Works Contracts Overview Second Report June 1983

Footscray Technical School;
Police Academy - Indoor Physical Training Complex at Glen Waverley;
State Swimming Centre; and
sewerage reticulation project of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works.

control exercised over certain aspects of site selection, brief, design, calling of tenders, awarding of contracts, supervision of consultants, construction and contract administration, was inadequate;
consideration given to the need for continuing maintenance of the facilities was inadequate;
insufficient attention was given to financial and budgetary controls;
the school council did not have the technical, professional and administrative skills to adequately manage works contracts for which it was responsible; and
with the exception of the project controlled by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, the role of the organisations supervising construction and their relationship with the client organisations were not clearly defined.

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