❓ Mr. Marlborough asks about government support for WA companies bidding for the Royal Australian Navy patrol boat tender. Mr. Brown details actions taken to support local industry, emphasising a commitment to a fair, commercially-driven process.
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ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY, PATROL BOAT TENDER 936. Mr MARLBOROUGH to the Minister for State Development: I refer to the economic and employment benefits that may accrue for Western Australia if the Royal Australian Navy’s replacement patrol boat tender is awarded to a company in Western Australia. Is the Government taking any action to support the local industry in its attempt to obtain this contract? Mr BROWN
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Nine companies have lodged 15 bids for the SEA 1444 tender. Three Western Australian shipbuilders have lodged bids for this tender. The Department of Defence is evaluating the bids and is expected to announce a short list, probably of three or four companies, in the not too distant future. The Department of Industry and Technology, in conjunction with the three local bidders, is implementing a jointly-agreed strategic marketing campaign to support the bids. The strategy involves a range of initiatives on behalf of and in partnership with the three local bidders and the broader Western Australian marine industry. A number of things have happened already in which we are seeking to draw to the attention of the federal authorities the capacity of Western Australian industry. On 23 January this year, the Department of Industry and Technology led a mission to Canberra aimed at promoting the capability of the Western Australian marine industry. The mission targeted decision makers within the Defence Materiel Organisation and the Department of Defence. On 19 February the Premier sent a letter to all Western Australian federal members of Parliament outlining the background information on the contract and seeking their support for Western Australian bidders and the marine industry in general. On 6 March, a meeting was held in Perth with Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce, the head of maritime systems, to discuss the Western Australian marine industry’s involvement in the future of Australia’s Navy shipbuilding capability and the replacement patrol boat contract. The Department of Industry and Technology also participated in the Pacific 2002 naval and maritime exhibition in Sydney earlier this year to support the three local bidders. In addition, I have written to those ministers involved in the assessment of the process saying that the Western Australian shipbuilders are keen to ensure that these bids are allocated on strictly commercial lines. The Government believes that if the Commonwealth Government does not contaminate the process in any way, if the States do not seek to contaminate it by providing other subsidies, and if these projects are awarded on strictly commercial lines - that is, based on best price, quality and return for the Navy and the taxpayers - one of the three Western Australian companies will be successful.
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY, PATROL BOAT TENDER
I refer to the economic and employment benefits that may accrue for Western Australia if the Royal Australian Navy’s replacement patrol boat tender is awarded to a company in Western Australia. Is the Government taking any action to support the local industry in its attempt to obtain this contract? Mr BROWN replied: Nine companies have lodged 15 bids for the SEA 1444 tender. Three Western Australian shipbuilders have lodged bids for this tender. The Department of Defence is evaluating the bids and is expected to announce a short list, probably of three or four companies, in the not too distant future. The Department of Industry and Technology, in conjunction with the three local bidders, is implementing a jointly-agreed strategic marketing campaign to support the bids. The strategy involves a range of initiatives on behalf of and in partnership with the three local bidders and the broader Western Australian marine industry. A number of things have happened already in which we are seeking to draw to the attention of the federal authorities the capacity of Western Australian industry. On 23 January this year, the Department of Industry and Technology led a mission to Canberra aimed at promoting the capability of the Western Australian marine industry. The mission targeted decision makers within the Defence Materiel Organisation and the Department of Defence. On 19 February the Premier sent a letter to all Western Australian federal members of Parliament outlining the background information on the contract and seeking their support for Western Australian bidders and the marine industry in general. On 6 March, a meeting was held in Perth with Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce, the head of maritime systems, to discuss the Western Australian marine industry’s involvement in the future of Australia’s Navy shipbuilding capability and the replacement patrol boat contract. The Department of Industry and Technology also participated in the Pacific 2002 naval and maritime exhibition in Sydney earlier this year to support the three local bidders. In addition, I have written to those ministers involved in the assessment of the process saying that the Western Australian shipbuilders are keen to ensure that these bids are allocated on strictly commercial lines. The Government believes that if the Commonwealth Government does not contaminate the process in any way, if the States do not seek to contaminate it by providing other subsidies, and if these projects are awarded on strictly commercial lines - that is, based on best price, quality and return for the Navy and the taxpayers - one of the three Western Australian companies will be successful.
Mr BROWN replied: Nine companies have lodged 15 bids for the SEA 1444 tender. Three Western Australian shipbuilders have lodged bids for this tender. The Department of Defence is evaluating the bids and is expected to announce a short list, probably of three or four companies, in the not too distant future. The Department of Industry and Technology, in conjunction with the three local bidders, is implementing a jointly-agreed strategic marketing campaign to support the bids. The strategy involves a range of initiatives on behalf of and in partnership with the three local bidders and the broader Western Australian marine industry. A number of things have happened already in which we are seeking to draw to the attention of the federal authorities the capacity of Western Australian industry. On 23 January this year, the Department of Industry and Technology led a mission to Canberra aimed at promoting the capability of the Western Australian marine industry. The mission targeted decision makers within the Defence Materiel Organisation and the Department of Defence. On 19 February the Premier sent a letter to all Western Australian federal members of Parliament outlining the background information on the contract and seeking their support for Western Australian bidders and the marine industry in general. On 6 March, a meeting was held in Perth with Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce, the head of maritime systems, to discuss the Western Australian marine industry’s involvement in the future of Australia’s Navy shipbuilding capability and the replacement patrol boat contract. The Department of Industry and Technology also participated in the Pacific 2002 naval and maritime exhibition in Sydney earlier this year to support the three local bidders. In addition, I have written to those ministers involved in the assessment of the process saying that the Western Australian shipbuilders are keen to ensure that these bids are allocated on strictly commercial lines. The Government believes that if the Commonwealth Government does not contaminate the process in any way, if the States do not seek to contaminate it by providing other subsidies, and if these projects are awarded on strictly commercial lines - that is, based on best price, quality and return for the Navy and the taxpayers - one of the three Western Australian companies will be successful.
Nine companies have lodged 15 bids for the SEA 1444 tender. Three Western Australian shipbuilders have lodged bids for this tender. The Department of Defence is evaluating the bids and is expected to announce a short list, probably of three or four companies, in the not too distant future. The Department of Industry and Technology, in conjunction with the three local bidders, is implementing a jointly-agreed strategic marketing campaign to support the bids. The strategy involves a range of initiatives on behalf of and in partnership with the three local bidders and the broader Western Australian marine industry. A number of things have happened already in which we are seeking to draw to the attention of the federal authorities the capacity of Western Australian industry. On 23 January this year, the Department of Industry and Technology led a mission to Canberra aimed at promoting the capability of the Western Australian marine industry. The mission targeted decision makers within the Defence Materiel Organisation and the Department of Defence. On 19 February the Premier sent a letter to all Western Australian federal members of Parliament outlining the background information on the contract and seeking their support for Western Australian bidders and the marine industry in general. On 6 March, a meeting was held in Perth with Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce, the head of maritime systems, to discuss the Western Australian marine industry’s involvement in the future of Australia’s Navy shipbuilding capability and the replacement patrol boat contract. The Department of Industry and Technology also participated in the Pacific 2002 naval and maritime exhibition in Sydney earlier this year to support the three local bidders. In addition, I have written to those ministers involved in the assessment of the process saying that the Western Australian shipbuilders are keen to ensure that these bids are allocated on strictly commercial lines. The Government believes that if the Commonwealth Government does not contaminate the process in any way, if the States do not seek to contaminate it by providing other subsidies, and if these projects are awarded on strictly commercial lines - that is, based on best price, quality and return for the Navy and the taxpayers - one of the three Western Australian companies will be successful.
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY, PATROL BOAT TENDER
I refer to the economic and employment benefits that may accrue for Western Australia if the Royal Australian Navy’s replacement patrol boat tender is awarded to a company in Western Australia. Is the Government taking any action to support the local industry in its attempt to obtain this contract? Mr BROWN replied: Nine companies have lodged 15 bids for the SEA 1444 tender. Three Western Australian shipbuilders have lodged bids for this tender. The Department of Defence is evaluating the bids and is expected to announce a short list, probably of three or four companies, in the not too distant future. The Department of Industry and Technology, in conjunction with the three local bidders, is implementing a jointly-agreed strategic marketing campaign to support the bids. The strategy involves a range of initiatives on behalf of and in partnership with the three local bidders and the broader Western Australian marine industry. A number of things have happened already in which we are seeking to draw to the attention of the federal authorities the capacity of Western Australian industry. On 23 January this year, the Department of Industry and Technology led a mission to Canberra aimed at promoting the capability of the Western Australian marine industry. The mission targeted decision makers within the Defence Materiel Organisation and the Department of Defence. On 19 February the Premier sent a letter to all Western Australian federal members of Parliament outlining the background information on the contract and seeking their support for Western Australian bidders and the marine industry in general. On 6 March, a meeting was held in Perth with Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce, the head of maritime systems, to discuss the Western Australian marine industry’s involvement in the future of Australia’s Navy shipbuilding capability and the replacement patrol boat contract. The Department of Industry and Technology also participated in the Pacific 2002 naval and maritime exhibition in Sydney earlier this year to support the three local bidders. In addition, I have written to those ministers involved in the assessment of the process saying that the Western Australian shipbuilders are keen to ensure that these bids are allocated on strictly commercial lines. The Government believes that if the Commonwealth Government does not contaminate the process in any way, if the States do not seek to contaminate it by providing other subsidies, and if these projects are awarded on strictly commercial lines - that is, based on best price, quality and return for the Navy and the taxpayers - one of the three Western Australian companies will be successful.
Mr BROWN replied: Nine companies have lodged 15 bids for the SEA 1444 tender. Three Western Australian shipbuilders have lodged bids for this tender. The Department of Defence is evaluating the bids and is expected to announce a short list, probably of three or four companies, in the not too distant future. The Department of Industry and Technology, in conjunction with the three local bidders, is implementing a jointly-agreed strategic marketing campaign to support the bids. The strategy involves a range of initiatives on behalf of and in partnership with the three local bidders and the broader Western Australian marine industry. A number of things have happened already in which we are seeking to draw to the attention of the federal authorities the capacity of Western Australian industry. On 23 January this year, the Department of Industry and Technology led a mission to Canberra aimed at promoting the capability of the Western Australian marine industry. The mission targeted decision makers within the Defence Materiel Organisation and the Department of Defence. On 19 February the Premier sent a letter to all Western Australian federal members of Parliament outlining the background information on the contract and seeking their support for Western Australian bidders and the marine industry in general. On 6 March, a meeting was held in Perth with Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce, the head of maritime systems, to discuss the Western Australian marine industry’s involvement in the future of Australia’s Navy shipbuilding capability and the replacement patrol boat contract. The Department of Industry and Technology also participated in the Pacific 2002 naval and maritime exhibition in Sydney earlier this year to support the three local bidders. In addition, I have written to those ministers involved in the assessment of the process saying that the Western Australian shipbuilders are keen to ensure that these bids are allocated on strictly commercial lines. The Government believes that if the Commonwealth Government does not contaminate the process in any way, if the States do not seek to contaminate it by providing other subsidies, and if these projects are awarded on strictly commercial lines - that is, based on best price, quality and return for the Navy and the taxpayers - one of the three Western Australian companies will be successful.
Nine companies have lodged 15 bids for the SEA 1444 tender. Three Western Australian shipbuilders have lodged bids for this tender. The Department of Defence is evaluating the bids and is expected to announce a short list, probably of three or four companies, in the not too distant future. The Department of Industry and Technology, in conjunction with the three local bidders, is implementing a jointly-agreed strategic marketing campaign to support the bids. The strategy involves a range of initiatives on behalf of and in partnership with the three local bidders and the broader Western Australian marine industry. A number of things have happened already in which we are seeking to draw to the attention of the federal authorities the capacity of Western Australian industry. On 23 January this year, the Department of Industry and Technology led a mission to Canberra aimed at promoting the capability of the Western Australian marine industry. The mission targeted decision makers within the Defence Materiel Organisation and the Department of Defence. On 19 February the Premier sent a letter to all Western Australian federal members of Parliament outlining the background information on the contract and seeking their support for Western Australian bidders and the marine industry in general. On 6 March, a meeting was held in Perth with Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce, the head of maritime systems, to discuss the Western Australian marine industry’s involvement in the future of Australia’s Navy shipbuilding capability and the replacement patrol boat contract. The Department of Industry and Technology also participated in the Pacific 2002 naval and maritime exhibition in Sydney earlier this year to support the three local bidders. In addition, I have written to those ministers involved in the assessment of the process saying that the Western Australian shipbuilders are keen to ensure that these bids are allocated on strictly commercial lines. The Government believes that if the Commonwealth Government does not contaminate the process in any way, if the States do not seek to contaminate it by providing other subsidies, and if these projects are awarded on strictly commercial lines - that is, based on best price, quality and return for the Navy and the taxpayers - one of the three Western Australian companies will be successful.
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