Category: Mega projects
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Government must learn from HS2 ‘disaster’, PAC chair warns
Former Transport for London commissioner Mike Brown has been appointed as HS2 Ltd chair and will work alongside chief executive Mark Wild to deliver a programme reset, including reviewing the costs and schedule, renegotiating HS2’s large construction contracts and reviewing HS2 Ltd’s skills and structure. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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What can Levelling Up schemes learn from mega projects’ delays?
Weak feasibility studies, vague scope and inadequate financial planning lead to delays. Those delays, in turn, ripple through procurement and execution. This echoes the Levelling Up Fund, which showed that many UK bids were submitted without detailed designs. High-level costings are simply not a reliable foundation for timely delivery. View the original article and our…