Kay Slade, Managing Director of Balfour Beatty’s UK Regional Civils Business has featured in New Civil Engineer discussing how early contractor involvement and collaborative delivery models can help de-risk infrastructure schemes and deliver better outcomes for customers and communities.
In the article, Kay explores the benefits of involving contractors at the earliest stages of project development, enabling teams to identify and mitigate risks, improve constructability and drive greater certainty around cost, programme and delivery.
The feature highlights how, at a time when public sector budgets remain under pressure and demand for infrastructure investment continues, stronger partnerships between clients and contractors can unlock efficiencies and support the successful delivery of complex projects.
Commenting on the importance of collaboration, Kay says: “It’s about bringing the expertise in the room together – working with them and understanding how best to deliver not just individual projects but also programmes of work, how we can bring those into a pipeline which creates security.”
Read more of Kay’s insights here.
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Image: Kay Slade, Managing Director of Balfour Beatty's UK Regional Civils business
