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BCM Governance and policy

BCM Category Council and Industry Reference Group

Building Construction and Maintenance (BCM) Category Council

The purpose of the Building Construction and Maintenance (BCM) Category Council (the Council) is to oversee, govern, direct and influence strategic procurement activities in relation to BCM spend across government.

The Council will guide and agree on the category strategy for the building construction and maintenance spend profile, endorse sub-category plans and strategies for the category, and appoint working groups to develop and implement category initiatives.

Lead agency: Department of Housing and Public Works

Category Council member agencies

To be advised.

Category Council chair

Graham Atkins, Deputy Director-General, Public Works, Department of Housing and Public Works.

Meeting dates

To be advised.

Decision-making authority

The Council will make decisions by agreement in relation to strategic procurement and procurement-related activities undertaken within the category. Decision making by the Council shall be on a majority basis for those in attendance at the meeting.

Agencies may choose not to act in accordance with the Council’s decisions where a specific agency requirement directs that this is appropriate.

The authority of the Council will not override legislative authority of individual accountable officers. As such, as a collective, it does not have authority to make binding decisions – relying instead on the cooperation and agreement of members.

The Council reports to the Queensland Government Procurement Committee (QGPC), with members endorsed by QGPC through the Director-General of the Department of Housing and Public Works.

Request a presentation to the category council

The Council chair must approve agency requests to make a presentation to the council. Email BCMSecretariat@epw.qld.gov.au or phone (07) 3215 3645 to request a presentation.

Presentations should be no longer than 20 minutes, including question time.

BCM Industry Reference Group (IRG)

The Council has established an industry reference group to seek advice, support and feedback on proposed initiatives.

Members

To be advised.

Meeting dates

To be advised.

More information

Building Contract Management
Department of Housing and Public Works
Phone: (07) 3215 3645
Email: BCMSecretariat@epw.qld.gov.au

About the category councils

The Category Councils develop and govern category strategies for the following category groups—Information and Communication Technology; Building construction and maintenance; Social services; Transport, infrastructure and services; General goods and services; and Medical goods and services.

Need more?

Email bcmsecretariat@epw.qld.gov.au or phone us on (07) 3215 3645 for more about the category council.

Last updated:
18 March 2025