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- Overview
- Prequalification
- Procurement opportunities and policies
- Culture Standard for the Construction Industry
- Construction related documents and supporting information
- Contract and Managing Payments System (CAMPS)
- Work, Health and Safety
Overview
Infrastructure Canberra delivers major infrastructure projects for the ACT Government and manages government-owned properties and assets.
Projects include:
- education facilities
- health infrastructure, including community health centres
- emergency services and justice facilities
- civil and living infrastructure such as bridges, roads and paths
- community assets like arts, cultural and sporting facilities
- social and affordable housing.
Infrastructure Canberra supports local industry participation, with a focus on small to medium enterprises, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-owned businesses and businesses across the Canberra region.
Businesses interested in participating in the ACT Government’s infrastructure program are encouraged to explore opportunities and learn more about doing business with government.
Visit Procurement ACT for more information.
Prequalification
The ACT Government operates prequalification schemes for contractors and consultants in the construction industry. These schemes help manage risk, support sustainable practices and make it easier for businesses to tender for work.
The ACT Government also administers two National Prequalification Schemes on behalf of Australasian Procurement and Construction Council Inc (APCC) and Austroads Limited.
Prequalification:
- enables businesses to supply construction and consultancy services to the ACT Government
- groups suppliers into categories based on capability and experience
- includes a registration scheme for small architectural and landscape architectural firms
- helps reduce risk to the Territory and subcontractors by ensuring appropriate financial and performance standards
- supports environmentally sustainable practices in construction
- streamlines tendering processes.
Learn more about prequalification schemes.
Procurement opportunities and policies
Infrastructure Canberra maintains a Projects Pipeline dashboard that outlines planned procurement activities for budget-funded capital works.
Additional opportunities are listed on:
- Tenders ACT
- Notifiable Contracts Register.
Procurement at Infrastructure Canberra aligns with ACT Government policies, including:
- the Secure Local Jobs Code
- the Government Procurement (Charter of Procurement Values) Direction 2020
- procurement policies and strategies maintained by Procurement ACT.
Culture Standard for the Construction Industry
The ACT Government is adopting the Culture Standard for the Construction Industry (Culture Standard) across all government-funded infrastructure projects.
The Culture Standard aims to:
- ensure industry can attract and retain a diverse range of workers
- prioritise the mental health and wellbeing of the construction workforce
- ensure the workforce receives adequate time to rest and pursue non-work activities.
Infrastructure Canberra, with Procurement ACT, will progressively embed the Culture Standard into the ACT Procurement Framework for infrastructure projects.
Suppliers will need to demonstrate conformance to the Culture Standard in three core sections of an RFx, including:
- Labour Relations Training and Workplace Equity Plan
- Work Health and Safety weighted criterion
- responses to the Statement of Requirements/methodology/project schedule.
Guidance on how to demonstrate your commitment to the Culture Standard is available in the Supplier Guide to responding to the Culture Standard for the Construction Industry (PDF 306 KB)
Construction related documents and supporting information
Infrastructure Canberra manages documents and templates used during construction procurement. These materials support suppliers in preparing and submitting tenders.
Documents include:
- Standard contract templates
- Guidance materials
- Project-specific requirements
Access documents, templates and guidance to help you prepare your submission.
Contract and Managing Payments System (CAMPS)
The ACT Government uses the Contract and Managing Payments System (CAMPS) for managing capital works contracts. Contracted suppliers use the CAMPS supplier portal to submit invoices and manage project documentation.
Learn more about the Contract and Managing Payments System (CAMPS).
Work Health and Safety
Work health and safety (WHS) is a priority across all Infrastructure Canberra projects. Safe work practices help protect workers, partners and the community, and support the delivery of high-quality infrastructure for Canberra.
Learn more about WHS at iCBR.