The Code of Practice for the South Australian Construction Industry and its Implementation Guidelines is a statement of the principles that the industry wants to apply to a range of procedures from project conception and initiation, through tendering and construction, to project completion.

The Code was initiated by the private sector of the State’s construction industry as part of the ongoing process of industry development. It is a tool to assist the industry to be nationally competitive by strengthening the Best Practices that already exist and by introducing new Best Practices. The Code supports the introduction of asset management policies by the Government of South Australia and the achievement of these delivery standards by the private sector.

The Code of Practice for the South Australian Construction Industry and its Implementation Guidelines aims to:

- establish standards of behaviour and standards for the management of relationships between parties in various roles within the industry.
- introduce reforms as agreed by the industry and by the Government of South Australia.

The Implementation Guidelines are in two parts. Part one contains the procedures that South Australian Government agencies and the private sector will follow to implement the Code. Part two contains the schedules that nominate industry best practice and the mechanisms to introduce them into government procurement. The Code will assist the private sector to meet the service delivery standards that are required by asset management and construction policies developed and implemented by DPTI. It is consistent with the prequalification procedures implemented under those policies for selecting contractors and consultants for any South Australian Government funded Construction Projects.

The industry has determined that a code identifying best practices and providing incentives for their introduction is a necessary tool.

Code of Practice for the South Australian Construction Industry and its Implementation Guidelines are mandatory on all South Australian Government funded and managed construction projects. Other industry participants who wish to implement the Code as it may apply to their own projects, operations and/or membership are not required to adopt the guidelines and procedures, but they are encouraged to do so in the interests of increasing consistency in practices across the construction industry in South Australia.