in·the·know — Edition One
Welcome to In the Know, Infralegal’s insights on what’s shaping the future of the infrastructure sector.
Among its services to clients, Infralegal provides market intelligence on a tailored commercial basis. In the Know is a representative selection of our general insights. We can tailor these to your needs on a privileged basis
Enhancing Australia’s sovereign construction capability through procurement reform
Just prior to the federal election, the John Alexander OAM chaired House of Representatives Standing Committee on Infrastructure, Transport and Cities tabled Government procurement: a sovereign security imperative.
What differentiates this report from similar reports, is its focus on the community’s growing concern regarding Australia’s sovereign security.
More collaborative Public-Private Partnerships
Owen Hayford recently presented a paper on the waning use of privately-financed PPPs, and what governments and investors can do to reinvigorate interest in using private capital to deliver public infrastructure.
Owen’s paper outlined two new PPP models:
the Collaborative PPP model, which is well suited to projects that involve significant integration tasks involving multiple suppliers, such as new rail/metro lines; and
the Partnership-led PPP, which is better suited to projects involving revenue generating assets, such as intermodal terminals and mixed-use developments above and around railway stations.
What’s really needed to deliver infrastructure construction productivity improvements
In March, Infrastructure Australia released Delivering Outcomes, its road map for reforming Australia’s infrastructure sector to improve its productivity and resilience.
The road map’s focus on reforming contracting models and commercial terms to improve collaboration between, and the financial sustainability of, industry participants is well placed and reflects Infralegal’s views on the critical role that commercial arrangements play in driving participant behaviour.
Like previous calls for reform, turning the recommendations into action is the biggest challenge. The actions mostly need be taken by the buyers of infrastructure services. Our federal government should show leadership in this space by funding a process to jointly develop, in collaboration with state and territory infrastructure procuring agencies, a contracting suite, template tender documents, guidance material and training programs, that will enable government procuring agencies to implement the reforms.
We’ve come a long way, lockdowns and all
Infralegal has come a long way since opening for business in November 2021. Take a look at our achievements over the last year
Now that you’re In the Know, it’s time to get On Top of Your Game
If you want to be at the top of your game in the infrastructure sector, you need to know what’s coming and prepare for it, so that you can respond appropriately and shape the future to your advantage.
Call Owen to discuss how Infralegal’s insights and collaborators can be tailored to your business to help generate opportunities and strategies that will get you On Top of Your Game.