Relationship Contracting

BGC Contracting has developed its "one team" approach for the delivery of complex, large scale, multi-discipline projects. Relationship based contracts focus on win-win, no-blame, best-for-project outcomes through close collaboration and team integration, and require a strong process-based approach.

Our experience has shown that these agreements are ideally suited to projects where a close working relationship between the client, consultant and the contractor are vital in ensuring the best outcomes for the project.

BGC Contracting has a proven track record of working with clients on difficult projects where a collaborative approach to risk management is needed. This is often the case where the works are unique, or unknowns make managing the project difficult. Relationship based contracting suits these types of projects because it enables the risks as well as the rewards to be shared.

Benefits that result from relationship based contracting include:

• Increased flexibility to respond to a changing work scope
• Innovative and potentially breakthrough results
• Better risk management
• Enhanced business and personal relationships
• Common alignment of project goals
• Reduced costs and project lead time
• Better quality
• Improved employee satisfaction and retention
• Optimum use of resources ("One Team" approach)

We invite you to discuss the benefits of relationship based contracting with members of our Management Team, who can demonstrate how this strategy may be suited to your project.

Current and recent relationship based projects that BGC Contracting has been involved with include:

Cliffs Natural Resources - Koolyanobbing Alliance

The project has an estimated value of $920 million, and includes the mining, drilling & blasting, crushing and stockpiling and train loading of iron ore at Koolyanobbing. BGC Contracting is providing these services under a 5 year agreement that commenced in July 2007.

Main Roads WA - Term Network Contracts

BGC Contracting had two, 10 year Term Network Contracts with Main Roads WA. One was in the Kimberley region and has an estimated value of $157 million. The other was in the Pilbara and Gascoyne regions with an estimated value of $250 million. Both projects were performed under a partnering agreement.

Main Roads WA - Great Northern Highway ECI Project

BGC Contracting successfully led a Joint Venture team (named Team Savannah), which included another contractor and designer, to design and construct three new bridges and make improvements to two major sections of the Great Northern Highway in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The project was delivered under an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contract. This relationship based form of contract had not been used previously by Main Roads WA. The project was officially opened by the Honourable Gary Gray on the 8th of December 2009 and the BGC share of the works was valued at $50 million.

Atlas Iron - Roads and Crossings ECI Project

BGC Contracting is currently working with Atlas Iron and their designer on scoping and pricing their Horizon 1 pit to port iron ore haulage solutions.