Electrical Infrastructure Contractor

Akera has provided extensive support to an electrical contracting business, assisting them to develop strategy, foster customer and supplier relationships, bid opportunities and deliver projects.
The Project

Akera has provided extensive support to an electrical contracting business, assisting them to develop strategy, foster customer and supplier relationships, bid opportunities and deliver projects.

Akera provides a flexible team to tackle evolving and diverse responsibilities including:

  • Strategic advice and sounding board support
  • Industry insight and advice on market positioning
  • Origination of opportunities and introduction to potential customers and suppliers
  • Advice on internal resourcing and organisational structure decisions
  • Advice on bid and governance processes
  • Advice on Network Connection requirements
  • Development of strategic partnering and teaming arrangements
  • Bid management and leadership
  • Detailed bid preparation – cost estimates, schedules, delivery methodologies, risk allocation etc
  • Commercial contract review and risk allocation, including both upstream and downstream subcontractor and supplier relationships
  • Transitioning successful bids into delivery via project management support
  • Provision of site data collection and management tools

Akera has led various bid activity with a value in excess of $1.5bn, comprising a mix of EV Charging rollouts, utility scale wind, solar and BESS projects and network connections.

Project outcomes
  • Immediate project wins
  • Avoided significant time and costs through strategic focus
  • New client and supplier relationships
  • Efficient bid processes that streamline effort for in demand SME’s
  • Access to highly specialised expertise for network connection projects
  • Enhanced reputation through high quality bid activity
  • Market-based risk allocation and creative risk mitigation strategies
  • Structured relationships with key delivery partners
  • Leadership to glue together internal and external teams
  • Flexibility and deferral of fixed overhead cost commitments
  • Strategies to de-risk and protect project schedule for delivery
  • Innovative application of technology with low-cost implementation

Client:

Electrical Contractor (Confidential)

Akera Capabilities:

  • Development Strategy
  • Project Management
  • Network Connection
  • Commercial Management
  • Procurement Management
  • Third Party Interface Management
  • Risk Management