NEC Contract series: Assuring labour and agency costs on NEC4 option C and E contracts

Delighted to be collaborating with NEC Contracts who are publishing our “TOP TIPS Smarter Audit...

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Cost assurance complexity around furlough payments

In our previous paper we shared some of the COVID-19 related cost risks that are...

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Having difficult conversations about cost (and football) in a constructive way can build trust and confidence

Aligning objectives and agreeing a mutually satisfactory action plan – a case study Some time...

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Providing best practice forensic audit through our committment to a Quality Management System accredited by ISO 9001

We at The Orange Partnership provide auditing and assurance activities on major capital and operational...

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NEC4 Webinar: Enhance trust and collaboration through effective assurance

This webinar will demonstrate how NEC4 seeks to enhance trust and collaboration and how this...

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NEC Webinar: Cost Effective Assurance

The role of Cost Assurance is to provide parties to a contract or a programme...

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Why the traditional, substantiation approach to cost checking misses major issues

Substantiation is of limited value Under cost reimbursable or target cost arrangements, clients need to...

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Cooky blew my stash – How NEC4 works to avoid this

NEC4 and the importance of avoiding a fait accompli Cooky blew my stash When I...

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Cost checking in major programmes: enhanced confidence or a waste of money?

Reducing the cost of checkers by two thirds I first entered into the world of...

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Assurance: is yours worth the paper it’s written on?

Background The word, “assurance” is used loosely as a badge to cover many activities carried...

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Airport capital projects: the importance of commercial assurance

Airports are difficult places to build things Capital expenditure projects in the UK aviation industry...

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The traditional approach to cost checking is of limited value

Substantiation is of limited value Under cost reimbursable or target cost arrangements, clients need to...

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