Australia

The 2023 Infrastructure Market Capacity report explains that a sustained focus on improving the productivity of the construction sector, increasing material and labour supply while continuing to actively manage demand, are crucial to the future success of the industry.

Infrastructure Australia states that "A transformational change is needed in how we plan and deliver infrastructure in Australia. This change must focus on delivering better outcomes for the community and for business through a more productive, innovative and sustainable infrastructure sector." This roadmap presents reforms to change the way projects are procured and delivered, which will have long-term consequences for the services received by infrastructure service users and the community.

Infrastructure NSW works behind the scenes to support these goals. Since 2015, one of our major tools has been the Infrastructure Investor Assurance Framework (IIAF).

Procuring agencies will assess the early contractor involvement (ECI) procurement model as part of the procurement options analysis on complex major infrastructure projects, where there is significant unknown scope, risks or interfaces, or a need for accelerated delivery timeframes.

A set of practice note encourages a staged assessment of the potential benefits from delivery of an early works packaging strategy to be undertaken early in the planning phase on all major infrastructure construction projects.