Assurance Team (AT)
The role of the Assurance Team (AT) is to verify that ‘Material Project Information’ released into the public domain is correct.
The AT may also be asked to interpret the findings for the general public and highlight any ‘causes for concern’.
The most difficult information to verify and interpret is that which is released during project implementation.
This is particularly serious as this is the stage intended to be the focus of CoST. The information to be released during the implementation stage, as set out in CoST documents is as follows:
For the main contract for works:
- Individual changes to the contract which affect the price and reasons for those changes
- Individual changes to the contract which affect the programme and reasons for those changes
- Instances of re-award of the main contract
Download guidance terms of reference for the assurance team here:
