Appropriate standards of accountability in Partnerships Victoria projects must be maintained over the project lifecycle. Partnerships Victoria projects must satisfy a public interest test as an integral part of the procurement process.
The procurement team must ensure the public interest is protected in the executed project deed and other project contracts. Public interest can cover issues such as accessibility, accountability, security and equity. The government party must ensure that the private party complies with its obligations related to the public interest, and must implement a strong governance, probity and compliance framework throughout the life of the project.
The risks to government can be effectively managed by developing a project governance, probity and compliance framework and integrating it into the contract management process so that appropriate standards of project accountability and performance are established, measured and maintained.
The governance framework is linked to the contract administration manual and the project performance, monitoring and reporting measures.