Rapid cost increase was one of the biggest concerns in Canterbury’s recovery environment. At one point, extreme projections suggested that every month of delay would result in an additional $1 million cost to the project.
Procurement: Be prepared to think differently
A broken market can require engagement and tendering processes than are quite different to what is expected during normal operations. But this may not be obvious to programme overseers located outside the disaster area, where business as usual conditions largely prevail.