The APCC is both an intelligence centre for its members, and an overall leader in advancing procurement
Publications
National standard contract for the construction of buildings, roadworks and bridgeworks
APCC and Austroads developed the new General Conditions of Contract to improve the efficiency of project delivery and reduce the potential for contractual disputes by driving greater consistency in the contractual conditions and clauses used by members.
It is important to note that NCW4 is primarily for public sector use and ‘Construct Only’ contracts with special conditions to be considered at the jurisdictional level.
Edition 1.1 - August 2019
Adding value through a collaborative approach to leverage public sector procurement initiatives across Australasia is the keystone of the APCC's work.
A mature Digital Delivery workforce for the built environment, supported by a robust connection between industry, government,and academia, will allow Australia to create an internationally advanced workforce and our own tailored solutions.
Strategic Asset Management Framework: Public Sector
The overall objective of this Framework is to enable those without a technical background or extensive exposure to asset management concepts to quickly gain a high-level understanding of strategic asset management.
Procurement of
Construction Products - a guide to achieving compliance
This aims to assist anyone involved in the building industry to ensure the building products they select, buy and install meet Australian building standards. The Guide now recognises 34 industry led product accreditation schemes and guidance information across a range of building product categories.
ABAB - Asset Information
Requirements (AIR)
The AIR Guide focuses on defining deliverables relevant to asset management and facility
management (AM/FM) activities
including digital asset data typically found in an asset register, documents and as-built models. The Guide outlines key concepts and principles applicable to defining
AIRs, and provide information to
support decision making and
priority setting during the process. Find out more about the ABAB
Australia and New Zealand Government Procurement Agreement
The objective of the ANZ Government Procurement Agreement is to create and maintain a single ANZ government procurement market in order to maximise opportunities for competitive ANZ suppliers and reduce costs of doing business for both government and industry.
The Case for Project Team Integration
The Case for Project Team Integration, and The Project Team Integration Workbook contain straightforward ways to improve project team collaboration and performance. They make a strong case for early integration of project team members, to get the best from all disciplines that can contribute to good project outcomes and, where it is used, from Building Information Modelling (BIM).
Australia and New Zealand Government Framework for Sustainable Procurement
(2007) This a set of national and trans-Tasman principles to guide Australian State, Territory and Federal governments and the New Zealand Government in implementing sustainable procurement.
(2014) APCC's Professional Indemnity Insurance Guidelines in the Building and Construction Industry were prepared to assist Australian government agencies to determine the level of PII to be held by their consultants in the industry.
The APCC Annual Benefits and Highlights Annual Summary provides members with a snapshot of achievements and activities of the APCC Directorate, and the outcomes and outputs from the efforts and resources provided by our members.
APCC Benefits & Highlights Summary 2020
The APCC Annual Benefits and Highlights Annual Summary provides members with a snapshot of achievements and activities of the APCC Directorate, and the outcomes and outputs from the efforts and resources provided by our members.
APCC Strategic Plan 2018-2021
The Plan is underpinned by the mantra 'Governments working together' - APCC's greatest strength. Set over a three year horizon, it is reviewed annually.
Building and Construction
Procurement Guide:
PTI and BIM
This is another resource in a series of nationally important BIM initiatives to accelerate the adoption of project team integration (PTI) and Building Information Modelling (BIM). This Guide is a companion to the Austroads and APCC Building and Construction Procurement Guide – Principles and Options
ABAB—BIM Process Consistency
The focus of this report is on
information requirements and
contract documentation. It is based on a review and analysis of the contents and scope of existing Building Information Modelling (BIM) Standards defined by participating State Agencies.
A Guide to Project Initiation
The use of rigorous information analysis at the beginning of a construction project has the greatest potential to significantly improve the whole project. This guide sets out a framework of leading practice methods for achieving those improvements.
Australia and New Zealand Government Framework for Sustainable Procurement
(2007) This a set of national and trans-Tasman principles to guide Australian State, Territory and Federal governments and the New Zealand Government in implementing sustainable procurement.
Building Government Procurement Capabilities Guide 2008
This document is the precursor to our 2018 Future Procurement Skill Requirements report. In 2008 it set the then aspirational targets for capability requirements in the government procurement sector and was supplemented by the Capability Matrix.
The Australasian Procurement and Construction Council (APCC), representing Australian and New Zealand government
jurisdictions, has developed a five-year collaborative Procurement Professionalisation Strategy to deliver ‘A professional procurement capability that delivers effective solutions to achieve public
outcomes’.
Future Procurement Skill Requirements - a more strategic approach
This report (August 2018) examines how procurement is changing, how this is likely to impact future skills requirements and how governments can use this information to invest in new professionalisation initiatives to better recruit, engage and retain procurement staff for the next five years.
BIM Knowledge and Skills Framework
BIM Knowledge and Skills Framework is designed to guide and assist industry stakeholders in the adoption and implementation of BIM. Read the media release, explanatory notes and download the Framework.
AAMCoG Guide to
Integrated Strategic Asset Management
The Guide provides a contemporary outline to assist those responsible for delivering and managing built assets to community and service delivery needs.
Building and Construction
Procurement Guide:
Principles and options
Guidelines released by Austroads and the APCC provide a consistent procurement and contracting approach for road, bridge and non-residential building projects across Australian government.
Guide to Successful Project and Asset Delivery: getting it
right up front
This provides a snapshot of the processes involved in planning, designing and constructing capital works assets and includes existing complementary resources produced by ACIF and APCC available to inform those processes. The focus of this Guide is the front end of projects – project initiation, project delivery planning, delivery team procurement, and project delivery.
The Framework for the adoption of Project Team Integration and Building Information Modelling
The Framework is designed to guide and assist industry stakeholders in the adoption and implementation of project team integration and Building Information Modelling (BIM).
The release of the Framework signals a ‘whole of industry’ approach to what will be ‘business as usual’ in the very near future.
National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry
The National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry (the Code) expresses the principles which Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments agree should underpin the future development of the construction industry in Australia.
View the Best Practice Guidelines.