Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion
Mr. Paul Sheridan:
Yes, there is a suite of NEC contracts. What the Deputy is referring to is called an early contractor involvement. That can be done. One can do that currently under the construction works management framework. We have always said that the sooner one can discuss risk and what the issues are upfront, one will obviously get a better understanding of the information. That is what risk is - does one have enough information to allow the contract to take that risk? One will only find that out if one allows early contractor involvement.
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