A discussion on the City Rail Link's escalating costs, with civil contractors advocating for better project scoping, early contractor involvement, and bipartisan long-term infrastructure planning to ensure value for money and avoid repeated cost overruns.
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Well, that's a very good question and it's something we are pushing a lot with our clients. I mean, we argue very strongly for what we call early contractor engagement. So because our contractors, they know the stuff they're delivering, they're experts in doing it, they understand the practical side of it. If you've got contractors involved right up front pre-design, then what you'll end up with, in our view, is a much better outcome, much better value for money and less rework required.
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Alan Pollard: Civil Contractors NZ CEO on the Government's planned review of the City Rail Link's costSpotted something wrong on this page? Report a correction.
