Alliance Contracting

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2014:

5 days of intensive delivery

120 hours

This subject is only available for enrolment as a single subject (CAP). Please contact the School of Melbourne Custom Program for more information.

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This subject will cover the philosophy, management and practice of delivering commercially astute Alliance Contracts. The subject will contextualise the dynamics of the Australian construction industry and then improve understanding of the techniques, mind sets and attitudes people require to successfully deliver projects using the alliance approach. The course seeks to build skills such that participants can pro-actively manage alliances in a commercially sensitive manner such that value is maximized for all stakeholders as part of the process. The overall theme of the subject is to help participants ask the right questions during an alliance contract such that they understand the boundaries of commercial reality, how to preserve the public interest, and enhance the management of these agreements such that there is an improved ability to withstand public scrutiny.

The target audience for the course includes everyone involved in alliancing team – e.g. as project manager, engineer or a commercial person.

On completion of this subject you should be able to:

1. Discuss the importance of sound commercial practice in the application of alliance contracting as a procurement strategy for public projects.
2. Describe the details of a Target Outturn Cost in both price competition and non-price competition alliances, considering prevailing market conditions.
3. Identify issues, risks and opportunities in the lifecycle of a successful alliance project.
4. Discuss the establishment, delivery and management of alliancing projects to preserve the public interest.

• 15% Pre-course submission (500 words)
• 10% Daily learning reflection (500 words) - due at the end of each of the 5 days
• 15% Consolidation of subject workshop activities (1000 words) - due one week after the intensive delivery
• 60% Major paper on alliance issue - 10% on group discussion and 50% on 2500 words written submission

All class materials will be provided.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.