By Roger Watkiss ( August 4, 2020, 1:19 PM EDT) -- Complex infrastructure projects face a number of challenges — chief among them is the effective and efficient management of cost in light of quality and schedule requirements. There is a way for owners, designers and contractors to overcome some inherent risk management problems, by forming a truly co-ordinated team using the alliance contracting model. This approach has been shown to produce significantly better outcomes than more traditional construction agreements in Australia, the U.K. and other jurisdictions. For alliance projects to succeed, emphasis has to be placed on the following:...