Sustainability Report 2006/07Transforming our capital delivery
Melbourne Water introduced sweeping changes to the way we work with our business partners in the sustainable delivery of new infrastructure.
To manage significantly increased capital expenditure, Melbourne Water established alliance contracts that align the values and objectives of project partners and provide commercial incentives for superior performance.
The contracts, which involve Melbourne Water and our partners working together as a single team, are based on shared responsibility. They help the organisation attract a skilled and motivated workforce, and retain and develop our people in times of labour shortages in the water sector.
The collaborative approach enables us to achieve more with greater efficiency, obtain value for money though economies of scope and scale, secure resources and promote innovation, new ideas and new technologies.
We selected key alliance partners to work with us on the Sugarloaf Pipeline and established five-year alliance programs to deliver major works on sewage treatment and pumping stations, waterways and stormwater quality, water supply and pipelines (sewerage and drainage).
