2006-07 - Construction Innovation

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Procurement Method Toolkit
Research project 2006-034-C
Project duration: 22 August 2006–4 January 2008
Project leader: Peter Davis, Curtin University of Technology
Project members: Curtin University of Technology: David Baccarini
Western Australian Department of Housing and Works: Wayne
Carter, Michael Pearson
Rider Levett Bucknall: Alistair McMichael
RMIT: Tony Mills, Ron Wakefield
This project undertakes a study into
best practice project delivery in terms
of identifying appropriate procurement
methods. This project utilises research
outcomes from an earlier project which
developed a procurement toolkit designed
specifically for the Queensland context.
The original toolkit was prescriptive and
required additional qualitative data, which
has been addressed in this new project. A
procurement decision support toolkit will be
Peter Davis
created to help guide owners and project
teams towards the best procurement strategy for specific projects.
These resources will be focused on promoting the principles that
underlie best practice procurement rather than simply identifying a
particular delivery method. Accordingly, it is envisaged that users
will gain a better understanding of procurement principles, including
design excellence and market conditions. These resources will
include information on case studies and lessons learnt to allow
participating organisations to access actual examples of construction
projects that illustrate best practice procurement selection principles.
The outcomes of this research will inform policy for construction
procurement.
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Table 4: Program C research outputs and/or milestones
Output/milestone
number
Description
Contracted
achievement date
Achieved
(Yes or No)
Reasons why not
achieved
(if applicable)
Strategies to
achieve unmet
milestones
Outcome 1
Productivity increase
of 10% over business
as usual
December 2006
Yes
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