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CONSTRUCTION, COMPLEXITY, COLLABORATION AND COVID-19 THIS ARTICLE DRAWS ON FINDINGS OF A RECENT ROUNDTABLE REPORT BY THE SCHOOL OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY ON INCREASING COMPLEXITY AND THE NEED FOR COLLABORATION IN CONTRACTING. (Source: Canva)
Construction is known to be one of the most important sectors contributing to social and economic growth, so it is unsurprising that the Australian Government has identified construction and infrastructure projects as vehicles to drive recovery from the impact of COVID-19. This article reports on feedback from interviewees regarding challenges of collaboration and contracting in recovery, in the face of COVID-19. 42
In early 2020, researchers at the University of Sydney, working with a visiting colleague from Norway, Professor Ole Jonny Klakegg, interviewed professional project owners and project managers. The participants were from a selection of public and private sector organisations, in the construction industry across New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia. This resulted in a report on Designing Contractual Relationships for the Future, which is available from the School of Project Management at the University of Sydney. Learning points for clients to set up successful projects through a
