Publications
Provides an overview of ABABs objectives and agenda for Digital Twins and their relationship to BIM, Digital Engineering, Smart Cities, and Intelligent Infrastructure. The paper offers frameworks for evaluating and considerations for government and industry planning, procuring or using Digital Twins.
APCC Benefits & Highlights Summary 2023
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.
Australasian BIM Benefits Reporting - Guide to Information Collection
The Australasian BIM Benefits Reporting (ABBR), Guide to Information Collection addresses the need for standardised and comparable data on the benefits of Building Information Modelling (BIM).
This guide offers a structured system for data collection, enabling comprehensive analysis and understanding of BIM benefits, thereby responding effectively to government and industry's need for organised and reliable benefits data.
Assessing Construction Market Health and Capabilities
Assessing Construction Market Health and Capabilities is the third white paper of the Construction and Asset Management Special Interest Group’s Efficiency and Effectiveness Review. Achieving an understanding of market health and capacity can be valuable for effective and efficient procurement processes. Conducting market health and capacity assessments can enable evidence-based decision-making, help to identify opportunities and limitations of the market, and provide information to shape procurement strategies.
This release underscores ABAB's commitment to driving consistency, fostering competition, and promoting best practices in the BIM services sector. The guide is a testament to the collaborative spirit of Australasia's building sector, poised to improve the future of BIM and DE services procurement.
Pathway to Green Construction Procurement
The Pathway sets out the documentation and decision-making processes required by government officials to realise green construction of government infrastructure assets. It includes the full range of environmental sustainability impact factors – energy choice, water management, biodiversity conservation and regeneration, circular economy and waste management, and decarbonisation.
Green construction will improve the sustainability and resilience of government infrastructure and built environment resources. It also assists government officials, both financial and procurement, in assessing environmental targets in their day-to-day decisions and operational responsibilities.
Performance Measurement and Evaluation
The second white paper in CAMSIG’s Efficiency and Effectiveness Review series focuses on Performance Measurement and Evaluation. Building upon the success of the first paper, this document harnesses the shared knowledge and expertise of our members.
By establishing clear performance metrics and evaluation frameworks, governments can better monitor project developments, evaluate results, and pinpoint areas for enhancement. A robust evaluation framework not only bolsters transparency and accountability but also promotes best practices.
This paper delves into the key enablers and methods that members of the Australasian Procurement and Construction Council employ for performance measurement and evaluation of government construction and infrastructure projects.
New Starter Program Guide - Procurement
In collaboration with member agencies, industry, and professional colleagues throughout Australia and New Zealand, APCC developed a best practice guide on approaches to secure and develop entry-level procurement and contract management talent pipelines.
National Capital Works (NCW4)
General Conditions of Contract
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
ABAB Digital Roadmap Generator
The development of this online tool automates and streamlines the digital facility and asset management planning process and enables its users to generate a step-by-step implementation roadmap customised to their needs and resources. The benefits of contributing to this exciting initiative are outlined.
Streamlining and Simplifying Project Procurement
Streamlining and Simplifying Project Procurement is the fourth white paper of the Construction and Asset Management Special Interest Group’s Efficiency and Effectiveness Review.
Streamlining and simplifying project procurement facilitates cost and time savings for government and contractors working for government.
The process reduces the administrative burden of projects and drives greater consistency across contracts and projects, leading to enhanced efficiency and effectiveness in asset delivery.
APCC Benefits & Highlights Summary 2022
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.
Rewarding Good Performance is the first white paper in a series from APCC’s Construction and Asset Management Special Interest Group. As a product of CAMSIG’s Efficiency and Effectiveness Review, the paper builds upon the wealth of experience and knowledge of council members, to provide insights into contemporary practices used by government. The paper identifies key enablers and methods that members utilise to reward good performance of contractors involved in construction procurement.
Procurement Capability & Workforce Development Strategy 2021-2025
The Australasian Procurement and Construction Council (APCC), representing the 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’.
ABAB Position Statement:
Australian BIM and Digital Engineering Education
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.
Adding value through a collaborative approach to leverage public sector procurement initiatives across Australasia is the keystone of the APCC's work.
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.
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.
The Plan is underpinned by the mantra 'Governments working together' - APCC's greatest strength. Set over a three-year horizon, it is reviewed annually.
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.
APCC Benefits & Highlights Summary 2021
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.
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
BIM Knowledge and Skills Framework
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.
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.
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 ABAB here.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
APCC Contract Management Guide for Schools
This guide targets non-contract managers such as principals, executive staff, business managers, and administration staff and provides step-by-step procurement guidance with school-specific examples. It should be used alongside jurisdictional policies and practices. Its goal is to help school staff better understand and manage contract obligations, performance requirements, and deliverables for more successful contract management.
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.
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.
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.
Professional Indemnity Insurance Guidelines
(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.
Risk Allocation of Subsurface Conditions
The Australasian Procurement and Construction Council (APCC) and the Australian Construction Industry Forum (ACIF) have collaboratively released a Practice Note on 'Risk Allocation of Subsurface Conditions'.
Originating from the ACIF-APCC Strategic Forum, the paper addresses the significant impact of subsurface conditions on construction projects in terms of timelines, costs, and feasibility.
It offers guidance to professionals on risk allocation concerning subsurface conditions, managing potential latent conditions, and contractual treatments. This release showcases APCC's and ACIF's dedication to enhancing best practices in Australasia's construction industry.