There are no specific key performance criteria and standards set out in the Project Agreement for the construction phase, however, the agreement states that the project company must achieve the following construction milestones:
• completion date of demolition works by 10 September 2005 (achieved)
• completion date for the loading dock by 18 January 2008 (bettered by several months and handed over on 31 October 2007)
• final completion by 12 June 2008 (achieved).
The PCG monitors the project schedule by receiving a report from the builder and the project company at their monthly meetings.
The approved business case originally anticipated that completion of construction- including full commissioning of the new RWH-would be achieved by December 2007. However, due to the extra time required for the procurement process, the project completion date was moved by six months to June 2008.
The project was on time for design and construction, with the hospital fully commissioned on 22 June 2008.
This provides a degree of validation of the original time estimates, and indicates that the project company in conjunction with DHS is effectively managing and integrating subcontractors and other stakeholders involved in the project.