Ministerial Directions and Instructions for public construction procurement
The Ministerial Directions and Instructions set out the mandatory rules for public construction procurement.
Guidance for public construction procurement
The non-mandatory Guidance supports the mandatory Ministerial Directions and Instructions for public construction procurement.
Standard form contracts for construction
Standard form contracts for have been approved for use across the Victorian public sector for
- construction works
- construction services
The standard form contracts are available at Construction standard form contracts.
Refer to Contracting Requirements (Direction 7.1) for further information on standard form contracts.
Request for tender conditions
Request for Tender Conditions for use with the Victorian Public Sector model AS 4300-1995 (December 2022) and Victorian Public Sector model AS 2124-1992 (December 2022). Contains the Conditions of Tendering and the Tender Returnable Schedules
Fact sheets
Fact sheets provide answers to common questions
Defining public construction (Guidance 1.3b)
Templates
Proof of payment to subcontractors template
Refer to Contractual terms and conditions (Construction Instruction 7.2) for further information on using the Proof of payment to subcontractors - statutory declaration.
Supplier performance shared reporting template
Note: open the supplier performance template through Google Chrome.
Refer to Supplier performance and shared reporting regime (Construction Instruction 8.2) for further information on using the supplier performance report template.
Occupational health and safety management templates
Refer to Mandatory evaluation criteria for OHS management (Attachment 1 to Construction Instruction 3.7) for further information on the Mandatory evaluation criteria for occupational health and safety management.
Projects valued more than $500,000 (inclusive of GST)
Template occupational health and safety management systems are available at:
- Applying for pre-qualification Construction Supplier
- Applying for pre-qualification Residential Cladding Rectification
Projects valued less than $500,000 (inclusive of GST)
Template response to the occupational health and safety management criteria is available at Applying for pre-qualification Construction Supplier Register - category Low value works .
Industrial relations management template
The industrial relations management self-assessment management checklist is available at:
- Applying for pre-qualification Construction Supplier
- Applying for pre-qualification Residential Cladding Rectification
- Applying for pre-qualification Construction Supplier Register - category Low value works
Refer to Mandatory evaluation criteria for OHS management (Attachment 2 to Instruction 3.7) for further information on the Mandatory evaluation criteria for industrial relations management.
Financial standing template
Projects valued less than $500,000 (inclusive of GST)
The financial standing template for use with the category Low value works projects is available at Applying for pre-qualification Construction Supplier Register - category Low value works .
Contracting practice notes
The Contracting Practice Notes provide guidance on using the Victorian Public Sector Special Conditions of Contract for AS 4300-1995 and the Victorian Public Sector Special Conditions of Contract for AS 2124-1992
Detailed guides
Detailed guides provide support on specific aspects of construction procurement.
Offsite construction model clauses
Occupational health and safety management guide - projects valued more than $500,000 (GST inclusive)
Refer to Evaluation criteria (Construction Instruction 3.7) and Mandatory occupational health and safety management criteria (Attachment 1 to Construction Instruction 3.7) for further information on the occupational health and safety management criteria.
Occupational health and safety management guide - projects valued less than $500,000 (GST inclusive)
Industrial relations management
Refer to Evaluation criteria (Construction Instruction 3.7) and Mandatory industrial relations management criteria (Attachment 2 to Construction Instruction 3.7) for further information on the industrial relations management criteria.
Supplier performance reporting
The Detailed guide to completing a supplier performance report sets out the method to follow when assessing the performance of suppliers. This guide also establishes the grading scales to apply when assessing how suppliers perform. Refer to Supplier performance and shared reporting regime (Construction Instruction 8.2) for further information on supplier performance reporting.
Checklists
The Checklist Mandatory requirements of the Directions and Instructions for Public Construction lists the mandatory requirements in the Directions and Instructions for Public Construction Procurement.
Support
Contact the Construction Policy Team if you can't find what you need or require help in using one of these documents.
Reviewed 19 April 2023