Central Infrastructure Unit
The (Central Infrastructure Unit) is an organization that has been set up by government to centrally facilitate, promote or improve infrastructure procurement across government departments and levels of government. It covers all the models that can be used to deliver infrastructure. Its aim is to make sufficient capacity available by carrying out one or more of the following functions with regard to infrastructure:
- Examination of projects in order to ensure that the project meet specific quality criteria such as affordability, value-for-money (VfM), and appropriate risk transfer.
- Examination of projects to ensure that all formal and procedural requirements are met.
- Policy and rule guidance to decision makers based on theoretical and practical experience;
- Technical support to implementing agencies, including training in key subjects and methodologies;
- Coordination amongst relevant government entities in order to ensure the input from all relevant parties.
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