{"id":18240,"date":"2021-09-29T15:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T12:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/?page_id=18240"},"modified":"2026-01-13T11:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T09:55:32","slug":"partnership-models","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/services\/buildings-and-urban-areas\/services-for-housing-companies\/partnership-models\/","title":{"rendered":"Partnership models"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"block page-intro page-intro--big page-intro--bg bg-darken\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"page-intro__layout\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"1680\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/As-Oy-Hietalahdenkatu8-1680x800.jpg\" class=\"page-intro__bg-img\" alt=\"As Oy Hietalahdenkatu 8\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 1080px, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"block__inner page-intro__inner page-intro__inner--top\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col--11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"editor-content editor-content--white editor-content--top col--5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"editor-content__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Partnership models<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block architects-intro block--white\" >\n\t<div class=\"block__inner architects-intro__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col--11 col--start col--wrapper editor-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col--5\">\n                    <p class=\"architect-special hyphenate\">Services for housing companies<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h3 hyphenate\">Partnership models<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col--4 push--1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>Alternative procurement models have also become more common in housing company renovations. Sweco has developed its own proven alternative procurement models, Partnership JOUSTO and Partnership VARMA, both of which combine the benefits of conventional procurement models and contractor-driven models. In Sweco\u2019s partnership models, contractual relationships and responsibilities are clear, and the client\u2019s negotiating position is strong.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n            \t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block cb block--white\" >\n\t<div class=\"block__inner cb__inner cb__inner--one\">\n\t<div class=\"col--12 col--center col--wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col col--6 editor-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Our <strong>JOUSTO<\/strong> partnership model is particularly suitable for small or diverse housing co-operatives. In this co-operation model, pricing is truly cost-based. The target price, schedule and level of quality are defined jointly, and reliable partners ensure the implementation. The project will succeed through co-operation, and the potential savings will be distributed between all parties. The distribution also applies to potential additional costs. The JOUSTO partnership model is a flexible solution for properties such as terraced houses, for which it may be challenging to secure appealing fixed-price offers. In the JOUSTO model, the planning and the project proper are interwoven, time-wise, which will introduce benefits for the housing co-operative.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>VARMA <\/strong>partnership model is a fully fixed-price model in the scope and level of quality agreed for the project. The budget for the project can be locked in at an earlier stage, and the construction work will start sooner than in a traditional procurement model. Both detailed pre-planning and the final planning carried out together with the contractor ensure that the agreement and the price are fixed, in the true sense of the word. 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