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Project Recovery & Delivery Assurance

Rapid intervention and forensic turnaround strategies for distressed, delayed, or over-budget construction projects.

When a construction project slips behind schedule, costs escalate, or key contractor relationships fracture, continuing with business-as-usual compounds the loss. Vanor Advisory delivers decisive project recovery.

We conduct a rapid forensic diagnostic to identify root causes—whether design incompleteness, supply chain insolvency, or flawed programme logic. We establish a definitive recovery baseline and, where instructed, step in to direct recovery operations.

02 — Intervention Protocol

Structured Turnaround Methodology

Project turnaround cannot rely on optimistic contractor re-sequencing. We apply a four-stage intervention protocol designed to stabilise the commercial position, restore momentum, and protect practical completion.

  • Phase 1: Rapid Forensic Audit (Days 1–14) — Forensic audit of physical progress, commercial exposure, supply chain commitments, and critical path blockers.
  • Phase 2: Baseline Reset & Commercial Alignment — Re-pricing cost-to-complete, re-sequencing the master programme, and establishing ring-fenced commercial settlements.
  • Phase 3: Turnaround Governance — Embedding executive-level milestone tracking, daily workface coordination, and transparent risk reporting.
  • Phase 4: Commissioning & Completion Drive — Dedicated commissioning management, statutory authority sign-offs, and structured handover.

Key Deliverables

  • Rapid forensic project audit & condition assessment
  • Definitive recovery baseline programme and cost-to-complete
  • Subcontractor insolvency contingency & mitigation plans
  • Executive turnaround governance & weekly milestone dashboards
  • Commissioning, handover & statutory close-out steering
CONFIDENTIAL ADVISORY

Discuss your development with senior leadership

Speak directly with directors Barry Winters MAPM and Graeme Kyle MAPM to assess programme risk, ground-truth positioning, or fund monitoring requirements.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

When should an owner initiate project recovery?

The moment progress falls behind the contract critical path by more than available float, contractor reporting diverges from site reality, or key trade packages become distressed.

Do you replace the existing contractor during recovery?

Not necessarily. In most cases, terminating a main contractor introduces severe delays and legal complexity. Our preferred approach is to restructure the programme, enforce transparent reporting, and drive completion collaboratively unless replacement is unavoidable.