on your projects. You should put everything in writing.