Projects, Capex and Opex

  • Are you looking to improve the delivery of your capital works programme?
  • Is your procurement process as effective as it could be?
  • How do you gain comfort that your projects will be delivered on time and on budget?
  • Does your council have comfort that you manage your expenditure efficiently?
  • Do you have a process to ensure that your projects have delivered all the benefits promised?
Improving performance in the delivery of projects is an ongoing issue for councils.

Our capability

PwC can provide direct assistance to ensure successful project delivery by ensuring effective governance and management through:
  • Independent monitoring of progress against plans
  • Quality reviews of process and deliverables
  • Proactive advice on issues and risks
  • Support to project management
  • Probity reviews of large private partnerships
We are able to advise on the common sector issues around:
  • programme slippage
  • programme management methodology
Effectiveness reviews can also be facilitated particularly around post project and business benefit realisation, an area which is often overlooked or bypassed due to the pressure on project management resources in the sector.

Our track record of delivering value:
  • Buller District Council, recreation and infrastructure funding options
  • North Shore City Council, Albany Recreation Precinct programme review
  • Palmerston North City Council, OURZone Project quality assurance
  • Wellington Regional Council, funding contract advice
  • Rotorua District Council, RFP process advice
  • Masterton District Council, contract management systems review
  • Metrowater Ltd, infrastructure audit
  • Strategic partnering procurement advice to Metrowater Ltd
  • Establishment of project management methodology, New Plymouth District Council
  • Post project & business benefit realisation, Rotorua District Council
  • Outsourcing street furniture infrastructure, Auckland City Council
  • Reviewing construction/capital projects for energy utilities and developing a structure programme to mitigate risks.
  • Probity reviews for PPP, Christchurch City Council and Metrowater
The application of these project capabilities in a holistic way maximises the ability of councils to both deliver projects and the wider outcomes from the projects.