3.36 Government is establishing the Joint Programme Management Board to integrate delivery of the Infrastructure Cost Review implementation plan with parallel programmes of activity within the Cabinet Office and the Department for Business Innovation and Skills and also taking on board actions arising from the Sir Roy McNulty's Rail Value for Money Study and similar studies in other sectors.
3.37 In establishing this Joint Programme Management Board, the Government will work with industry to publish a Charter before the end of May 2011 that will establish the basis of joint work to promote change and develop new models to improve integration and promote efficiency and growth (as described in Chapter 2.12).
3.38 As part of the review of infrastructure delivery models, set out in Component D, the Government will consider how the benefits of supply chain integration can be incorporated into procurement approaches and contracting models. To support this objective, the Government will identify infrastructure programmes suitable for alternative partnering models starting with the Highways Agency and Environment Agency programmes.
3.39 While government can take steps to create the right environment and encourage changed behaviour, industry must be relied on to respond positively and to co-operate with infrastructure clients in achieving lower cost outcomes by increasing productivity and reducing the direct costs of construction. Industry will be challenged to invest resources in the development of new skills and innovation, and to respond to the new technologies required to deliver cost effective solutions in the delivery of infrastructure across all sectors - energy, water, transport, waste and telecommunications.
3.40 Building on the December report's investigation of alternative European models for construction project insurance the Government will work with industry to consider their applicability in the UK. This work will include consideration of the impact and costs of construction performance bonds.