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4/             PRIORITY 1: CAPEX REDUCTION





        1. Creating & embedding the culture

        We see this an opportunity to pivot the culture into a new direction with     •  AUK also propose an Enhanced VI mechanism linked to benchmark results
        both our team and ecosystem of contractors. To accelerate the change we           shown later in the presentation.
        will setup a 120 day plan with Shell from the contract agreement go ahead.
        Encompassing this we be a number of key commitments from our business:
                                                                                       The benefits of the Specification Cost Manager Disruptor
        1.     Artelia will invest in a dedicated Culture Change Coach Disruptor,
               who will act as a change agent, to support and facilitate the change          Area or Activity or Topic                  Potential Benefit
               programme for 6 months. The Coach will provide senior members of
               the team with one to one mentoring on how to drive the business          Scope - Remove/Reduce - Review      Reduced cost.  Faster times on site.
               change across within their teams.                                        overall designs to see what elements
        2.     Each staff member will be re-inducted to the new culture through         of each project can be omitted or
               an off-site workshop in conjunction with Shell. This will be led by the    reduced
               senior leads.                                                            Specification - Improve/Change.     Reduced cost.  Potential to reduce total cost

        4.     All senior teams leads will have personal VI & KPI’s linked to Capex     Identify alternative specifications and/  of ownership by reviewing the overall lifecy-
               reduction, they will also have a  quarterly review session to ensure     or manufacturers and materials to   cle of each area of the project.
               that Capex reduction culture remains a key component of the              reduce cost
               contract. Additionally, Artelia Group will increase the bonus levels of    Standardisation - Increase standard-  Reduced design time, site familiarity with
               the team members to encourage the team to make the change.               isation of content of each project to   components, less time on site, central
                                                                                        reduce design time                  procurement of components – all to reduce
        AUK proposes a new structure aimed at delivering better value which will
        feature:                                                                                                            cost.
                                                                                        Procurement Strategy - Contractors   Lower cost by matching procurement
        •  Specifications Cost Manager Disruptor  - AUK will invest jointly with Shell
            in a Specification Manager. Initially this role will be set up by Jim Lye   - Review and revise procurement     method to project requirements and market
            supported by Michael Wagner, who will focus solely on driving benchmark     methodology to suit projects being   conditions.
            savings (covered in the VI section of this presentation), monitoring        delivered e.g. moving to a PMC Model
            scorecards with several key contractors and supporting the Commercial       for Destination Recharge
            managers in driving Value Improvement activities. This individual will      Reduce waste                        Reduce cost of waste disposal costs.
            report directly to the Shell Key Account Manager. The costs for this
            disruptor will be jointly shared between Shell and AUK (circa cost to Shell
            £60,000)
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