Industry Briefings on New Major Works Procurement and Contract Documents

Infrastructure Tasmania, in partnership with the Office of the Crown Solicitor, have undertaken a project to review and update the full suite of procurement and contract documents used by government agencies and entities to procure construction works and services (the project). This is a key action of the building and construction industry roundtable.

The project has been driven, in part, by the unprecedented $27.3 billion program of works anticipated to be completed by the Tasmanian Government and private sector that is detailed in Tasmania’s 10-year Infrastructure Pipeline.

Through consultation with industry, we understand the need to change, update and ensure the currency of these documents to simplify, modernise and create consistency and greater efficiency across whole of government tendering and contracting processes.

The new documents, for major construction projects, are based on the AS4000/AS4902 suite of documents prepared by Standards Australia.

The new suite of construction contracts will be easier to use and administer. The new contracts also facilitate agencies being able to appropriately and consistently tailor their contract to ensure each project has a clear and appropriate risk allocation.

It is intended that Tasmanian Government agencies will use the new suite of documents for relevant procurement activity commencing on or after 1 September 2023.

To support the transition to the new documents the Office of the Crown Solicitor is running a comprehensive training program for affected staff within government and external contract administrators (superintendents).

Infrastructure Tasmania has completed industry briefing sessions (held across July and August 2023) to ensure that the transition to the new documentation is efficient and effective. These sessions were well attended with sound feedback provided.

Those who were unable to attend a briefing session can download a copy of the industry briefing presentation and Q&A’s collated across all three sessions.

• Industry Briefing Presentation (July / August 2023)
• Industry Briefing FAQ

To obtain an example form, from 1 September 2023, of the new major works contract please email your request to projects@infrastructure.tas.gov.au (Only one request per organisation please).

Feedback

For any feedback or suggestions on the new major works contract or procurement suite, please contact Infrastructure Tasmania at projects@infrastructure.tas.gov.au