Six lines, and what the owner receives on each.

01

A forklift in a warehouse aisle

Feasibility studies

Operating case, capacity model, layout options, capital and operating cost comparison, and a recommendation — including a recommendation not to build.

  1. 01Capital cost
  2. 02Dredging
  3. 03Quay loading
  4. 04Equipment envelope

02

Technical advisory

A written opinion on a defined question: equipment selection, yard layout, electrification strategy, or a review of someone else’s specification.

  1. 01Basis
  2. 02Source
  3. 03Assumptions
  4. 04Decision

03

A project dashboard on a desk monitor

Project management

Programme, cost and contract control from initiation to handover, reported on the owner’s cycle rather than the contractor’s.

  1. 01Programme
  2. 02Contract
  3. 03Reporting
  4. 04Handover

04

Sourcing

Market scan, manufacturer qualification and a shortlist assessed against a stated technical requirement.

05

Three people meeting at a table in a warehouse

Procurement

Tender documentation, bid levelling, evaluation report, negotiation support and award recommendation stating what was compared and what was excluded.

  1. 01Priced in tender
  2. 02Bound in award
  3. 03Held by owner

06

Owner’s engineer

Design review, factory and site inspection, commissioning witness and acceptance — with acceptance withheld and the reason recorded where evidence is absent.

  1. 01Design reviewOn paper
  2. 02Site verificationOn site
  3. 03Commissioning witnessAt handover