November 2023
Build Digital and the OGP’s Commercial Skills Academy are hosting an in-person conference on the morning of Friday 17th of November at TU Dublin, Grangegorman Campus. This conference is for public sector clients to prepare for the Building Information Modelling (BIM) mandate for the design stage, of Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF) projects, over €100m in January 2024.
No previous knowledge is required.
27 October 2023
The International Cost Management Standard (ICMS) is a global standard for benchmarking and reporting of construction project cost and carbon. The new version, ICMS 3, provides a way of presenting capital and whole life costs in a consistent format.
The OGP have now published Cost Control Templates incorporating ICMS 3 for a range of project types. They are located in Pillar Three of the CWMF website.
28 September 2023
The OGP has published updated errata notes for the documents listed below.
9 August 2023
The OGP’s Commercial Skills Academy is running its Public Capital Works Projects training programme in September, October, and November 2023.
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3 August 2023
The OGP have published Price Variation Workbooks for Forms of Tender and Schedule (FTS) 1-6. These are template forms for the cost planning and cost control of building projects and civil engineering projects.
The Workbooks and guide on how to use them is available in Pillar 3: Standard Forms for Cost Planning & Cost Control.
28 July 2023
The OGP has today commenced publication of an amended suite of template Suitability Assessment Questionnaires (SAQs) and associated documents in Pillar 3 (and Pillar 1) for Works Contractors. The amended suite of documentation will replace the current Works SAQ suite in Pillar 3 in its entirety.
Download the Information Note below for further details.
19 July 2023
Following the announcement of amendments to the suite of Public Works Contracts by the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform and the Minister of State for Public Procurement and eGovernment, the OGP has published Tranche 2 of the CWMF amendments.
Read our information note on this website for the summary of amendments for Tranche 1 and 2
17 July 2023
Following the announcement of amendments to the suite of Public Works Contracts by the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform and his colleague the Minister of State for Public Procurement and eGovernment, the OGP has published Tranche 1 of the CWMF amendments. Continue reading
4 July 2023
Following the announcement by Ministers Donohoe and Smyth of a package of contract reforms to build confidence in NDP delivery, this information note provides further details about the role of BIM and sustainability in these reforms, and a timeline for Public Sector BIM Adoption
Two of the measures announced have the potential to transform the design, construction and operation of public works projects over the coming years.