Originally Posted by
SWBKCB
………. Anybody know how these contracts nornmally work? Is the contractor just responsible for the physical infrastructure or do are do they deliver a total solution - presumably this would involve integration into the operators existing processes and procedures? As you can tell, don't have much knowledge of how these sorts of projects are delivered!
As the runway extension project is subject to the CAA’s CAP 791 three stage infrastructure change process I suspect that some form of staged payment process will have been written in related to completion of the stages. In this respect the final part of the CAP 791 process “Completion” requires:
”On completion of the change, the aerodrome operator should confirm to the CAA that it meets the agreed design criteria and is fit for purpose.”
Once AGS submit the relevant documents to satisfy this requirement , after a post construction survey and AGL flight check, and CAA rubber stamp it the contractor gets a final payment, less possibly a nominal sum held back to cover any faults that may arise in the first few months of operational use.