WHAT THEY SAY

'There's a huge scope for improvement. Our value engineering studies show that clients can trim 5-15% off the original contract figure through lower prime costs and improved quality.' - Elizabeth Randall, executive value manager, Bovis.



'Where all parties work together, better design and buildability can give savings of 5-10%.' - Mike Silvie, business development director, John Laing



'You can save well over 30% if you design with whole-life costs in mind. Over a five-year working life, the initial build cost is only 37% of total costs, and over 20 years it accounts for just 12% of total costs.' - Peter Popper, deputy managing director,

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