Coordination of works in Brisbane by Graham Heiner

Abstract

Brisbane City Council is the largest local government in Australia with an annual budget of $3 billion, an asset base of $22 billion and serves a population of 1.1 million people. Brisbane’s infrastructure program needs to meet the service needs of the community and contribute to achieving the broader economic, social and environmental aspirations for the city now and into the future. There are many challenges associated with effective coordination of infrastructure works. The various components of the infrastructure are installed at different times, with different expected life cycles, differing degrees of maintenance, and management by different staff groups. Some components are managed by other stakeholders with their own set of mandates. This paper will investigate the various aspects that must be considered to achieve practical solutions to the effective and efficient delivery of works programs.