Calon Infrastructure

An independent read on your capital programme.

Honest advice and assurance for the bodies that commission and run major infrastructure. Conflict-free. Remote. Fixed fee.

Who we are

Independent, by design.

CALON advises the organisations that commission infrastructure, never the contractors who build it. We sit on one side of the table only, the client side, and we will not take work that places us in a delivery supply chain.

CALON is a senior, independent infrastructure advisory practice. Built around chartered, director-level professionals with decades of experience leading and assuring major projects and capital programmes across the public sector, energy, water and transport.

Experience

Programmes we have worked on.

Representative areas of experience behind the practice, across regulated infrastructure. Clients and projects remain anonymous.

Local authority

Capital programmes

Gateway reviews, business cases, and governance on sub-threshold and major LA schemes.

Highways

Major roads

Procurement strategy, deliverability review and programme controls on public-sector road investment.

Rail

Rail infrastructure

Stage-gate governance and NEC contract management across multi-disciplinary rail works.

Water

Regulated water programmes

Governance, commercial management and NEC oversight across regulated water investment.

Energy

Electricity transmission

Substations, cable routes and associated civil engineering on regulated transmission programmes.

Commercial

Commercial performance

Improving commercial performance and governance across regulated infrastructure programmes.

What we do

Defined engagements. Fixed fees.

Every engagement is scoped to a fixed fee before any work begins. Choose a starting point.

Start free.

Eight questions on your programme's commercial controls. Independent gap analysis by return. No obligation.

Take the diagnostic →

Pre-contract

  • Business Case & Investment Assurance

    Independent read of the investment case before commitment.

  • Buildability & Deliverability Review

    Design and scope checked before going to market.

  • Procurement Readiness Review

    Go or no-go gate before tender.

  • Tender Documentation Review

    Tender pack reviewed before issue.

  • Procurement & Contract Strategy

    Route to market and contract form, including NEC option.

Post-contract

  • Commercial Controls Health-Check

    Independent read on commercial controls, cost certainty, and reporting.

  • Gateway & Stage-Gate Review

    Full gate assessment with a clear recommendation.

  • Governance & Delivery Controls Review

    Governance, reporting, and assurance arrangements reviewed.

  • NEC & Commercial Oversight

    Ongoing advisory through delivery. Early warnings and change managed in real time.

  • Recovery Advisory

    Honest diagnosis of a programme in difficulty. A route back to control.

How we work

Six steps. Fixed fee. Written output.

Every engagement follows the same process. Scope and fee agreed in writing before any work begins.

Fixed fee Ten working days Remote, desktop-based
CALON client engagement process Six steps from diagnostic to condition clearance, all remote and desktop-based 01 Diagnostic or direct contact Complete the free diagnostic, or contact CALON directly. 02 Fixed-fee proposal Scope and fee confirmed in writing within two working days. 03 NDA and document request Short NDA signed. Documents submitted by secure email. 04 Remote desktop review Documents assessed. Independent rating derived. 05 Report and invoice Written report with recommendation and action list. Invoice same day. 06 Condition clearance Actions resolved. Clearance confirmed in writing. No extra charge. Report within ten working days of document receipt Every fee fixed before commencement.
Start a conversation

Tell us about your programme.

A short message is enough. We will reply within one working day with the next sensible step.

Or email enquiries@calon-infrastructure.co.uk