Project Information Requirements (PIR) set out and explain the information needed to answer or inform the strategic objectives of infrastructure projects. It conveys the OIR and agency project requirements to in-house teams and project-specific external suppliers setting out the information to be delivered for planning, design and construction of infrastructure projects.
Each agency will need to identify whether they prefer to define a single set of information requirements for projects, or whether there are subsets as outlined above. To align with the asset lifecycle and asset operating model defined in the IDMF, the following two sub-PIRs are defined.
Strategic Project Information Requirements cover the initial demand / need phase explaining the information needed to answer or inform high-level strategic planning objectives for infrastructure projects.
These strategic information requirements should extend to the level of precinct planning, which focuses more on higher level planning information requirements that support a range of cross agency activities, including population figures, functional benchmarks, operational concepts, etc.
Data requirements at these early stages should also start to define the functional data with regard to the aspects such as design specifications of an asset. This type of information supports the ability to measure performance and reliability over time to understand whether the delivered asset meets the original agreed to levels of service.
Even following approval to proceed to concept stages the level of detail is generally low, while mainly covering requirements for site investigations, ground data and schematic designs providing options for consideration during feasibility analysis.
Design and Build Project Information Requirements explain the information needed to answer or inform the planning, acquisition, design and construction objectives for infrastructure projects.
The level of detail and volume of information increases during this phase of the asset lifecycle, with information requirements covering preliminary designs and systems requirements building up to a final business case phase. Following funding approval, the requirements cover detailed design, construction and as-built information requirements.
Last updated 12 Nov 2020