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CEDA DREDGING DAYS 2008 ANTWERP DEBATE ON LENGTHY, COMPLEX and SUSPICIOUS DECISION-TAKING PROCESS IN DREDGING and RECL

CEDA DREDGING DAYS 2008 ANTWERP DEBATE ON LENGTHY, COMPLEX and SUSPICIOUS DECISION-TAKING PROCESS IN DREDGING and RECLAMATION PROCESSES THE POINT OF VIEW OF A CONTRACTOR By BERNARD MALHERBE Jan De Nul Group. Implementation problems. Project. Concept. Permits ?.

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CEDA DREDGING DAYS 2008 ANTWERP DEBATE ON LENGTHY, COMPLEX and SUSPICIOUS DECISION-TAKING PROCESS IN DREDGING and RECL

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  1. CEDA DREDGING DAYS 2008 ANTWERP DEBATE ON LENGTHY, COMPLEX and SUSPICIOUS DECISION-TAKING PROCESS IN DREDGING and RECLAMATION PROCESSES THE POINT OF VIEW OF A CONTRACTOR By BERNARD MALHERBE Jan De Nul Group

  2. Implementation problems Project Concept Permits ? Cost Effective Construction ? Engineering ? Financing ? Autority Approval ? Consultants creating consultancy work ? Local Action Groups ? Social Acceptance ? Environmental Impact ?

  3. Contractor The Client is scared of financial (investment) liabilities, project failure’s liabilities, loss of control on costs, permits, schedule, environmental action groups,…. The Consultant is scared of design liabilities, project management liabilities, claim-issues in tender,… The Contractor is scared of performance liabilities, un-complete soil and site data, payment insecurities, downtime-liabilities, unforeseen work suspensions, unfair competition…. Client Consultant THE KEY-WORD THAT SLOWS DOWN EVERY DECISION-TAKING PROCESS, IS… !LIABILITY ! !

  4. Liabilities Client Liabilities Consultant Financer Liabilities Contractor Soil uncertainties ? ----- Contractor to sort out, organize surveys,… Environmental impact mitigation? ------- Contractor to sort out Permits obtention? ------- Contractor to take responsibility Complex design ? ---------- Contractor to EPC ( at fixed lump sum !) Financing risk ? ------------- Contractor to imagine financing package Resource & building materials shortage ? ----- Contractor to source Constructional All Risk ? ------- Contractor to subscribe Equipment shortage? ------- Contractor to invest Local action groups ? -> Contractor to organize the communication plan Etc…etc…etc….

  5. THE CONTRACTOR’s VIEW ON SLOW PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION: FOCUSING ON DETAILS MAY CAUSE YOU NOT TO LOOK AT THE PROJECT’s MAIN OBJECTIVES ANYMORE !

  6. THANK YOU !

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