Short pieces on how construction and infrastructure disputes are prevented and resolved — written from four decades of practice as a chair, mediator and arbitrator, together with 62 posts from the archive of The Faithful Goose.
Ten years after a story I had to print unfinished, I sat down in Lima with the three people who brought dispute boards to Peru, Brazil and Mexico. Building with Trust is the…
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Episode 41 of Bouwen met Vertrouwen takes the podcast to Delft, to ask two people who know the Dutch infrastructure system from the inside whether public-private partnership is…
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In 2011 I wrote, with three Allen & Overy colleagues, an article on project financing of alliance-based projects. Rereading it, the argument holds. What has changed is my view of…
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Large infrastructure projects are prototypes. Each one is built with existing techniques, on a site where the work has never been done in quite this way before. Yet these projects…
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Ten years ago, Andrea Chao considered the best contract one that is filed away and never taken out again. She now sees it as the manual for how parties choose to work with each…
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In episode 31 of Bouwen met Vertrouwen, the Presolve podcast series, an unusual experiment: a conversation with ChatGPT, an AI language model as podcast guest. The…
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The Presolve podcast series Bouwen met Vertrouwen started in October 2020. Over 21 episodes, 22 people working in construction were interviewed: professors, senior…
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Het cement dat absoluut nodig is om samenwerking te bevorderen. Een woord met een scala aan betekenissen. Zelfstandig naamwoord, werkwoord. Eerlijk, Respectvol, Betrouwbaar, Open…
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There is loads of literature of what can be learned from past projects, so to build better projects in the future. There is one project, Crossrail (the biggest infrastructure…
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Bouwgeschillen: je kunt ze beter niet hebben. Daarover binnenkort een andere blog. Maar - helaas - ze treden nogal eens op. Blijven ze te lang sluimeren, dan ontploffen ze ineens…
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Iedereen zal het er over eens zijn dat bouwgeschillen in de regel negatief uitpakken voor lopende bouwprojecten: ze kosten energie van iedereen en ook werkplezier. Ze schaden het…
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Transparantie is een - zeg meer gewoon "hét" - grondbeginsel van overheidsaanbestedingen. Transparantie betekent dat een aanbesteder (1) vóór de aanbesteding aan de…
Read →This video tells the story of The Faithful Goose b.v., in Dutch, with English subtitles.
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In het Pinksterweekend 2021 presenteerde The Faithful Goose zich op RTL Z in het door Prime Time Television geproduceerde programma Doe Maar Duurzaam.In het programma leg ik in 2…
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"Bouwers en opdrachtgevers akkeren tijdens het tenderen nauwelijks de risico's van megaprojecten door. Zo reageren advocaten en mediators op het interview met Arent van Wassenaer…
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In de Cobouw van 20 januari 2020 staat een interview met mij door Thomas van Belzen. Onder de titel De tranen van bouwers en Rijkswaterstaat: ‘We gaan als autisten met het ontwerp…
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In de Cobouw van vandaag staat een boeiend interview door Thomas van Belzen met Marian Bosch-Rekveldt van de TU Delft, onder de titel ‘Falende megaprojecten? We moeten de…
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In de Cobouw van 17 december 2020 citeert Thomas van Belzen onder de titel 'Parlementair onderzoek nodig naar complexe projecten Rijkswaterstaat’ Lenny Vulperhorst die pleit voor…
Read →I am extremely pleased to present to you this drawing by the wonderfully talented Mariette Haarlem (https://mariettehaarlem.nl), depicting the vision, mission, values and core…
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This picture was taken in the wee morning hours of Friday 20 November, 2020 @ Scheveningen Beach (the site whereThe Faithful Goose, faithfully, every morning takes a plunge in the…
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The Faithful Goose is supertrots te kunnen melden dat ook dit jaar het grote aanstormende schaatstalent Yael Prenger zal sponsoren. Dit is het verhaal van Yael:"Mijn naam is Yael…
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Op woensdag 28 oktober 2020 om 12:30 zit The Faithful Goose in "De Glazen Bol: Samenwerken in de bouw- en infrasector over 20 jaar", een half uur pitchen, brainstormen en…
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Op maandag 12 oktober 2020, in Studio 32 op het Mediapark te Hilversum, zal Prof. dr. J.F.M. Koppenjan (EUR) het eindrapport over de evaluatie van de performance van…
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In recent years, a debate has been stirred on the added value of procuring projects through the use of DBFM(O)-structures, Public Private Partnerships. In the Netherlands, since…
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In pursuing successful projects there is an urgent need to both apply good contract management as well as maintain good communicative relationships between the various players…
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I was moved by this recent post describing how a very faithful goose, Steve, returned home to his family after having been snatched away by a fox…
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Hierbij de link naar mijn Miniwebinar over samenwerking op de bouwplaats in tijden van Corona #Corona #Bouwen #Samenwerken #Vertrouwen #Partnering…
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In these Times of Corona, we need to accept that live meetings will off-limits for the months to come. This brings us all sort of new perspectives, new relations, new insights.For…
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The Faithful Goose is proud to present the first edition of the Masterclass Sustainable Infrastructure Development, to be held from 23 to 27 September 2019 in the beautiful…
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For three years, The Faithful Goose has been operating under the umbrella: "Projects with Impact". The aim of The Faithful Goose being that its projects primarily should be…
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Op 22 januari 2019, in het programma Kanniewaarzijn, Rubriek Weggegooid Geld, een optreden over het rampzalig nieuwbouwproject OBS Het Open Venster. Kijk vanaf minuut 7:00 (TFG in…
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Op 18 december 2018 publiceerde het Instituut voor Bouwrecht het boek Bouwjuristen. Bouwrechtjuristen, geschreven door Erik Moesker en Sjoerd Rutten. Daarin komen 25…
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Op 10 december 2018 mocht ik optreden in het programma Bouwmeesters van BNR Nieuwsradio onder leiding van Paul Laseur. Het thema was Ruzie in de Bouwkeet. Kijk en luister hier…
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Ik ben er trots op te kunnen mededelen dat ik met ingang van 1 januari 2019 ben benoemd tot lid van de Raad van Arbitrage voor de Bouw (arbiter) in de categorie leden-jurist…
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While Dutch speed skaters keep winning medals at the Winter Olympics, new talent is on its way: The Faithful Goose is super-proud that its sponsored talent, Yael Prenger, last…
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For those of you who missed it, please use this link to the IPFA website to watch the recording of yesterday's webinar. Please, let me know your feedback.
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I am excited to invite you to a Webinar, hosted by the Faithful Goose, which will take place on Wednesday 4 October 2017 at 12:00 PM EST. The webinar is titled The Road to…
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For a very exciting assignment - with impact - The Faithful Goose soon will be travelling to Egypt. In preparation thereof the new business cards have already been prepared.
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On 20 June, 2017, the book, A Practical Guide to Successful Construction Projects" was launched. At the end of an inspiring seminar, in which Professor Monika Chao-Duivis, Remmert…
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In only three days on LinkedIn over 12K views for "A Practical Guide to Successful Construction
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Often, impact projects are being structured through the connect between "money" (investors, multilateral development banks, IFIs) and market based solutions: dredging companies…
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On 20 June 2017 the Launching Event of A Practical Guide to Successful Construction Projects will take place in Spaces De Rode Olifant in The Hague. Achieving project success…
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In September 2015 stelde de Verenigde Naties de zeventien Sustainable Development Goals vast. Die moeten in 2030 moeten zijn bereikt. Deze doelen beslaan het hele spectrum van…
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On 16 December 2016, 21 signatories - amongst which the largest Dutch banks, insurance companies, pension funds, as well as Impact Summit Europe, PYMWYMIC and VBDO - presented the…
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I feel immensely proud and excited to announce that my book, A Practical Guide to Successful Construction Projects, will be published by Informa Law (Routledge) on 24 May 2017.The…
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On 29 November 2016 the manuscript for the book 'A Practical Guide for Successful Construction Projects' was submitted to the pubishers, Informa Law by Routledge. If all goes…
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The conception of the Practical Guide to Successful Construction Projects is nearing its close. The idea is to include, at the end of the book, an overview of the 10 most…
Read →As most followers of this website and The Faithful Goose know, I am presently working at a book which is meant to bring together some well-known techniques which lead to…
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The art of entering into construction contracts is the art – and sometimes the battle – of matching perceptions. As this figure demonstrates the perception of the parties at the…
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There are so many different project delivery systems in the world, and many of those, though identical named differently. Design & Build, Design & Construct, Engineering…
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It has been silent on this site for some time. Reason is a lot of travelling and writing has been going on for the Book on Successful Inception and Completion of Construction…
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The Faithful Goose proudly presents its membership of the International Partnering Institute (IPI). Comprised of more than 150 member organisations, the IPI serves Owners…
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In preparation of the book "Successful Inception & Completion of Construction Projects" I am learning everyday. From the interviews I am currently conducting with all sorts of…
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A lot of people have asked how on earth I got to use the name The Faithful Goose. Well, let me disclose this little story.My family has a family motto "Mit Gansch Trouwe" which is…
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In preparation for my book "Succesful Inception and Completion of Construction Projects" I am reading "APM Body of Knowledge" (https://www.apm.org.uk/BOK6) published by the…
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Imagine sitting in a meeting where you really want to achieve something. Take a close look at any cups and glasses on the table. Imagine them all standing at that one side of that…
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When searching the internet on the subject of escalation processes, one sooner or later will encounter the nine escalation stages of Friedrich Glasl. These describe how two…
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This is the cover of "Van het gebaande pad" ("Off the beaten track") a beautifully designed Liber Amicorum with submissions by my friends Andrea Chao (my last trainee), Michel…
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Until recently, most people believed that, in order to accomplish a difficult and complex project, it was most important to have on board the required technical expertise…
Read →At present, I am in the process of conducting interviews with project directors of world class construction projects in preparation of my book, provisionally titled Successful…
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I am very excited about the prospect of flying solo as from 1 May. For 33 years I have been working with the most excellent of talents with Houthoff Buruma, then Norton Rose, and…
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