Infrastructure integrator

Project 13 is an Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) - led initiative to boost certainty and productivity in the delivery of infrastructure, to improve whole-life outcomes and to support a more sustainable, innovative, highly-skilled industry. It is a response to a general perception that the infrastructure sector’s current operating model is broken, with projects delivered over budget, over time and below par.

Project 13 proposes an 'enterprise model' rather than a traditional construction programme model in which:

• The owner is central and leads the enterprise, defining long-term value.
• Suppliers and advisors have direct relationships with the owner.
• An ‘integrator’ actively engages and integrates all tiers of the market.
• The key suppliers, owner, advisor and integrator work as one team to optimise value.

Project 13 defines an infrastructure 'integrator' as:

It suggests that the responsibilities of the ‘integrator’ are to:

• Understand the value defined by the investors and the owners and the outcomes required from the programme.
• Respond to the definition of value and constraints by integrating services, engineering, supply, production and manufacturing.
• Provide the management capability and system to enable the enterprise to operate as an integrated organisation.
• To put in place systems, processes and capability to drive productivity.
• Own systems integration.
• During the delivery phase integrate; engineering and planning, supply of components and resources and production on site.
• Encourage and promote innovation into the enterprise.
• Build high-performing teams.
• Establish the procurement strategy and incentivised commercial agreements.
• Manage performance of advisors and suppliers.

Ref: P13 Blueprint, Institution of Civil Engineers, May 2018.

See also: Integrator.

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