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House of Commons Chamber- Scaffolding
the scope. We are being as aggressive as possible in that there’s total co-ordination in terms of what the
getting this project moving with confidence through execution plan looks like, how the constructor is
all of the many stages. We are looking forward to going to execute it, what design support is needed
reopening the Centre Block and completing the and the timeframe required to maintain momentum
Parliament Welcome Centre as soon as possible.” on the project and make decisions at the right time,”
Garrett said.
Garrett has put in place an integrated project
management office that forms a one-team “One of the things you can get with design-bid-
approach, provides a common vision, and reduces build programs is that they get designed and then
friction that can occur when a number of different the constructor comes on site and someone says,
organizations work together. ‘I can’t build that from how it’s designed,’ and then
you’re back into a redesign process. We’re really
The office brings together the project team with trying to integrate and have that constructability
the Parliamentary Partners, the design team, the advice.”
builders, the construction management team — all
of the partners. Wright agreed. “[An integrated office] creates total
“You get the expertise of the construction manager ownership. It takes excuses out of the equation
up front which increases efficiency and ensures and also sorts out the supply chain earlier, so that
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