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COST CONTROL & COMMERCIAL ASSURANCE

Independent challenge where confidence in the commercial position matters.

Mossbridge provides independent review and commercial assurance where clients need greater confidence in reported cost, forecast, commitments, change and commercial exposure.

This service is deliberately distinct from day-to-day Commercial Management. The purpose is to test the position being reported, challenge underlying assumptions and identify where further evidence, control or corrective action may be required.

Assurance support includes

Reviews can be targeted at the areas where greater confidence, evidence or independent challenge is required.

Schedule of Cost Components (SOCC), Defined Cost, Fee and Disallowed Cost reviews

Commitment analysis

Change management audits

NEC Defined Cost review and audit

Commercial reporting assurance

Supply-chain commercial exposure

Targeted commercial health checks

Cost-to-complete challenge

Change and exposure review

Payment assurance

Disallowed Cost exposure

Risk and opportunity review

Review of supporting records and evidence

Forecast reconciliation

When support is most useful

Commercial assurance can be valuable where:

Management needs an independent view of the reported position

Commitments and liabilities are not fully understood

Reported cost and contractual entitlement are difficult to reconcile

Project reporting does not provide sufficient confidence

Cost-to-complete forecasts are changing materially

Change exposure is increasing

Defined Cost or Disallowed Cost requires review

A client wants assurance before making a major commercial decision

Assurance, not duplication

Where Commercial Management helps manage the commercial position, Commercial Assurance independently tests whether that position is complete, evidenced and credible.

If you would like to discuss a current requirement, project issue or upcoming appointment, get in touch.


Relevant Project Experience
 

Major UK Rail Programme - Rail Systems Contracts

Senior commercial and NEC support across a major rail programme, including management of more than £35m of change over 12 months and development of practical contract-administration tools and processes.

Morecambe Wastewater Treatment Works

Cost control, budgeting and forecasting on a £52m NEC3 Option C wastewater project, providing clearer visibility of the developing commercial position.

Seacombe Ferry Terminal

Commercial management on a £7.5m NEC target-cost marine project, maintaining commercial control through delivery and protecting the original tender margin.

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