Multi Outcome Construction Policy (final report)

‘new’ approaches to such contracting environments, such as the use of prototypes,multiple sourcing and joint governance arrangements.However, the literature summarised in this section also indicates that the costs andrisks associated with percent for art schemes may also be balanced by importantbenefits. A wide range of external benefits are associated with public art.Furthermore, the objectives of percent for art schemes clearly extend beyond assetprocurement and include, importantly, community involvement and development. Assuch, concerns for the added contract complexity caused by percent for art needs to beweighed against its positive contributions to the community.The Percent for Art Policy of the Western Australian Government:A Qualitative AnalysisThis section sets out an analysis of the Percent for Art scheme in Western Australia –focussing on the costs and benefits of such a scheme as perceived by the variousstakeholders. The costs and benefits associated with the WA Percent for Art policyare analysed based on data collected through interviews with significant financial andnon-financial stakeholder groups, including Artists, Art Coordinators, Building UserRepresentatives, Clients, DHW Contract Managers, DHW Policy Officers and ProjectArchitects. This data identified each group’s perceptions of the costs and benefitsinvolved with the policy.The costs and benefits associated with the Percent for Art scheme varied dependingon the stakeholder group which was being identified. Within the report, costs andbenefits mentioned are considered significant if the costs and benefits have occurredacross at least three interviewees within each interview category. A full list of theinterviews, which have been de-identified, can be found in Appendix A.Costs Associated with the Percent for Art Scheme in Western AustraliaCosts tended to be viewed differently, depending on the stakeholder who wasinterviewed, although time was the predominant cost identified. These aspects arediscussed in detail below:105