An independent read before you commit capital.
Test the cost, schedule and execution assumptions behind your next commitment. Identify what is supported, what is missing and what needs to change.
Typically four weeks. Scope and information access determine the schedule.
What we review
- Cost
- Schedule
- Contracts
- Procurement
- Constructability
- How the team is set up to execute
From project information to a practical decision.
Define the decision.
Agree the package, milestone, questions and boundaries.
Review the evidence.
Examine the agreed documents and how sequence, logistics, procurement and interfaces fit together. Distinguish facts from assumptions and missing information.
Prioritize the issues.
Explain material findings and identify actions or clarifications needed before the next commitment.
Discuss the next steps.
Walk through findings with the owner’s team and confirm unresolved questions and decisions that remain with the owner.
Deliverables include a source-linked findings report, prioritized action register with proposed responsibilities and timing, stated limitations and a management discussion.
A defined scope, not an open-ended mandate.
The package, document set, deliverables and schedule are agreed before work begins. Conclusions reflect the information made available, with limitations stated explicitly.
The review does not replace engineering design verification, site supervision, a full cost estimate, a detailed schedule rebuild or legal and claims advice. It is not certification that a project is ready to proceed.
A useful starting point is a defined milestone, an accountable decision-maker and access to authorized information.
Questions
- Who is the review for?
- An owner or authorized sponsor preparing for a defined tender, mobilization or construction decision.
- Does Acadia replace our team?
- No. Design, execution and contractual responsibilities remain with the appointed parties. For projects already under way, see Project recovery.
- Does our project information go into a public AI tool?
- The Harness is designed for enterprise-grade private systems. Information access, handling and permitted uses are agreed before project material is shared. Principals review the findings.
- What if information is incomplete?
- Material gaps may limit conclusions, change scope or require further inputs before the review proceeds.
- How are fees and timing set?
- They depend on the package, evidence, decision date and agreed scope, and are confirmed before engagement.
- Does a review guarantee outcomes?
- No. It supports decisions using agreed evidence; it cannot remove every risk or guarantee cost or schedule outcomes.