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Civilution Congress 2014 CESA: A CODESA of Infrastructure Procurement

Civilution Congress 2014 CESA: A CODESA of Infrastructure Procurement. Panel Discussion Infrastructure Procurement Civilution : Outcomes and Benefits to Society Sustainability: Social, Economic and Environmental. Rodney Milford Rodney.Milford@cidb.org.za. Problem Statement.

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Civilution Congress 2014 CESA: A CODESA of Infrastructure Procurement

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  1. Civilution Congress 2014 CESA: A CODESA of Infrastructure Procurement • Panel Discussion • Infrastructure Procurement Civilution : • Outcomes and Benefits to Society • Sustainability: Social, Economic and Environmental Rodney Milford Rodney.Milford@cidb.org.za

  2. Problem Statement Consulting Engineers of South Africa • How can engineering services deliver value to participants in the process of delivery of engineering and infrastructure projects? • job creation, transformation, skills development, contractor development, etc. • The Three Trillion Question – What do we need to do differently? • a comparative assessment Infrastructure Procurement Civilution – A CODESA of Infrastructure Procurement

  3. cidb Practice Note; Balancing Delivery Development and Empowerment (draft) Consulting Engineers of South Africa • How to effectively optimise the use of procurement of infrastructure to support, facilitate and achieve government’s socio-economic objectives with special reference to development and empowerment • Development and empowerment are not an option but rather an imperative in a developmental state such as South Africa: • must be a cost / value threshold Infrastructure Procurement Civilution – A CODESA of Infrastructure Procurement

  4. Competing Objectives Consulting Engineers of South Africa • The Gauteng Schools example • Key is to identify the most appropriate and affordable balance between competing objectives: • time, cost, quality • developmental outcomes Infrastructure Procurement Civilution – A CODESA of Infrastructure Procurement

  5. Contract Participation Goals Consulting Engineers of South Africa • Labour intensive construction • Local Economic Development • Business opportunities for targeted sectors • Enterprise support and development programmes • Skills development opportunities to targeted labour • Primary health care programmes for construction workers • etc. Infrastructure Procurement Civilution – A CODESA of Infrastructure Procurement

  6. Identify and Commit to Objectives Consulting Engineers of South Africa • Identify and decide on developmental objectives: • ideally this should be done in a participatory process involving relevant stakeholders • Set clear measurable targets • Undertake a comparative assessment of developmental potential of various procurement strategies Infrastructure Procurement Civilution – A CODESA of Infrastructure Procurement

  7. Concluding Comments Consulting Engineers of South Africa • Final decision must remain with the client: • transparent • Marginal or no cost increase? Infrastructure Procurement Civilution – A CODESA of Infrastructure Procurement

  8. Thank You Rodney Milford Rodney.Milford@cidb.org.za

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