2.9 The Government very much values the positive engagement with industry achieved through the Infrastructure Cost Review and will continue to work with industry during the implementation phases. The Steering Group, previously chaired by Terry Hill (Arup) will be merged into the infrastructure Stakeholder Reference Group hosted by the Institution of Civil Engineers.
2.10 The role of the Stakeholder Reference Group will be to help coordinate wider industry engagement. Working with the Joint Programme Management Board, the Stakeholder Reference Group will coordinate the input of senior industry leaders, institutions and academics in support of the overall objectives. It was also help in coordinating specific sub-group activities, led by industry leaders. The Government will seek to maximise the use of existing groupings of industry experts and wherever possible will seek to incorporate their activities into the programme in order to avoid duplication.
2.11 Alongside publication of this plan the Government will identify the industry leaders who will act as champions and focal points for academia and industry professional and trade bodies.
Box 2.A: Key behavioural changes and actions to be set out in a Charter Clients and the supply chain will work together to: • provide improved transparency and certainty around the infrastructure forward programme; • group projects into more efficient longer-term programmes with clear outcome based objectives; • encourage innovation and allow for earlier and integrated supply chain involvement through improved competition and procurement processes; • seek the best whole life outcome rather than seeking the lowest cost for a given specification; • select supply chain partners on the basis of their ability to deliver innovative solutions set against transparent and affordable cost targets and long-term outcomes; • develop appropriate client technical expertise and intelligent commissioning capability and make better use of infrastructure data to support decision making and the setting of cost targets; and • create the environment for industry to invest in new technologies and skills improvement to deliver greater outcome-based efficiencies. |