The Alliance seeks reform in current public procurement practices and processes, including better planning of projects, improving industry feedback mechanisms and participation in government tenders and lifting government procurement capability. While the Alliance supports the State Government’s objective to reform public construction, as outlined in the Treasurer’s paper ‘Reforming Public Construction’ (November 2016), particularly regarding civil infrastructure, we encourage the extension of these initiatives to the management and renewal of existing public civil infrastructure assets.

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VCCIA Members have highlighted the critical urgency emerging with regard to access to affordable extractive materials in the face of projected population growth and large government infrastructure projects. Please see below a letter from VCCIA President Bob Seiffert to The Hon Wade Noonan MP Minister for Resources, outlining these concerns and what we would like to see done as a matter of urgency to address this issue.

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The purpose of this submission is therefore to identify the challenges and opportunities that the civil infrastructure sector, predominantly Small to Medium Enterprise companies [SMEs] face with Local Government rates capping and to offer recommendations to optimise the positive outcomes that rates capping will bring to Alliance members and Victorian communities. 

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The purpose of this submission is therefore to identify the impediments to the efficient delivery of civil infrastructure by Small to Medium Enterprise companies [SMEs] and to offer recommendations to address the impediments with the view to reducing construction costs.

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The Victorian civil construction industry continues to face pressure from all stakeholders for improved cost efficiency, demonstrable value for money services and better quality outcomes for the wide array of infrastructure projects it has the task of delivering. Clear trends are emerging in project and service procurement models, to now consider different delivery arrangements.

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Ernst & Young was appointed to develop a procurement strategy and performance assessment model for Victorian Local Government. This report sets out the core findings, recommendations and initial road map for delivery of that Strategy.The Strategy was developed in close consultation with Local Government Victoria, the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV), a range of key stakeholders, and many councils who contributed data, insight and feedback to the process.

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This Best Practice Guide (“The Guide”) describes minimum standards of acceptable practice for public infrastructure construction and maintenance. Commitment to continuous improvement and best practice performance is expected of all those involved in the industry.

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Australia needs greater investment in its local infrastructure.

Australia‘s infrastructure requirements are well-documented. Inadequate investment in infrastructure leads to constrained economic activity, lower productivity and competitiveness, reduced amenity for users and declining social equity.

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