Required texts

Required reading:
APCC and Austroads (2014) Building and Construction Procurement Guide Principles and Options. Available Online at: http://www.apcc.gov.au/ALLAPCC/Building%20and%20Construction%20Procurement%20Guide.pdf

Government of Western Australia, Centre for Excellence and Innovation in Infrastructure Delivery (2010) Infrastructure Procurement Options Guide, November 2010. Available Online at:
http://www.finance.wa.gov.au/cms/content.aspx?id=11895&terms=Infrastructure+Procurement+Options+Guide

Recommended reading:
Morledge R, Smith, A and Appiah, S. (2021) Building procurement (3^rd ed.). Wiley-Blackwell.
This is a textbook produced by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Research, which you may wish to purchase for your own professional library.
Mosey D (2009) Early Contractor Involvement in Building Procurement: contracts, partnering and project management, Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
Uher T E and Davenport, P (2009) Fundamentals of Building Contract Management (2nd ed.), University of New South Wales Press.
Monczka R M, Handfield R B, Giunipero L C and Patterson J L (2021). Purchasing and supply chain management (7th ed.). Cengage Learning, Mason, USA.
Students are expected to utilise the academic literature, library books, government and industry reports, and government legislation, policies and standards related to construction procurement.
 

Other online material:
www.apcc.gov.au
www.procurement.act.gov.au for ACT Government procurement policies, tenders and contracts
www.finance.gov.au/procurement for Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines
www.anao.gov.au Australian Government Audit Office
www.audit.act.gov.au ACT Government Audit Office

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

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Inclusion and engagement

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Participation requirements

Active engagement in all online modules enhances your learning and is strongly advised. Unless specifically stated in the unit outline, there is no mandatory attendance requirement. However, you may elect to attend timetabled activities, as they allow you to ask 'real time' questions to develop your understanding for the relevant assessment tasks.

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• Practise good hand hygiene, washing hands regularly;
• If you do happen to cough or sneeze, please do so into the crook of your elbow, dispose of tissues immediately and wash hands immediately
• Practise effective physical distancing;
• Follow all directions of teaching and other UC staff regarding safety measures;
• Stay off campus if you are unwell and get tested according to  guidelines, and 
• Follow University communications about campus arrangements /coronavirus-advice.

Required IT skills

You are assumed to have adequate skills in the use of word processing and spread sheet programs, Internet browsers and search engines. You are also assumed to be familiar with Canvas. If you feel you do not have adequate skills, please discuss the matter with the unit convenor.

In-unit costs

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Work placement, internships or practicums

None

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