How do I manage risk in my construction project?

Below, we explore how though our frameworks and processes, SCAPE and our delivery partners collaboratively and proactively manage risk to maximise project performance and outcomes.

Compliant procurement is essential to ensuring that clients can get their built environment projects started quickly and easily, with minimal risk, and confidence in efficient project delivery.

As a public sector procurement authority, SCAPE’s robust and competitive two-stage procurement process ensures we select and appoint our framework delivery partners (contractors and consultants) in a responsible and compliant manner. SCAPE frameworks are fully compliant in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 and Procurement Act 2023.

Getting your project on site as quickly and smoothly as possible is a priority for public sector construction projects, and tendering for construction contractors and consultants is a resource-heavy, time-consuming process. Read our in-depth blog about the risks of single stage tendering. Using a construction framework that is competitively tendered allows immediate access to the best pre-selected delivery partners, accelerating your project.

A ‘race to the bottom’ approach increases risk, with concerns over compliance of contracts and quality of delivery, both of which may lead to increasing costs over time. By favouring cost-certainty from the outset, clients benefit early from contractors’ expert knowledge of cost and buildability through early contractor involvement (ECI). This is fundamental to ensuring that you can achieve maximum value for money within your budget.

Central to construction risk management is a proactive performance management and audit process, to guarantee quality of outcomes. Define your strategic KPIs early and clearly - including local economic, social and environmental goals - to measure project success.

Ensure you have the required skills and expertise in your chosen contractor, or that they have the ability to access them through their supply chain. All of SCAPE's delivery partners have been chosen as they can evidence their past achievements, demonstrate industry best practice and can be relied upon to deliver at scale.