NT Infrastructure Group
The Northern Territory Infrastructure Services group is made up of the following Divisions within the Department of Planning and Infrastructure:
Construction Divison - The construction division is responsible for the design, procurement and supervision of the construction and maintenance of built assets for its Government client agencies. The division has no construction workforce of its own and arranges private contractors for all construction work on behalf of its clients.
The division’s key functional responsibility is to deliver the Government’s Infrastructure Program, comprising capital works, minor new works and repairs and maintenance. The division comprises of 250 staff in the five regional centres of the Northern Territory.
The Construction Division is a Government Business Division operating on a fee for service basis. The Division is responsible for delivery of a vast range of construction and maintenance projects and programs for Northern Territory Government roads and building infrastructure. The services provided encompass the design stages, through to project managing construction, and then supervising the maintenance of the completed product.
Budget Highlights in 2007/2008:
- Delivery of the Victoria Highway upgrade to improve flood immunity, including bridges at Big Horse and Little Horse Creeks.
- Continued delivery of the Red Centre Way.
- Facilitation and delivery of the middle year’s infrastructure program.
- Continued development of the Desert Knowledge Precinct including the Desert People’s Centre.
- Provision for two additional staff to focus on Indigenous employment and training opportunities in Government Construction works.
Infrastructure Services Division - The Infrastructure Services Division provide strategic policy, advice, asset and program management and procurement services for general government infrastructure development and maintenance. The Assets and Program Management unit provide policy and advice, manage the Capital Works and Repairs and Maintenance Programs and maintain asset information systems. The Procurement unit oversee and coordinate the agency’s procurement activities and provide direction on procurement matters in accordance with the Procurement Act, so that agency procurement activities meet NT Government requirements and industry expectations. The Infrastructure Planning unit provide strategic advice and policy on a whole of government basis for infrastructure planning, building sustainability issues, energy management and capital works project definition to ensure built assets are fit for purpose at optimal life cycle cost.