Building Management and Works
GOVERNMENT OFFICE
ACCOMMODATION
MASTER PLANNING
ALEX TAYLOR
GENERAL MANAGER
BUILDING MANAGEMENT
Building Management and Works
GOVERNMENT OFFICE
ACCOMMODATION
MASTER PLANNING
ALEX TAYLOR
GENERAL MANAGER
BUILDING MANAGEMENT
Background to Master Planning
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General Government Sector agencies now occupy approximately
615,500 sqm of office accommodation across Western Australia:
58% (358,500 sqm) – CBD and CBD fringe
29% (179,000 sqm) – Perth metropolitan area
13% (81,000 sqm) – Regional Western Australia
Over $220 million per year is spent on leasing office
accommodation and managing Government owned office buildings
for General Government Sector agencies, and typically a further
$30 to $40 million per year on fitout projects.
Background to Master Planning
In June 2009 the Government Works Reform Business Solution
plan was published.
Recommended moving from previous piece-meal approach to
leasing and fit-out of office accommodation to a whole of
government master planning (portfolio management) approach.
Building Management and Works (BMW) has been progressing
this initiative over the last 12 months.
A Government Office Accommodation Master Planning
discussion paper was publicly released in June 2010, seeking
stakeholder feedback.
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Master Planning Objectives
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Reduce the overall ongoing cost of Government office
accommodation;
Support Government service delivery, through: improved community access to Government agencies;
enhanced agency collaboration; and
the provision of more efficient, effective and sustainable
workplaces;
Support the WA Planning Commission’s Directions 2031 Spatial
Framework for Perth and Peel, particularly in regard to: the development of metropolitan activity centres on rail routes; and
Improved utilisation of public transport;
Support future machinery of Government reforms, through: more efficient and cost effective agency restructuring and
associated office relocations.
Master Planning Principles
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1. Decentralise Government office accommodation from the CBD
and CBD fringe.
2. Consolidate remaining Perth CBD and CBD fringe Government
office accommodation.
3. Locate new Government office accommodation in metropolitan
activity centres.
4. Collocate Government agencies in major regional centres.
5. Adhere to the policy of 15 sqm of floor space per person
(on average).
6. Standardise office fitouts and share facilities in major buildings.
7. Enhance environmental sustainability of Government office
buildings.
Decentralise Government Office Accommodation
from the CBD and CBD Fringe
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It is proposed to relocate around 15-20% (60,000 – 80,000 sqm) of
existing CBD and CBD fringe Government office accommodation to
metropolitan activity centres.
Consolidate Remaining Perth CBD and CBD
Fringe Government Office Accommodation
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LEASED148 Leases
86 Buildings
OWNED10 Buildings
Locate New Government Office Accommodation
in Metropolitan Activity Centres
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Collocate Government Agencies in
Major Regional Centres
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The collocation of Government agencies in regional centres
throughout Western Australia has the potential to improve
community access to Government service delivery, enhance agency
collaboration and rationalise resource use through shared common
facilities, equipment, etc.
A feasibility study, including a business case, will be undertaken
looking at the potential for collocation of Government agencies in
regional centres.
Adhere to the Policy of 15 sqm of
Floor Space per Person (on Average)
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The application of this policy over recent years has seen the
average occupancy density of the Government’s office
accommodation portfolio reduced from 21.5 sqm per person in 2004
to a current level averaging around 19 sqm per person.
Continued strict adherence to the 15 sqm per person target, as
existing fragmented tenancy arrangements are rationalised and
consolidated, will see the average occupancy density continue to
fall, with resultant cost savings.
Standardise Office Fitouts and Share
Facilities in the Major Buildings
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The fitout of new office space will be undertaken to a new “open-
planned” standard (generic) fitout design.
The new standard will also include a new approach to facilities
management in larger multi-agency office space – with a wide range
of common facilities (such as reception and security, mail, meeting
rooms, staff amenities, and some commonly used information
technology and telecommunications services) being co-ordinated by
a contracted facilities manager for all Government agencies in the
building.
Enhance Environmental Sustainability
of Government Office Buildings
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As a major building owner and tenant in the Western Australian
office accommodation market, the State has the capacity to drive
improved environmental performance in office buildings.
A key principle of master planning will be to use Government’s
purchasing power to drive a reduction in the environmental impact
of Government office accommodation through “green” leasing
policies.
Master Planning Next Steps
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Feedback on the Government Office Accommodation Master Planning
discussion paper closes 31 August 2010.
Finalise a detailed 2010-2015 Implementation Plan by November 2010.
Determine suburban precincts that will have new office buildings;
identify agencies that will decentralise to suburban precincts;
identify existing Government owned buildings that will be sold; and
outline additional costs, and savings opportunities of Master Plan.
Obtain approval to proceed with the 2010-2015 Implementation Plan by
December 2010.
Master Planning – Next Steps
Call an Expression of Interest for new Government office
accommodation in suburban activity centres (late August/early
September 2010).
In broad terms – 15,000 to 25,000 sqm, within walking distance
of a train station.
The Expression of Interest process will be used to inform the
Implementation Plan.
Subject to approval of the Implementation Plan (December
2010), shortlisted proponents from the Expression of Interest will
be invited to submit a more detailed proposal (early 2011).
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QUESTIONS?
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