Senior government and infrastructure advice
Independent, practical advice on planning, investment, infrastructure and service delivery.
A1 Strategy & Infrastructure provides experienced, independent advice to government and public sector organisations on infrastructure, services and investment decisions.
We assist clients to review existing work, develop business cases, plan infrastructure and services, and resolve complex issues before significant decisions and expenditure are committed.
A1 is led by Ron Jacobs, with more than 30 years of public sector experience, including approximately 20 years in senior local government leadership.
Senior experience | Direct principal involvement | Practical advice | Independent judgement
How A1 can help
Independent review and project assurance
Independent review of feasibility studies, business cases, strategies, master plans and consultant reports.
A1 tests whether the evidence, assumptions, options, costs, risks and recommendations provide a sound basis for decision making.
Business cases and strategic advice
Practical assistance to establish service need, assess realistic options, understand costs and benefits, test affordability and risk, and provide a clear basis for investment decisions.
Parks, recreation and community infrastructure
Strategic planning and investment advice for parks, sport and recreation, community facilities and related infrastructure.
Our work considers future demand alongside existing capacity, utilisation, service standards, affordability and long term asset implications.
Infrastructure and service planning
Advice on long term infrastructure and service needs, demand, capacity, standards, sequencing, affordability and implementation.
For local government clients, this can also include LGIP and related infrastructure planning.
Why clients engage A1
Experience rather than layers of consultants
The person you engage is the person doing the work. Ron remains directly involved in the analysis, client discussions, workshops and recommendations.
A public sector perspective
Advice is informed by practical experience of planning, funding, delivering and managing public infrastructure and services.
Independent judgement
A1 is prepared to test assumptions, identify weaknesses and provide an independent view rather than simply validate a preferred outcome.
Proportionate advice
Not every issue requires a large consulting team or another lengthy study. A focused review, workshop or decision paper can sometimes provide what is needed.
An experienced second view
Government organisations often already have substantial information.
The challenge may be determining whether an existing report can be relied upon, whether the proposed investment is justified, whether important alternatives have been overlooked or what needs to happen next.
A1 can undertake a focused independent review or provide senior input alongside the work of internal teams and other consultants.
“I had two people saying how excellent your report was and seeking your contact details”
Local Government client, 2026
Experience that leads to referrals
A1's work is focused on producing analysis and advice that is useful to decision makers.
Recent work has generated unsolicited positive feedback from external stakeholders and requests for introductions regarding similar assignments.
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Easy to engage
A1 Strategy & Infrastructure is a prequalified Local Buy supplier under:
LB309 Business Management & Consulting Services
LB335 Planning, Surveying, Design & Architecture
This provides an established procurement pathway for eligible local government engagements.
A1 is also directly engaged by other government and public sector organisations in accordance with their own procurement arrangements.
Discuss a project
If you are reviewing an existing report, considering an infrastructure investment, developing a business case or dealing with a project that needs an experienced independent view, an initial discussion can help establish whether A1 can assist.