Authorisation of Projects

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Pre Authorisation

Bluescope Steel indicated that before projects get to the formal approval stage they have to go through an independent review by separate internal groups.

Contractual Arrangement

Sydney Water suggested that one problem with one off turnkey design and construct contracts is the tendency of the service provider to cut corners that may only be revealed through the life of an asset.

Bluescope suggested that it is desirable for larger turnkey projects to imbed a person into the project. This is because the people designing and building the asset get a deep understanding of the philosophy behind its design and operation. This enables them to solve many problems that arise in the future more quickly and effectively. Often when projects finish the personnel that have the deep knowledge on the asset walk away and are lost to the organisation. Embedding personnel into projects allows relationships to be built with the personnel with important knowledge and they become much more willing to transfer this knowledge to local personnel.