The fit for purpose core theme recorded 16 per cent of the total issues.
Most of the fit for purpose issues came from two sub-themes: design and construction. Most of the design issues were reported from PPP school projects followed by one PPP hospital and one PPP convention centre project. The following were reported under design issues:
• Limited storage
• Limited consideration for glare
• Staff and traffic flow
• Automatic utilities causing higher utilities bill
All the issues reported under the construction sub-theme are from PPP schools across three states. The construction sub-theme relates to issues experienced by service providers as a result of poor construction decisions. Community access to the school facilities was mentioned in PPP school projects where risk of vandalism is allocated or shared with the private sector. To limit damage to the school facilities, the PPP consortium at times restricts the use of school facilities by community members. While this might reduce the operational cost, it decreases asset utilisation by the general community.
The asset extension sub-theme relates to the situation when schools receive add-on modules to accommodate an increase in the student population beyond the designed capacity. Service providers from all the PPP school projects noted that the quality of add-on modules was below the quality of the PPP built school facilities.