Integrated Construction Procurement G (11806.1)

Required texts

Required reading:
APCC and Austroads (2014) Building and Construction Procurement Guide Principles and Options. Available Online at: http://www.apcc.gov.au/ALLAPCC/Building%20and%20Construction%20Procurement%20Guide.pdf

Government of Western Australia, Centre for Excellence and Innovation in Infrastructure Delivery (2010) Infrastructure Procurement Options Guide, November 2010. Available Online at:
http://www.finance.wa.gov.au/cms/content.aspx?id=11895&terms=Infrastructure+Procurement+Options+Guide

Recommended reading:
Morledge R, Smith, A and Appiah, S. (2021) Building procurement (3^rd ed.). Wiley-Blackwell.
This is a textbook produced by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Research, which you may wish to purchase for your own professional library.
Mosey D (2009) Early Contractor Involvement in Building Procurement: contracts, partnering and project management, Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
Uher T E and Davenport, P (2009) Fundamentals of Building Contract Management (2nd ed.), University of New South Wales Press.
Monczka R M, Handfield R B, Giunipero L C and Patterson J L (2021). Purchasing and supply chain management (7th ed.). Cengage Learning, Mason, USA.
Students are expected to utilise the academic literature, library books, government and industry reports, and government legislation, policies and standards related to construction procurement.
 

Other online material:
www.apcc.gov.au
www.procurement.act.gov.au for ACT Government procurement policies, tenders and contracts
www.finance.gov.au/procurement for Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines
www.anao.gov.au Australian Government Audit Office
www.audit.act.gov.au ACT Government Audit Office

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

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Work placement, internships or practicums

Not applicable

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