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This section includes key recent policy documents and case studies, with particular emphasis on the issue of achieving value for money.
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| Works Reform Business Solution Plan (PDF) |
| Building Management and Works, Department of Treasury and Finance, 2009 |
| Government of Western Australia |
| This paper outlines proposed reforms to the planning and project management for the design, construction, maintenance and leasing of government buildings in Western Australia. |
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| Design quality and the Private Finance Initiative (PDF) |
| Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), 2005 |
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| The paper set outs CABE's perspective on the ability of the private finance initiative (PFI) to deliver well-designed public buildings, nd considers what policy interventions are needed to remove the barriers to the delivery of design quality. |
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| Improving Public Services Through Better Construction (PDF) |
| NAO, 2005 |
| The Stationery Office |
| This NAO report examines the progress of central government departments in construction procurement and looks at the work of the Office of Government Commerce, Public Accounts Committee and NAO in providing guidance in this area. It is the follow-up to the NAO's 2001 report 'Modernising Construction'. |
| HC 364-I |
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| Improving Performance - Project Evaluation and Benchmarking (PDF) |
| Office of Government Commerce (OGC), 2003 |
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| This document is #08 in the OGC's 'Achieving Excellence' procurement guide series. It explains the principles and practice of performance evaluation, outlining the sequence of project performance reviews and providing techniques to tailor measures and targets to individual clients and projects. |
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| PFI Construction Performance (PDF) |
| House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, 2003 |
| The Stationery Office |
| This report reviews and analyses the performance and performance-measurement of government construction contracts. It considers both contracts undertaken using the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and alternative policy frameworks. |
| HC 567 |
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| PFI Construction Performance (PDF) |
| National Audit Office (NAO), 2003 |
| The Stationery Office |
| This NAO report investigates the hypothesis that construction procurement using the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) delivers price certainty for departments and timely delivery of good quality assets. There follows a survey of PFI projects to test this hypothesis. The NAO concludes that the hypothesis is generally supported. |
| HC 371 |
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| Trust In Construction: Achieving Cultural Change (PDF) |
| Swan, Will; McDermott, Dr. Peter; Wood, Graham; Thomas, Andrew and Abbott, Carl, 2002 |
| Centre for Construction Innovation in The North West |
| Based on interviews with employees on two projects used as case studies, the study looks at issues regarding trust in construction projects. Trust is seen in the reduction of risk and uncertainty via better communication and teaming. The building of trust improves project performance. Trust as part of an organisation's reputation is significant in giving employees an advantage in project teams and forging longer-term relationships with other organisations. In building trust, communication is vital. Trust is also fundamentally connected to money: reducing costs and leading to faster projects. |
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| Rethinking Construction 2002: Achievements, Next Steps, Getting Involved (PDF) |
| Rethinking Construction Group Ltd, 2002 |
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| Rethinking Construction was initiated by the 1998 Egan Report to achieve exceptional improvements in the design, customer satisfaction and sustainability of the UK construction industry. This report offers an update on its progress from inception until 2002 as well as outlining strategy for the following two years and offering advice to potential membership organisations. |
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| Modernising Construction (PDF) |
| National Audit Office (NAO), 2001 |
| The Stationery Office |
| This NAO report examines the benefits of partnering in the construction process, in the context of modernising construction procurement in government departments and agencies. In particular it advances the view that many clients do not understand that lowest tender procurement may not produce the best value for money. |
| HC 87 |
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| Measured Partnering: The Only Way to Know Whether you are Succeeding |
| M41 Case Study Project No. 20, 2000 |
| Constructing Excellence |
| Constructing Excellence aims to deliver improved industry performance resulting in a demonstrably better built environment. This case study provides guidelines on performance-measurement in partnerships in this sector. |
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| Better Public Buildings (Part 1) (PDF) |
| Finch, Paul, 2000 |
| Department for Culture Media and Sport |
| A report prepared by the Department for Culture Media and Sport in the UK, for the Better Public Buildings Group, chaired by Lord Falconer. It advocates a step change in the quality of building design in the public sector. Original text by Paul Finch, drawing on material previously prepared by members of the Better Public Buildings Group. |
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| Review of Civil Procurement in Central Government (Web Page) |
| Gershon, Peter, 1999 |
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| This is a review of civil procurement in the light of the Government's objectives on efficiency, modernisation and competitiveness. It was conducted in response to the invitation of the Paymaster General and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office. |
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| Modern Government, Modern Procurement (Word) |
| Office of Government Commerce (OGC), 1999 |
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| This OGC report sets out the key recommendations of the Gershon Review of Civil Government Procurement and the Second Bates Review of the PFI and PPPs, and the Government's plans for their implementation. |
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| Rethinking Construction (PDF) |
| Egan, Sir John , 1998 |
| Department of Trade and Industry (Construction Task Force) |
| This paper by the Egan Construction Task Force reports on the scope for improving the quality and efficiency of UK construction. Recommended substantial changes in the construction industry's culture and structure, and replacing competitive tendering with long-term relationships based on clear performance measurements and sustained quality and efficiency improvements. |
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| The Levene Efficiency Scrutiny into Construction Procurement by Government |
| Levene, Sir Peter , 1995 |
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| This comprehensive review makes a number of recommendations to improve the procurement and management of construction projects, including better communication with the construction industry to reduce conflict; adoption of a more commercial approach; negotiation of deals justified on value for money grounds; and increased training of civil servants on procurement and risk management. |
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| Constructing the Team: Final Report of the Government/Industry Review of Procurement and Contractual Arrangements in the UK Construction Industry |
| Latham, Sir Michael , 1994 |
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| This comprehensive review of the UK construction industry puts forward a number of recommendations for future achievement, in particular partnering as a way forward to improve efficiency and profitability in this sector. |
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