Hon. Colin de Grussa questions the Minister for Ports regarding the budget adherence of a Southern Ports Authority contract for industrial vacuum cleaning and road sweeping services in Esperance. The Minister confirms no budget variations have occurred, as the contract is hourly-based and driven by customer activity.

AnsweredQoN 897Legislative Council
Asked
9 November 2021
Portfolio
Ports

QuestionView source ↗

SOUTHERN PORTS AUTHORITY —
TENDER 202049E
897. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Ports:
I refer to request for tender
202049E—''Industrial Vacuum Cleaning And Road Sweeping Services''
at the Southern Ports Authority port of Esperance.
Hon Alannah MacTiernan interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order!
Hon COLIN de GRUSSA :
(1) Can the
minister confirm that the contract that was awarded as a result of the
abovementioned tender is being performed in accordance with the internal
projected year-to-date budget allocation for the provision of this service as
at the date it was awarded?
Hon Alannah
MacTiernan : What a Tory of a question!
The PRESIDENT :
Order!
Hon COLIN de
GRUSSA :
(2) In the event
that it is not, can the minister provide details of any variations made to the
internal budget and why a variation was necessary?
Hon Alannah MacTiernan interjected.

AnswerView source ↗

Lots of Tories—lots and lots
of Tories.
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of this question.
(1)–(2) The contract is charged on an hourly basis and is
driven by customer activity. There have been no variations to the
internal budget for this contract.

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