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We need to walk the walk on collaboration

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  1. ‘Around the world, poor infrastructure delivery is costing us trillions of dollars. No matter where you are – from the US to China to Kenya – projects are delivered late and over budget time and again. Overall, more than four out or five projects go over programme or budget. Mace’s latest research has shown that by 2030 we’ll be paying an astonishing £1.2tn a year for projects that haven’t been delivered effectively. Part of the fault lies with politicians or governments; and many delays just can’t be avoided. [And this is only for UK] Most of the problem lies with the construction and infrastructure sectors who have spent years talking about better models of project delivery and more collaborative working styles. Report after report has made it clear that unless we work together more effectively, we’re going to face the same problems around forecasting, planning and delivery. When a report is published, everyone agrees: we must work better together. However, when it comes down to it – when the bottom line is at stake – almost everyone in the industry ends up reverting to the “bad old ways”’.
    MAY BE COMMON IN MANY COUNTRIES INCLUDING MALAYSIA especially where Governments [Federal/State/Local Authorities/Agencies/Govt Linked Companies] become involved in the Construction Industry via establishment of Holding Companies who in addition may have thousands of subsidiaries/Associates/Joint Venture Companies with Board of Directors may be retired Civil/Police/Judicial/Legal/Audit/Other Services with little expertise relevant to the core activities of the companies but highly paid and little possibility of anyone being punished for suspected MISMANAGEMENT-FRAUD-CORRUPTION-COLLUSION-CRONYISM-EMBEZZLEMENT-BRIBERY-KICKBACKS-NEPOTISM-MONEY LAUNDERING acts as may be evidenced by the several cases investigated by the Anti-Corruption Agency [MACC] and the Regular Findings of the Auditor General

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