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Partnerships Victoria Contract Management Guide Part One (Chapters 1-3) provides an overview of Partnerships Victoria and the purpose of the Contract Management Guide. It outlines the structure of the Guide (in Section 1.3). Part One then broadly outlines the nature and function of contract management and critical elements for success. Some of the issues covered in Part One are also discussed in Part Two – with a focus in Part Two on useful tools and processes for contract management. 1 Partnerships Victoria Contract Management Guide This Contract Management Guide is one of a series of documents designed to assist in implementing the Partnerships Victoria policy framework for arrangements between government and private parties to provide public infrastructure and 1 related ancillary services. 1.1 The purpose of this Guide This Guide is one of four components of the Partnerships Victoria contract 2 management framework. The purpose of this Guide is to provide: • general guidance for the government party’s management of a Partnerships Victoria contract through the lifecycle of a project – to help achieve project objectives incorporating balanced long-term value for money outcomes; and • direction for the procurement team involved in developing a Partnerships Victoria project – to enable them to address and support the principles of effective contract management in the executed contract for the project. This Guide, and the tools and processes set out in it, were developed for: • government departments