Quantity surveying

Whole-of-life & value

• 🇳🇿The Cost of Consenting Infrastructure Projects in New ZealandTe Waihanga (Infrastructure Commission) · July 2021A New Zealand Infrastructure Commission (Te Waihanga) research report quantifying the direct and indirect costs of obtaining consents for infrastructure projects, and how consenting time and expense affect project cost and investment.
• 🇳🇿Total Cost of Ownership — An Introduction to Whole-of-Life CostingNZ Government Procurement · October 2013A New Zealand Government Procurement guide introducing whole-of-life (total cost of ownership) costing for agencies and suppliers — how to account for purchase, operating, maintenance and disposal costs when assessing value for money.
• 🇳🇿Whole of Life Costs — GuidanceThe TreasuryTreasury guidance on whole-of-life cost (WOLC) as a metric for investment decisions — which up-front and downstream cash costs to include and how to calculate present value using the public-sector discount rate.