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The following information has been collated in order to aid government decision-makers (and other key supply chain stakeholders) in effective project preparation, delivery, operation and decommissioning.
If you are new to the Enabling Better Infrastructure programme, watch this video from Chair, Sir Michael Bear, or download the report and read the twelve guiding principles.
Updated: 22 October 2019
This paper responds to a need for expanding the available set of tools for project selection by proposing an Infrastructure Prioritisation Framework (IPF).
The IPF utilises existing and accessible data via multi‐criteria decision analysis. The IPF is intended to help governments systematically compare projects, while promoting the building of analytical capacity and data for more extensive economic analysis.
In this way, it is an extension of the set of tools available to support project selection and is complementary to ongoing efforts to build project appraisal and selection capability.
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UNOPS services include managing grants and pooled funds, plus providing advice and oversight for project and programme budgets.
Building on their excellence in delivering quality, UNOPS tailors its management support services to provide efficient integrated solutions and offers specialised context-specific solutions in response to country needs.
Procurement is an integral part of the work of UNOPS.
Through transparent and effective methods, UNOPS specialises in finding new ways to help governments make public procurement more efficient. UNOPS advise governments to ensure that public procurement reaps benefits for the whole of society.
The Green Book is guidance issued by HM Treasury on how to appraise policies, programmes and projects.
It also provides guidance on the design and use of monitoring and evaluation before, during and after implementation.
A resource for decision-makers to improve project preparation practices and their capacity for initiating infrastructure projects.
This resource spans the initial stages of project preparation – including the enabling environment. It includes case studies from around the globe demonstrating how to formulate infrastructure plans, project pipelines, project reviews and approvals, plus marketing and communication strategies.
Project 13 is an industry-led movement to improve the way infrastructure is delivered.
It proposes a new operating model – based on an enterprise not on traditional transactional arrangements – that will boost certainty and productivity in delivery, improve whole-life outcomes and support a more sustainable, innovative, highly-skilled industry.
This report assesses the role of ex-post evaluation in enhancing decision-making practices in future transport investment.
The paper shares experience from 12 countries. Case studies include ex-post assessment and review practices in the UK, France, the US and Spain.
Updated: 23 October 2019
The PPP Contract Management Tool provides government officials responsible for managing public-private partnership contracts and concession contracts during construction and operations, based on extensive data and real-life case studies.
This paper sets out steps to enable higher levels of private sector finance for infrastructure and for diversification of infrastructure and SMEs financing instruments.
Sets out the wide range of advisory services and technical assistance programmes that UNOPS offers to help partners improve their ability to plan, deliver and manage infrastructure.
The UK government’s programme to create a digital, integrated approach to the built environment. This includes the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) level 2 on an all centrally-funded projects and programmes.
Updated: 05 November 2019
Construction 2.0 sets out the Hong Kong government’s ambition to strengthen and maintain Hong Kong as an established regional leader in construction.
The document provides a vision for the future of the construction industry and seeks to promote discussion about the necessary changes and challenges facing the industry.
This article explores the platform approach to design for manufacture and assembly (P-DfMA) which is the UK government’s current preferred approach to construction for government projects.
UNOPS works to develop achievable plans that increase their partners’ ability to deliver consistently effective and sustainable results.
This includes providing support in project assessment and implementation, which can include: risk, project, programme and portfolio management; planning a project for implementation; adjusting ongoing initiatives; building capacity; and improving stakeholder management.
Updated: 27 November 2019
Asset recycling is a federal government policy in Australia to allow infrastructure owners in local government to divest from existing projects in order to finance new projects. This document reviews the performance of the program announced in the 2014-15 budget. It finds that the policy provided AUS $2.3bn in funding which unlocked over AUS $15bn in additional economic infrastructure; increasing economic activity and employment demand.
Updated: 27 November 2018
This industry report provides insight into the UK’s decommissioning market for the offshore oil and gas industry. The report includes examples from decommissioning practitioners, case studies of recent projects, and the need for collaboration and cultural change to achieve a safe, environmentally-friendly and cost-effective outcome.
Updated: 27 November 2016
This handbook demonstrates how the creation of an appropriate delivery environment can prevent poor performance of major infrastructure projects. It acts as an aid to strategic decision-making, to help support the alignment of the sponsor and client in meeting the challenges of initiation and delivery of a project.
This resource sets out the Australian government’s approach and guidelines for the delivery of infrastructure projects. They are designed to inform the development of policy by individual infrastructure project owners and managers.
This document sets out the UK government’s standard for the direction and management of portfolios, programmes and projects. It is designed to ensure value for money and the successful, timely and cost-effective delivery of government policy and business objectives.
The Finnish Association of Building Owners and Construction Clients has set up a procurement clinic to use open, interactive workshops to facilitate dialogue between client and contractor organisations. This process has led to new operating models and knowledge sharing to better inform procurement practices.
Updated: 27 November 2015
This working paper discusses the need for robust project preparation processes and infrastructure pipelines to meet projected needs in the developing world. The paper outlines how ‘project preparation facilities can translate demand for infrastructure into investable projects, transforming a concept to a contract’. The paper also sets out how a strong pipeline of works can attract capital, and discusses how to create one.
Updated: 04 December 2019
The House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee published a report in 2018 examining if off-site manufacture for construction could improve productivity in the construction sector, including what government would need to do to facilitate it.
The Committee found that off-site manufacture for construction has a number of tangible benefits which could help improve delivery, including improvements in quality, faster delivery, more productivity through the use of less labourers, diversification of jobs away from production sites and in regional areas and improved safety for workers.
The report highlighted evidence from existing schemes, including proven time and productivity improvements on the Crossrail programme at Tottenham Court Road and Liverpool Street Stations. It also considered examples at waste treatment works, and viaducts.
Updated: 24 February 2020
This document sets out the National Infrastructure Commission’s summary findings from the pilot application of the analytical framework for assessing procurement models set out in the National Infrastructure Assessment.
The Commission collaborated with Highways England on the pilot, using data from five road projects delivered by private financing and traditional procurement. The pilot built on earlier work comparing private financing and traditional procurement performance in the construction phase.
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