Streamlining Contract Management for the €2bn PALLAS Reactor with FastDraft

Case Study

Streamlining Contract Management for the €2bn PALLAS Reactor with FastDraft

PALLAS is a new medical isotope reactor set to replace the ageing High Flux Reactor (HFR) in Petten. Designed to advance nuclear medicine and research, PALLAS will produce essential isotopes for diagnostics, therapy, and nuclear research. These isotopes will be transformed into radiopharmaceuticals to treat conditions such as cancer.

Preparatory enabling and piling works began in mid-2022, setting the stage for main construction. The primary facility will feature a building of 63 by 43 metres with a height of 21 metres, housing a 25 MW open-pool, uranium-fuelled reactor, and an adjoining L-shaped logistics building.

Additional infrastructure will include a four-storey support building with access and security controls, a four-storey office building, and a secondary cooling system facility. This cooling system will circulate water from the North Holland Canal through the reactor building, releasing it into the North Sea.

Upon completion, the PALLAS Programme will form a comprehensive infrastructure capable of supplying medical radioisotopes to over 30,000 patients each day.

Client
NRG Pallas
Location
Petten, Netherlands
Contract Value
€1.7 - 2.3bn
Duration
2022 - 2030
NEC4 ECC Option C
Solution
FastDraft

The Challenge

PALLAS had historically relied on traditional methods like spreadsheets and email to manage contracts, causing significant challenges. PALLAS were looking to switch to a suitable Contract Management System (CMS) for NEC4 contracts and were recommended FastDraft by an existing client, Lantis. They needed an intuitive system that would streamline contract management processes.

PALLAS had several key challenges they needed Built Intelligence to overcome. These included:

  • A CMS solution that was ISO27001 certified to provide high-quality data security.
  • Required a partner with extensive NEC experience to help implement the solution in under 8 weeks.
  • As a 5-year £800m project, Pallas needed to know that the chosen CMS would not only have longevity but could also adapt and change to match the project requirements.
  • Provide onboarding support and training for a team that had not previously utilised contract management software.
  • A CMS that allows collaboration, reporting and contract health check analysis with customisability.

Contract Solution

The NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) Option C is being employed by the joint delivery organisation.

The BI Toolkit Solution

PALLAS considered the options available in the market and recognised that FastDraft was the CMS most capable of managing the immense complexity of the project while simultaneously making the NEC4 Contract delivery process and collaboration as clear and user-friendly as possible.

  • Using an agile implementation methodology the BI Team were able to successfully deliver all required client outputs within six weeks, including:
  • Hosting meetings with client experts to ensure all contractual variations were captured.
  • Building customisable Fast Draft workflows that mirrored any amendments within their NEC4 contract
  • Designing and hosting training sessions with the core project team to introduce them to NEC4 and Fast Draft
  • Securing Single Sign-on (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) access for the project team
  • Integrating FastDraft with third-party systems like Sharepoint and PALLAS’ common data environment)

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Outcomes

As well as delivering a fully translated version of FastDraft that was adapted to the unique requirements of Lantis’ NEC contract, PALLAS have seen the following significant benefits:

  • The flexibility to manage and maintain the platform settings to get new projects
    and users up and running promptly saving time with online training aids.
  • Allowed the team to hit the ground running once the project started.
  • Sped up learning how to use the system as there wasn’t a language barrier.
  • Ensures compliance to reduce risk and costs which has helped improve financial and operational performance whilst minimising risk.

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