EIC launches webinar series on Collaborative Delivery Models
European International Contractors (EIC) is launching a new webinar series on Collaborative Delivery Models (CDMs), bringing together contractors, public clients, consultants and legal experts to discuss how collaborative approaches can improve the delivery of large and complex infrastructure projects.
The webinar series builds on the EIC Position Paper on Collaborative Delivery Models, published in April 2026. The paper calls for a shift from fragmented and adversarial project delivery towards approaches based on early involvement, appropriate risk allocation, transparent governance and shared objectives between clients, contractors, designers and other key project partners. These principles are reflected in EIC's definition of CDMs as integrated approaches that bring the main project participants together around shared objectives, transparent decision-making and collective accountability.
The webinar series will take these concepts from the Position Paper into a practical discussion with experienced representatives from different parts of the infrastructure sector. The initial programme will address the characteristics of collaborative delivery, when CDMs are suitable for a project, how they can be procured and executed in practice, and the specific experience gained with Project Alliancing.
First webinar: An Introduction to Collaborative Delivery Models
Registration Link for Webinar 1
The first webinar will take place on Thursday, 17 September 2026, from 15:00 to 16:15 CEST. It will provide a practical introduction to why Collaborative Delivery Models are becoming increasingly relevant for complex infrastructure projects and how they differ from traditional delivery approaches.
Gustavo Martínez, President of EIC, will open the discussion from the contractor and EIC policy perspective, looking at the limitations of traditional project delivery and the rationale behind EIC's promotion of collaborative approaches. David Cleaves, Major Project Director at AECOM, will examine what makes a delivery model genuinely collaborative, while Patrick Guné, Executive Director Major Projects at Trafikverket, will contribute the perspective of a major public infrastructure client. Jonathan Hart, Partner at Pinsent Masons, will address how collaborative principles and behaviours can be translated into workable contractual and commercial arrangements. The webinar will be moderated by Frank Kehlenbach, Director of EIC.
The discussion will focus in particular on early involvement, integrated project teams, appropriate risk allocation, aligned incentives and governance as well as the behavioural conditions required to make collaboration work throughout project delivery. These elements are at the core of the EIC Position Paper, which stresses that successful CDMs depend not only on contractual structures but also on openness, trust, transparency and shared problem-solving.
From project selection to procurement and Project Alliancing
Subsequent webinars will deepen the discussion by looking at different stages and forms of collaborative delivery. A session on when to use Collaborative Delivery Models will examine project suitability, Early Contractor Involvement and lessons learned from the Dutch market, with contributions currently planned from Ingrid Pieters of Van Oord, Jaap de Koning of Witteveen+Bos, Chris Klunder of Rijkswaterstaat and Nicholas Gould of Fenwick Elliott.
A further webinar will turn to the procurement and execution of CDMs, including competition for collaborative projects, two-stage tendering and appropriate contract conditions. The series will also examine Project Alliancing and the experience gained in Finland.
Through the webinar series, EIC aims to provide a platform for clients, contractors and other infrastructure stakeholders to exchange practical experience and discuss how collaborative delivery can be applied to real projects. This follows EIC's wider engagement on CDMs with public clients, procurement specialists and the construction industry, and continues the dialogue initiated with the publication of its Position Paper.
Participation in the first webinar is free of charge, but prior registration is required. The webinars will be held online via Zoom.