Quality indicators
- Efficient and effective management of construction projects for new capital works
- Ensuring measurement of contractual outcomes required of United Group Services
- Tenant satisfaction with United Group Services contract delivery
Quantity indicators
- Number of project contracts managed
- Number of calls answered by United Group Services call centre and agreed response times for successful service delivery achieved
Management of construction projects
Projects in the overseas owned estate continued to be managed within time and cost targets.
Major projects completed in the owned estate included construction of the new chancery in Harare and new offices in Bali, and a major refurbishment of the High Commission in Wellington. Project work continued on the new chancery and related compound works in New Delhi and a new chancery in Amman. Projects to refurbish our chanceries in London, Riyadh and Singapore continued, and works began on refurbishment of the chancery in Kuala Lumpur. Planning continued on the projected relocation of our chanceries in Jakarta and Bangkok.
Work on leased estate projects completed in 2006–07 included construction of a new chancery in Port Vila, relocation of consulate offices in Guangzhou and Los Angeles, and fitting-out of new offices in Taipei.
Contractual outcomes required
The performance of UGS is measured against contractual indicators relating to financial and business processes, tenant satisfaction, portfolio condition, divestments and capital works. Overall, the contract delivered good outcomes.
Tenant satisfaction
See output 4.1 quality and quantity information.
Quantity information for output 4.2
Number of project contracts managed
During 2006–07 OPO had oversight of 47 construction and refurbishment projects in the overseas owned and leased estate.
Number of calls answered and response times
A total of 5017 calls were made to the UGS call centre, with 99.9 per cent of calls responded to within key performance indicator response times.