Multi Outcome Construction Policy (final report)

tendering preference is calculated as 10% of the preference amount, with the maximumtendering preference being set at $100,000.Percent for ArtIn 1989 the WA government adopted a Percent for Art scheme as a policy to stimulatethe incorporation of public art into the built environment. The public art strategy involvedthe following key areas:• The percentage of the construction costs of public building scheme,commissioning scheme, townscape enrichment scheme and corporate sectorscheme.• The percent for art scheme involved a percent for the total construction costsbeing spent on artworks, in particular, art that was integrated into the building.Capital works projects over $2m must allocate 1% of total costs to art and under$2m the percentage is up to the agency’s discretion.• WA also developed a ministerial taskforce on public art that was designed tooversee the selection process, implementation, advise government, developadvocacy material and provide role models for the private sector.The aims of the WA public art strategy were to enhance the aesthetics of public buildingsand create employment opportunities for artists in WA (WA Taskforce 1993). Thepurpose of the scheme was to commission local artists to develop artworks to beintegrated into contracted public buildings and to improve the environment in whichpeople live and work.QueenslandTrainingThe key training policy in the Queensland jurisdiction is the 10% Training Policy,which has the objective ‘…to maximise the potential of Queensland capital works15