The second day of the 7th Annual CESA Infrastructure Indaba saw the focus move from infrastructure delivery among other things to leadership and the politics of infrastructure.
The first session dealt with delivering value for money in infrastructure procurement and first to speak was Dr. Ron Watermeyer from Infrastructure Options who stated that infrastructure spend was key to growing the economy, creating jobs and providing for communities. “Innovations and practices that contribute to successful project outcomes include governance; procurement and putting in place the ‘super client team’ providing value for money and a winning solution.” Dr. Watermeyer said they were in the process of developing a Client Guide to Improving Project Outcomes and that courses needed to be run to build capacity within the public sector. He further encouraged consulting engineering firms to provide support I this regard. Dr. Samuel Laryea from Wits University discussed the importance of having a good construction procurement strategy and noted that the key for delivering value for money in construction procurement is an innovative construction procurement approach. “The client is the leader of the infrastructure delivery process – the role of the client is the single most important determination of success and value for money in Infrastructure projects”.What else to read
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