1. Opportunities and challenges in Crossrail and the
wider rail network
How to deliver best value
A Contractor‘s Perspective
Tony Latienda,
Rail & Airports Development Director

2. Opportunities & Challenges in
Crossrail and the wider network
 Integrated Team
 Integrated Working
 Integrated Solutions

3. Health & Safety – Delivering a Safe
Project
 Promotion of a positive safety culture
 Health & Safety is uppermost in our
minds
 Incentivised high level targets
 Behavioural approach
 Health & Safety Initiatives

4. People
 Leadership and experience of running
big projects
 Chemistry among people makes
projects successful
 Create the right behaviours

5. Collaborative Culture
 Partnership approach
 Moving from short term to long term
 Same goals and objectives
 Retention of skills

6. Integrated Team
 Early creation of delivery team
 Early contractor involvement with
Designers
 Team Resources monitor – reward

7. Supply Chain
 Strategic partnerships encompassing
small and medium enterprises

8. Innovation
 Engagement with Supply Chain
 Incentivised for innovative ideas
 Use of proven technology

9. Service Level Efficiencies
 Integrated Team
 Eliminating resource wastage
 People marking
 Improved Performance -Thinking in
different ways

10. Challenges
 Training Workers to work underground
 Have to avoid obstacles / minimum disruption
to London Commuters
 Limiting the impact on existing stations
 Minimising station closures
 Fully integrate Crossrail Stations with
Network Rail and London Underground
Stations
 Skills shortages

11. Solutions / Logistics
 Ways of doing things more
economically
 Resolve and plan the logistics
 Materials management
 Spoil removal and mitigation
 Possession Strategy

12. Risks
 Fair allocation of risks

13. Key Performance Indicators
 Performance measurement
 Programme of improvements

14. Stakeholder Management &
Communication Strategy
 Know what is happening
 Complaint escalation process and
procedure
 Public consultation
 Communicating with passengers
 National Academy Skills for
Construction
 Getting children involved in school visits

15. Opportunities and challenges in Crossrail
and the wider rail network
 And finally an
example of
successful
collaborative
culture…