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02 — RRC PMU

Independent eyes, real numbers, and one version of the truth on your programme.

The RRC Programme Management Unit provides a dedicated management and control environment on behalf of the client. A typical mandate covers programme planning, procurement management, design coordination, execution supervision, schedule and progress control, measurement and billing review, cost control, risk management, quality assurance, HSE oversight, management information, and testing, commissioning, and handover. Where RRC is appointed in an independent PMU or PMC capacity, the assurance mandate and any execution roles are contractually separated. This separation is fundamental to the integrity of programme governance.

Who this is for

Who calls us in

  • Government owners who need controls that stand up to audit.
  • Developers who want to know what is really happening on site, with bills checked before payment.
  • Lenders who need drawdowns tied to verified progress.

In plain terms

What the engine covers

Owner's PMU / PMC

A dedicated team working for you — not the contractor — managing the programme end to end. Assurance contractually separated from execution.

Planning & Scheduling

Baseline programmes, critical path, look-ahead plans, delay analysis and recovery planning. You know the real completion date, not the reported one.

Cost Control & Quantity Surveying

Budget control, measurement, verification of contractor bills against work actually done, cost-to-complete and forecast final cost.

Contract & Commercial Management

Contract administration, variations, claims (preparation or defence), payment certification, and dispute avoidance.

Design Coordination

Drawing control, RFI management, buildability review, and coordination between architects, engineers, and site — so design doesn't stall construction.

Construction Supervision

Full-time site presence: work-front readiness, method statements, stage inspections, and daily reporting anchored to site records.

Quality Assurance & Control

Inspection and test plans, material testing, hold points, NCR tracking and closure — quality proven, not assumed.

HSE Management

Safety systems, inductions, permits-to-work, audits, incident investigation, and statutory labour compliance.

Reporting & MIS

Decision-ready dashboards and reports — progress, cost, risk, quality, safety — traceable to documented, geo-tagged site records.

Testing, Commissioning & Handover

Structured close-out: snagging, commissioning, as-builts, asset information, and a handover your operations team can actually use.

Programme intelligence

How this connects to RRC COMMAND

Every RRC-managed programme operates through a defined reporting structure — earned value where applicable, geo-tagged progress, digital DPRs, live dashboards where deployed — so that significant programme information is traceable to documented project records.

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Solutions this engine powers

Bought as part of

Reference

On record

Energy & Industrial

NTPC NSTPP Stage-II, Nabinagar

Civil works within the 3 × 800 MW programme, including coal-handling and water infrastructure

Executing entity:
Delivery Alliance participating organisation
RRC relationship:
Delivery Alliance experience

Client questions

Asked before appointment

How is a PMU different from a contractor's project manager?

A contractor's project manager works for the contractor. The RRC PMU works for you. We check the contractor's progress claims and bills against what is actually built, and by contract we take no share in the construction we are checking. That independence is the point.

How do you verify that reported progress is real?

We measure it. Site records are geo-tagged and photographed, daily reports are digital, and bills are certified only against work we have measured. If a dashboard says 62%, there is a record trail behind that number.

What does a typical PMU mandate cover?

Planning and scheduling, procurement, design coordination, site supervision, checking and certifying contractor bills, cost control, risk, quality, safety, reporting, and the final testing and handover. In short: everything an owner needs watched.

Next step

Talk to the team about programme management & project controls.