Colmore Consulting - Commercial Consultants | Major Programmes Expertise

Major Programmes Expertise I Value Focused Delivery

About
Us

Colmore Consulting is founded on the principles of trust, technical excellence, and partnership.

We bring our experience of working on the world’s largest construction programmes in the built environment and solving some of the most challenging problems at different points in the project lifecycle.

Our operating model allows us to deliver in an agile manner, reacting to the needs of our clients to ensure we put our customers at the heart of everything we do.

Our people have a vested interest in our business that instils a new standard of commitment and drive to ensure we deliver value to our clients.

Project Close Out

Final Accounting and contract close out
Negotiation support
Disallowed cost assessment
Lessons learnt and project review

Project Execution

Contract & change management
Cost forecasting and reporting
Supply chain management
Risk and opportunity management

Project Monitoring & Assurance

Cost assurance and review
Process improvement and optimisation
Strategic investigation and reporting of key issues
Project cost monitoring

Project Initiation

Procurement strategy development
Commercial modelling and scenario testing
Commercial process development
Assurance and governance reporting

Our Services

Our Experience

Our people have been instrumental in delivering the following projects

High Speed Two Limited: Birmingham Curzon Street & Interchange Station

Project Value: £1 billion

Project summary: Design and construction of 2no. Stations and 1no. Automated People Mover (APM).

Our involvement:

Developed commercial
and procurement strategy.

Modelling incentive
regime to mitigate
gaming and prove
concept.

Accountable for taking ITT through internal and
external assurance to gain sign off DfT level.

High Speed Two Limited: Railway Systems

Project Value: £3+ billion

Project summary: Route wide rail systems packages including, track, switches, signals, M&E install delivered under an alliancing model.

Our involvement:

Manage all tenderers Interim Commercial Submissions (contractual clarifications) to understand key risks from over 2000 line items.

Provide HS2 advice on adjustments to conditions of contract considering strategic goals of the alliance and corporate stance of risk.

Reach a harmonised position on a single set of updated conditions of contract across all Railway System procurements in restricted programme duration

High Speed Two Limited: Phase 2A: Main Civils Works

Project Value: £3+ billion

Project summary: Civil Engineering Framework to deliver key assets including bridges, viaducts and tunnels between Birmingham and Crewe.

Our involvement:

Developed commercial strategy for MCW Framework.

Established procurement criteria for down selecting tenderers commercially.

Modelling incentive regime to mitigate gaming and prove concept.

Accountable for taking ITT through internal and external assurance to gain sign off DfT level.

Severn Trent Water – Tunnel bored – Elan Valley Aqueduct

Project Value: £80m +

Project summary: 3km tunnel bored clean water pipeline 3m diameter.

Our involvement:

Leading the project commercial team.

Lead Client reporting
Sub-contract, material and labour procurement.

Lead commercial negotiations with the supply chain and mitigate disputes.

Integrate with and manage co-located Client and Joint Venture relationships.

Thames Tideway Tunnel Limited: C415

Project Value: £800m+

Project Summary: Thames Tideway is new a 25km ‘Super Sewer’ under the Thames river.

Our involvement:

Managed procurement and commercial functions through a complex public procurement for one of the C415 tendering entities.

Established strategic supply chain partners to provide a leading technical solution during procurement including agreeing commercial/legal arrangements.

Responsible for board engagement and client interface through multiple submissions and governance gateways.

Meet the Team

Director

Charles Kirkpatrick

Charles is a RICS qualified Commercial Director with significant cross-sector experience in successfully leading major infrastructure programmes.

He has significant experience of building and developing large multidisciplinary teams. Clients appreciate his integrity, transparency, energy and commitment to client satisfaction. A team player who confidently delivers on strategic objectives

Director

Christopher Whiting

Christopher is an experienced Director, with significant consultancy and Tier 1 contractor experience. He provides leadership and delivery of commercial services post contract as well as significant procurement and strategy development experience across a range of complex, large scale major projects.

Christopher has proven ability in key stakeholder and client management, process development and data management, commercial modelling and development of commercial procurement documentation

Get in Touch

contactus@colmoreconsulting.co.uk

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