Construction fact sheets

Fact sheets for public construction procurement provide answers to common questions.

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Construction fact sheets

Defining public construction (Construction Guidance 1.3b)

This Guidance helps public construction procurement practitioners determine when a procurement is ‘public construction’. Although there are some types of procurement that are relatively easy to categorise as public construction, in practice other types of procurement are more difficult to categorise.

Fact sheet Differences between construction procurement and goods and services procurement
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This fact sheet lists key differences between public construction procurement and goods & services procurement. This fact sheet applies to those Agencies that are subject to the procurement rules of the Victorian Government Purchasing Board.

Fact sheet Transition provisions for the introduction of the revised Ministerial Directions for Public Construction
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This fact sheet sets out the transition provisions applying to the Ministerial Directions and the Instructions for Public Construction Procurement. It sets out the substantive provision of the relevant Direction or Instruction and describes how the transition provisions modify their operation. The period within which the transition provisions apply is also described.

Fact sheet - Thresholds applying to construction procurement
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This fact sheet sets out the thresholds for various requirements under the Ministerial Directions and the Instructions for Public Construction Procurement.

Fact sheet Thresholds applying to construction procurement Quick Guide
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This fact sheet sets out a table listing the thresholds for various requirements under the Ministerial Directions and the Instructions for Public Construction Procurement.

Fact sheet Supplier panels and standing offer arrangements in public construction procurement
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This fact sheet identifies and summarises issues relating to the use of standing offer arrangements. It also seeks to distinguish between Supplier Panels and Registers of prequalified suppliers.

Fact sheet - Minimum rates of pay for tip truck owner drivers
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This fact sheet summarises the Tip Truck Policy, describes how to calculate minimum rates of pay for tip truck owner drivers engaged in the removal of soil and rock from excavation work on Victorian Government funded construction projects and sets out managerial responsibility and compliance requirements.

Fact sheet - Professional engineering services in public construction procurement
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This fact sheet summarises information for departments and delivery agencies when using professional engineering services in public construction procurement. It summarises why it is important to be aware of Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019 (Vic) requirements to ensure suppliers are registered and endorsed appropriately.

Tools and support

Mandatory Ministerial Directions and Instructions for Public Construction Procurement in Victoria are effective from 1 July 2018.

Non-mandatory Guidance (effective from 1 July 2018) supports the Ministerial Directions and Instructions for Public Construction Procurement in Victoria.

For further information about the Ministerial Directions and Instructions for public construction procurement, contact the Construction Policy Team.

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