Projects

Client	New England Area Health Service
Role	Preparation of Procurement Feasibility Plans

Project Description

The Capworks Group prepared Procurement Feasibility Plans (PFPs) for eight NSW Health funded projects in Rural and Regional NSW.

Each of the PFPs is based on the Health Service Plan developed for the facility by the local Area Health Service’s Population Health planning staff, which defines the nature and scope of the health services to be provided through the particular facility.

The development of the PFP is an interactive process, closely involving the local community. The community’s involvement is led by a widely representative Health Service Advisory Committee, typically including local residents, Council representatives and Health Service Personnel.

The PFP Team reviews the function, amenity, accessibility, condition and compliance of the existing facility in consultation with staff from each of the departments. The outcomes of these reviews are matched with the service needs identified in the Service Plan, which arise from Area strategies, demand projections for the facility’s catchment, the role delineation of the facility, and the services to be provided. A schedule of accommodation is developed, which can be used as a basis for determining whether the existing facility can be adapted or extended or whether new development will be required.

In either case a series of development options are prepared, to scale, as functional diagrams. Costs are then estimated to identify a total project cost. The PFP then forms the basis of a submission to NSW Health for inclusion in the Department’s capital expenditure budget.