Cross River Rail - Procurement Policy and Guidelines Case Study
September 4, 2023
Client:
Cross River Rail Delivery Authority
Industry:
Rail Infrastructure
Project:
Development of Procurement Policy, Guidelines, and Templates
Project Completed:
December 2017
Project Summary:
As a newly formed Statutory Body in April 2017, the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority (the Authority) engaged Procurement Co to develop a commercially focused procurement, policy, guidelines, and templates that were in accordance with the Queensland Procurement Policy.
The project was required to be delivered within a short duration to achieve targets set by the CRRDA Board.
Project Outcomes:
Procurement Co provided and experienced team to:
- Undertake extensive stakeholder engagement with the procurement team, internal customers, the Authority’s executive leadership, and associated departments;
- Conduct benchmarking against other Queensland Statutory Authorities, Government Owned Corporations, and interstate rail project organisations;
- Develop a compliant procurement policy, procedures, guidelines, and templates;
- Liaise with the Authority’s Audit and Risk Committee;
- Prepare board submission for approval and respond to Board queries;
- Deliver procurement training, communications, and broader roll-out of the new policy and procedures to the Authorities organisation.
The project was delivered in a six week period, with the suite of procurement documentation being approved for use by the Authority’s Board.