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Video: The government's new construction strategy

According to the Cabinet Office, the newly released Government Construction Strategy will "...reform the way in which government procures construction across all sectors, and in doing so will reduce costs by up to 20 percent by the end of this parliament".

We look at how the government intends to make these huge savings and ask to what degree its aims are achievable.

Key learning

Procurement reform – what can the industry expect?
Why will this be different to previous ‘drives’ such as Egan and Latham?
The key areas of waste in the construction industry and how they will be tackled
The role of Integrated Project Insurance
The benefits of Project Bank Accounts.

About the contributor(s)

Professor Rudi Klein Professor Rudi Klein is Chief Executive of the Specialist Engineering Contractors' Group. Rudi is also a barrister and frequent contributor to Building Magazine and other journals.