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Achieving Excellence in Construction

Through the Achieving Excellence in Construction initiative, central Government departments and public sector organisations commit to maximise, by continuous improvement, the efficiency, effectiveness and value for money of their procurement of new works, maintenance and refurbishment.

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Results

Results of the Achieving Excellence in Construction Strategic Targets in 2005 demonstrated that significant improvements have been achieved since the introduction of the initiative in 1999.

In comparison with 1999 figures, the results showed that:

  • 65 per cent of projects were being delivered on time, compared with 34 per cent;
  • 61 per cent of projects were being delivered to budget, compared with 25 per cent.

The National Audit Office (NAO) report, Improving Public Services through better construction, published in March 2005, highlighted that an £800 million overspend on construction projects had been avoided through the adoption of the AEC best practice principles.

The same report estimates that further value gains of up to £2.6 billion in annual construction expenditure is possible if good practice was applied across all the public sector.

OGC has continued to collect performance measurement data from departments via the Public Sector Construction Database. In this way, the departments are able to continue identifying their strengths and weaknesses while OGC will continue with the means of assessing the benefits of embedding best practice principles.

The best practice construction case studies demonstrate how AEC principles have led to improved construction procurement across the public sector.

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