Kiri

Translator and Navigator of megaprojects and complex systems. My mission - to make procurement fascinating!

[Kiri @kiriparr]

This is profound.

[Peter Apps @PeteApps]

It is also worth emphasising (not for the first time) how openly cynical the manufacturers of the material were when it came to capitalising on lack expertise (where it did exist)

[Kiri @kiriparr]

'The High Court found that corporations think, and act, directly through their systems, policies and practices.

So, if a company had a predatory business model, it can be assumed that this was a knowing and deliberate strategy that can be penalised through the courts.'

[Dr Matthew Bell @MelbConstrucLaw]

The game is up for corporate fraudsters:
Prof Elise Bant on the Aust High Court's consideration of statutory unconscionability in Productivity Partners Pty Ltd v ACCC; Wills v ACCC [2024] HCA 27
https://t.co/yKjak3T1YP

[FIDIC @FIDIC]

🚧 Delve into proactive problem-solving! Join us for Session 4 at the FIDIC Regional CUC 2024: "#DisputeAvoidance – increasing demand of #disputeboards and a look at common areas of dispute."🔽
https://t.co/jI7Zr3qaj6

#FIDICCUC #infrastructure #engineering #construction

[💧simon holmes à court 🦋 @simonahac]

⚛️ @abcnews's recent #FactCheck made a classic rookie error in calculating that the latest US nukes had "build times of 10.1 and 10.4 years".

depending how you count it, it took somewhere between 13.9 years and ~19 years to build them.

easy mistake to make.

let me explain… 🧵

[Kiri @kiriparr]

And if you'd prefer to listen to a summary of the research, check out this podcast.
https://t.co/ePIzjujaU0

[Kiri @kiriparr]

I am delighted to announce the publication of “Major Road Projects Victoria and its Project Delivery Approach: a Case Study of Procurement Reform.”

[Kiri @kiriparr]

On behalf of all of those involved, we hope this report guides all those involved in the construction industry, including owners, contractors, designers, and other stakeholders, on where further effort should be directed.

[Kiri @kiriparr]

@SCLAust I'll be there.

[Kiri @kiriparr]

Andrews urged to re-examine PwC’s Suburban Rail Loop analysis https://t.co/1BhGNx2IFq

[Kiri @kiriparr]

‘The culmination of years of suffering’: what can we expect from the robodebt royal commission’s final report? https://t.co/E5heqBq45G via @ConversationEDU

[Kiri @kiriparr]

... , all of whom would rather point the finger at customers and their hose-pipes rather than taking any real steps to ensure meaningful reform."

[Kiri @kiriparr]

Another infrastructure asset that has drifted into failure.

Thames Water is a disaster zone and a reckoning is overdue https://t.co/NyexNZqess

[Kiri @kiriparr]

"What has taken place is a slow motion car crash with incompetent ministers, toothless government agencies and hapless regulators asleep at the wheel...

[Kiri @kiriparr]

@TastyTooGood @DrEricDing @MelbConstrucLaw Just discussing ‘neutralisation’ - how voices that tell it as it is are silenced.