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Multi Outcome Construction Policy (final report)

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projects to address skills shortages and create additional employment opportunities forapprentices, trainees and cadets in the building and construction industry’.The <strong>Policy</strong> has been implemented through placing a minimum training requirement on allQueensland State Government building and construction contracts that have a totalcontract value exceeding $250,000 for building or $500,000 for civil construction. Thequantity requirements in the policy require that 10% of the deemed labour hours 7 beallocated to the employment of apprentices, trainees or cadets. In addition, up to amaximum of 25% may also be allocated to the up-skilling of existing workers.Furthermore, quality controls in the policy require that the training must lead to anationally recognised building and construction qualification or a Statement ofAttainment.The Queensland Department of Education, Training and the Arts is the sponsoringagency for this policy. Its responsibilities include: assessment and auditing of contractors;auditing contractor data; recording of compliance data; provision of compliance <strong>report</strong>s;and liaison with contracting agencies to determine strategies for dealing with contractornon-compliance.The contracting or delivering agencies include the Department for Public Works and theDepartment of Main Roads. They are responsible under the policy for the incorporationof appropriate contractual requirements in tender documents; liaising with the sponsoringagency on contracts that fall under the policy; and ensuring that any tendering prequalificationprocess is compliant with the policy.The <strong>Policy</strong> requires from contractors a written undertaking to comply with the policy; aCompliance Plan within 10 works days of acceptance of the contract; interim compliance<strong>report</strong>s at the end of each 13 week period; and, at the completion of the project, aPractical Completion Report.7 The policy defines deemed labour hours as being 30% of the total GST exclusive contract price dividedby $35/hour times 10% for building construction projects, and 15% of the total GST exclusive contractprice divided by $35/hour times 10% for civil construction projects.16

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