The department develops a range of asset management policies, guidelines, systems and support tools to assist Queensland Government departments to deliver enhanced services to the Queensland community through better management of building assets. The department also provides advice to the Queensland Government and its departments on a range of asset management issues affecting the life cycle management of buildings, including capital investment planning, building procurement, tendering and selection of contractors and consultants, maintenance and disposal of building assets.
The department administers the whole of government Prequalification (PQC) System for building contractors and consultants. The PQC System provides clear and consistent performance requirements and guidelines for the selection of all building industry service providers in defined categories for government building projects.
The department administers key policies for capital works, (the Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF), maintenance, (the Maintenance Management Framework (MMF) and government employee housing (the Government Employee Housing Management Framework (GEHMF) and the complementary best practice guidelines the Building Asset Performance Framework (BAPF) and the Strategic Asset Management Framework (SAMF).
The Building Policy Unit (BPU) provides the above services on behalf of the department.
