As the world marketplace in the process industry heats up, owners will rely more andmore on contractors to provide accurate, timely, and value-added project control information soowners can manage the overall project function. This cannot and will not occur unless ownersdefine and mandate what is required by the owner to effectively execute the project controlfunction. This includes defining (in the request for proposal (RFP)) the reporting requirementsdown to specific deliverables, the reporting sequence, forecasting requirements, etc. The ownerneeds to evaluate the contractor’s capability to deliver these requirements during the biddingprocess and include them in the final contract. Although not the main or only evaluation criteria,owners need to determine if the contractor has the capability to deliver on these requirements.The owner also needs to mandate that these requirements are delivered during execution withoutexception or excuses. This paper will provide guidance for the above and convey realistic ‘rules ofthe road’ to assure effective contractor/owner collaboration.
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