Feature of the Month
Price Competition in the Alliance Selection Process
9 Reasons in favour of the single DCT approach - CJ Ross
Modern-day "project alliancing" as practiced in Australia had its origins in the innovative procurement model used to deliver several oil and gas projects in the North Sea in the early 1990's'. In the late 1990's Sydney Water pioneered the use of project alliancing for public sector infrastructure with the Northside Storage Tunnel project including an innovative selection process where design and construction partners were selected on the basis of capability and attitude with out any direct competition on price.
In the 10 years since Northside Storage Tunnel the use of project alliancing to deliver public sector projects in Australia has grown exponentially with Australia (and New Zealand) leading the world in the widespread application of this innovative form of contracting.
Click here to read the full article: 9 Reasons in Favour of a Single DCT Approach
AAA would like to thank Jim Ross of PCI Alliance Services for sharing this interesting paper with AAA. This paper was prepared by Jim as “Food for Thought” for the attendees of the Infrastructure Delivery Alliance Forum organized by WA Main Roads which took place in Perth on April 3rd, 2008. To contact the author, please email Jim on Jim.Ross@pci-aus.com
Alliancing News
AAA News
AAA Awards for Excellence 23 06 08
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Sun about to shine on $15m solar cities project 10 06 08
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Kick start for NZ biotech funding 10 06 08
THE New Zealand biotech sector is likely to receive a funding boost with the signing of a new inv... read more
Austindo stake jumps to 95% as it looks for partners for Cibaliung 10 06 08
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Industry Report – Projects, Alliances, PPP 10 06 08
COMPANIES interested in joining the public-private partnership with the Victorian Government to d... read more
Thai Airways builds new alliance with BMC Software 09 06 08
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PPG accepted by US EPA 09 06 08
FREIGHT forwarding organisation Project Professionals Group has become the first group of its kin... read more
A union of minds and ideas 08 06 08
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New alliance to lobby Govt over aged care funding 08 06 08
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Alliances in the World
World Alliancing News - Week of 2008-06-28
01 07 08
Topics Include:-
Areva deal boosts West African uranium potential
Moly signs 10-year offtake agreement
G... read more
World Alliancing News - Week of 2008-06-21
23 06 08
Topics Include:-
Leighton signs on with Trump for $1.45b Dubai project
GRD Minproc extends Ravensthorpe dea... read more
World Alliancing News - Week of 2008-06-14
16 06 08
Topics Include:-
Leighton signed up for $490m in bypass works
Industry Report – Projects, Alliances, PPP
World Alliancing News - Week of 2008-06-07
10 06 08
Topics Incluce:-
TrackStar honoured at ACE Awards
Industry Report – Projects, Alliances, PPP
Coffs Infra... read more
Events Announcements
AAA Melbourne Forum - July 2008
21 07 08
Topic: How to get People to Excel in Alliances read more
AAA Sydney Forum - August 2008
12 08 08
Topic: Further discussion on the role of Independent Alliance Estimator or Alliance Verifier read more
AAA Brisbane Forum - August 2008
20 08 08
Topic: Hybrid alliance structures read more
AAA Perth Forum - August 2008
28 08 08
Topic: Dealing with conflict in Alliances read more
AAA National Convention 2008
20 10 08 - 21 10 08
The AAA National Convention and Annual General Meeting.
Location: Sofitel Brisbane.
Date: ... read more
AAA Melbourne Forum - October 2008
20 10 08
Topic: The Impact of Alliances on the Participant Organisations read more
AAA Perth Forum - October 2008
30 10 08
Topic: Extending Alliances down the supply chain read more
AAA Sydney Forum - November 2008
11 11 08
Topic: Meeting with NSW treasury on their perspectives on Alliancing read more
AAA Brisbane Forum - November 2008
19 11 08
Topic: Value For Money - A QLD Treasury perspective read more
Promotion Box
The AAA National Convention
Alliances: Major Specie or Dinosaurs?
20-21 October 2008, Sofitel Brisbane
Are alliances going to become the main method of delivering large infrastructure projects or will it remain a niche “product” for specific applications?
To answer the question, AAAlliancing 2008 will debate:
- The current environment of infrastructure investment and alliancing to identify if trends are favoring an increase or a decrease in the number of alliances.
- The practices of alliancing: Are the current practices conducive to a growth or a reduction in alliances?
-The challenges/Threats facing alliancing: What are the current problems? What are the alternatives? Are they viable? What are the treats to alliancing as a contracting model?
Click here to download details on the Convention Theme and Topics.
AAA 2008 Awards for Excellence
Entries in the 2008 Awards for Excellence are NOW open. For its 2008 Awards of Excellence program, AAA will award the following 3 categories:
Alliance Team Excellence Award, for an Alliance team that has demonstrated an outstanding level of collective engagement and achieved excellent outcomes, facing difficult or highly complex situations. Click here to Enter Now.
Alliancing Program of Excellence Award, for a company’s project which was innovative and highly effective at promoting and supporting a higher level of practice excellence in alliancing, either internally or with its alliance partners. Click here to Enter Now
Alliance Manager of the Year, for an Alliance Team Manager who by his/her personal attitude, practices and engagement epitomizes excellence in collaboration and has been evidently and unambiguously the major success factor to the excellent outcomes of his/her alliance. Click here to Enter Now
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