❓ Hon Ray Halligan asks about the details and outcomes of the Department of Housing and Works' Aboriginal Enterprise and Employment Tendering Preference Policy. The answer details the policy's mechanics and reports that it led to contract awards in 4 out of 18 tenders where it was claimed.
AnsweredQoN 3532Legislative Council
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I refer to the list of major achievements for 2005-06 as detailed on page 607 of the 2006-07 Budget documents under the Department of Housing and Works and ask -
(1) What are the details of the ‘Aboriginal Enterprise and Employment Tendering Preference Policy’?
(2) What outcomes has it achieved?
(1) What are the details of the ‘Aboriginal Enterprise and Employment Tendering Preference Policy’?
(2) What outcomes has it achieved?
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Answered
21 June 2006
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Housing and Works
Response time
29 days
The Department of Housing and Works advises: (1) The Aboriginal Enterprise and Employment Tendering Preference Policy (the "Policy") is a tender policy designed to boost Aboriginal employment, training and business opportunities in Western Australia. The Policy provides incentives for Aboriginal enterprises and organisations employing or training Aboriginal people to compete for Department of Housing and Works' contracts, encouraging Western Australian construction firms to implement employment strategies and programs for Aboriginal people. Where a tenderer is an Aboriginal person, Aboriginal enterprise or joint venture, the tendering preference is calculated as ten percent of the whole tender amount, up to a maximum of $100,000. Where subcontractors or suppliers are Aboriginal people or Aboriginal enterprises or where Aboriginals are employed, the tendering preference is calculated as ten percent of that portion of the tender amount attributable to the direct costs of the relevant Aboriginal employment, subcontract and supplier arrangements under the contract, and is also capped at $100,000. The application of a tendering preference to a tender results in a nominal reduction of the tender sum for evaluation purposes only. The Department also continues to apply the State's "Buy Local" and value-for-money policies. (2) The Policy supplements Government education and training programs that target Aboriginal people. Since the Policy's introduction the Department of Housing and Works has received claims for the application of the available price preference in 18 tenders. In three of the tenders the application of the available preference resulted in the claimant being awarded the contract. In one other tender the claimant was also awarded the contract as the lowest tenderer. All construction enterprises are encouraged to diversify their workforces to make the most of this incentive and to increase employment and economic benefits for West Australian Aboriginal people. Over time, it is anticipated that a greater number of Aboriginal people will be involved in the construction industry and Aboriginal enterprises will be able to compete for larger capital works contracts.
(1) The Aboriginal Enterprise and Employment Tendering Preference Policy (the "Policy") is a tender policy designed to boost Aboriginal employment, training and business opportunities in Western Australia. The Policy provides incentives for Aboriginal enterprises and organisations employing or training Aboriginal people to compete for Department of Housing and Works' contracts, encouraging Western Australian construction firms to implement employment strategies and programs for Aboriginal people. Where a tenderer is an Aboriginal person, Aboriginal enterprise or joint venture, the tendering preference is calculated as ten percent of the whole tender amount, up to a maximum of $100,000. Where subcontractors or suppliers are Aboriginal people or Aboriginal enterprises or where Aboriginals are employed, the tendering preference is calculated as ten percent of that portion of the tender amount attributable to the direct costs of the relevant Aboriginal employment, subcontract and supplier arrangements under the contract, and is also capped at $100,000. The application of a tendering preference to a tender results in a nominal reduction of the tender sum for evaluation purposes only. The Department also continues to apply the State's "Buy Local" and value-for-money policies. (2) The Policy supplements Government education and training programs that target Aboriginal people. Since the Policy's introduction the Department of Housing and Works has received claims for the application of the available price preference in 18 tenders. In three of the tenders the application of the available preference resulted in the claimant being awarded the contract. In one other tender the claimant was also awarded the contract as the lowest tenderer. All construction enterprises are encouraged to diversify their workforces to make the most of this incentive and to increase employment and economic benefits for West Australian Aboriginal people. Over time, it is anticipated that a greater number of Aboriginal people will be involved in the construction industry and Aboriginal enterprises will be able to compete for larger capital works contracts.
The Policy provides incentives for Aboriginal enterprises and organisations employing or training Aboriginal people to compete for Department of Housing and Works' contracts, encouraging Western Australian construction firms to implement employment strategies and programs for Aboriginal people. Where a tenderer is an Aboriginal person, Aboriginal enterprise or joint venture, the tendering preference is calculated as ten percent of the whole tender amount, up to a maximum of $100,000. Where subcontractors or suppliers are Aboriginal people or Aboriginal enterprises or where Aboriginals are employed, the tendering preference is calculated as ten percent of that portion of the tender amount attributable to the direct costs of the relevant Aboriginal employment, subcontract and supplier arrangements under the contract, and is also capped at $100,000. The application of a tendering preference to a tender results in a nominal reduction of the tender sum for evaluation purposes only. The Department also continues to apply the State's "Buy Local" and value-for-money policies. (2) The Policy supplements Government education and training programs that target Aboriginal people. Since the Policy's introduction the Department of Housing and Works has received claims for the application of the available price preference in 18 tenders. In three of the tenders the application of the available preference resulted in the claimant being awarded the contract. In one other tender the claimant was also awarded the contract as the lowest tenderer. All construction enterprises are encouraged to diversify their workforces to make the most of this incentive and to increase employment and economic benefits for West Australian Aboriginal people. Over time, it is anticipated that a greater number of Aboriginal people will be involved in the construction industry and Aboriginal enterprises will be able to compete for larger capital works contracts.
Where a tenderer is an Aboriginal person, Aboriginal enterprise or joint venture, the tendering preference is calculated as ten percent of the whole tender amount, up to a maximum of $100,000. Where subcontractors or suppliers are Aboriginal people or Aboriginal enterprises or where Aboriginals are employed, the tendering preference is calculated as ten percent of that portion of the tender amount attributable to the direct costs of the relevant Aboriginal employment, subcontract and supplier arrangements under the contract, and is also capped at $100,000. The application of a tendering preference to a tender results in a nominal reduction of the tender sum for evaluation purposes only. The Department also continues to apply the State's "Buy Local" and value-for-money policies. (2) The Policy supplements Government education and training programs that target Aboriginal people. Since the Policy's introduction the Department of Housing and Works has received claims for the application of the available price preference in 18 tenders. In three of the tenders the application of the available preference resulted in the claimant being awarded the contract. In one other tender the claimant was also awarded the contract as the lowest tenderer. All construction enterprises are encouraged to diversify their workforces to make the most of this incentive and to increase employment and economic benefits for West Australian Aboriginal people. Over time, it is anticipated that a greater number of Aboriginal people will be involved in the construction industry and Aboriginal enterprises will be able to compete for larger capital works contracts.
Where subcontractors or suppliers are Aboriginal people or Aboriginal enterprises or where Aboriginals are employed, the tendering preference is calculated as ten percent of that portion of the tender amount attributable to the direct costs of the relevant Aboriginal employment, subcontract and supplier arrangements under the contract, and is also capped at $100,000. The application of a tendering preference to a tender results in a nominal reduction of the tender sum for evaluation purposes only. The Department also continues to apply the State's "Buy Local" and value-for-money policies. (2) The Policy supplements Government education and training programs that target Aboriginal people. Since the Policy's introduction the Department of Housing and Works has received claims for the application of the available price preference in 18 tenders. In three of the tenders the application of the available preference resulted in the claimant being awarded the contract. In one other tender the claimant was also awarded the contract as the lowest tenderer. All construction enterprises are encouraged to diversify their workforces to make the most of this incentive and to increase employment and economic benefits for West Australian Aboriginal people. Over time, it is anticipated that a greater number of Aboriginal people will be involved in the construction industry and Aboriginal enterprises will be able to compete for larger capital works contracts.
The application of a tendering preference to a tender results in a nominal reduction of the tender sum for evaluation purposes only. The Department also continues to apply the State's "Buy Local" and value-for-money policies. (2) The Policy supplements Government education and training programs that target Aboriginal people. Since the Policy's introduction the Department of Housing and Works has received claims for the application of the available price preference in 18 tenders. In three of the tenders the application of the available preference resulted in the claimant being awarded the contract. In one other tender the claimant was also awarded the contract as the lowest tenderer. All construction enterprises are encouraged to diversify their workforces to make the most of this incentive and to increase employment and economic benefits for West Australian Aboriginal people. Over time, it is anticipated that a greater number of Aboriginal people will be involved in the construction industry and Aboriginal enterprises will be able to compete for larger capital works contracts.
The Department also continues to apply the State's "Buy Local" and value-for-money policies. (2) The Policy supplements Government education and training programs that target Aboriginal people. Since the Policy's introduction the Department of Housing and Works has received claims for the application of the available price preference in 18 tenders. In three of the tenders the application of the available preference resulted in the claimant being awarded the contract. In one other tender the claimant was also awarded the contract as the lowest tenderer. All construction enterprises are encouraged to diversify their workforces to make the most of this incentive and to increase employment and economic benefits for West Australian Aboriginal people. Over time, it is anticipated that a greater number of Aboriginal people will be involved in the construction industry and Aboriginal enterprises will be able to compete for larger capital works contracts.
(2) The Policy supplements Government education and training programs that target Aboriginal people. Since the Policy's introduction the Department of Housing and Works has received claims for the application of the available price preference in 18 tenders. In three of the tenders the application of the available preference resulted in the claimant being awarded the contract. In one other tender the claimant was also awarded the contract as the lowest tenderer. All construction enterprises are encouraged to diversify their workforces to make the most of this incentive and to increase employment and economic benefits for West Australian Aboriginal people. Over time, it is anticipated that a greater number of Aboriginal people will be involved in the construction industry and Aboriginal enterprises will be able to compete for larger capital works contracts.
All construction enterprises are encouraged to diversify their workforces to make the most of this incentive and to increase employment and economic benefits for West Australian Aboriginal people. Over time, it is anticipated that a greater number of Aboriginal people will be involved in the construction industry and Aboriginal enterprises will be able to compete for larger capital works contracts.
(1) The Aboriginal Enterprise and Employment Tendering Preference Policy (the "Policy") is a tender policy designed to boost Aboriginal employment, training and business opportunities in Western Australia. The Policy provides incentives for Aboriginal enterprises and organisations employing or training Aboriginal people to compete for Department of Housing and Works' contracts, encouraging Western Australian construction firms to implement employment strategies and programs for Aboriginal people. Where a tenderer is an Aboriginal person, Aboriginal enterprise or joint venture, the tendering preference is calculated as ten percent of the whole tender amount, up to a maximum of $100,000. Where subcontractors or suppliers are Aboriginal people or Aboriginal enterprises or where Aboriginals are employed, the tendering preference is calculated as ten percent of that portion of the tender amount attributable to the direct costs of the relevant Aboriginal employment, subcontract and supplier arrangements under the contract, and is also capped at $100,000. The application of a tendering preference to a tender results in a nominal reduction of the tender sum for evaluation purposes only. The Department also continues to apply the State's "Buy Local" and value-for-money policies. (2) The Policy supplements Government education and training programs that target Aboriginal people. Since the Policy's introduction the Department of Housing and Works has received claims for the application of the available price preference in 18 tenders. In three of the tenders the application of the available preference resulted in the claimant being awarded the contract. In one other tender the claimant was also awarded the contract as the lowest tenderer. All construction enterprises are encouraged to diversify their workforces to make the most of this incentive and to increase employment and economic benefits for West Australian Aboriginal people. Over time, it is anticipated that a greater number of Aboriginal people will be involved in the construction industry and Aboriginal enterprises will be able to compete for larger capital works contracts.
The Policy provides incentives for Aboriginal enterprises and organisations employing or training Aboriginal people to compete for Department of Housing and Works' contracts, encouraging Western Australian construction firms to implement employment strategies and programs for Aboriginal people. Where a tenderer is an Aboriginal person, Aboriginal enterprise or joint venture, the tendering preference is calculated as ten percent of the whole tender amount, up to a maximum of $100,000. Where subcontractors or suppliers are Aboriginal people or Aboriginal enterprises or where Aboriginals are employed, the tendering preference is calculated as ten percent of that portion of the tender amount attributable to the direct costs of the relevant Aboriginal employment, subcontract and supplier arrangements under the contract, and is also capped at $100,000. The application of a tendering preference to a tender results in a nominal reduction of the tender sum for evaluation purposes only. The Department also continues to apply the State's "Buy Local" and value-for-money policies. (2) The Policy supplements Government education and training programs that target Aboriginal people. Since the Policy's introduction the Department of Housing and Works has received claims for the application of the available price preference in 18 tenders. In three of the tenders the application of the available preference resulted in the claimant being awarded the contract. In one other tender the claimant was also awarded the contract as the lowest tenderer. All construction enterprises are encouraged to diversify their workforces to make the most of this incentive and to increase employment and economic benefits for West Australian Aboriginal people. Over time, it is anticipated that a greater number of Aboriginal people will be involved in the construction industry and Aboriginal enterprises will be able to compete for larger capital works contracts.
Where a tenderer is an Aboriginal person, Aboriginal enterprise or joint venture, the tendering preference is calculated as ten percent of the whole tender amount, up to a maximum of $100,000. Where subcontractors or suppliers are Aboriginal people or Aboriginal enterprises or where Aboriginals are employed, the tendering preference is calculated as ten percent of that portion of the tender amount attributable to the direct costs of the relevant Aboriginal employment, subcontract and supplier arrangements under the contract, and is also capped at $100,000. The application of a tendering preference to a tender results in a nominal reduction of the tender sum for evaluation purposes only. The Department also continues to apply the State's "Buy Local" and value-for-money policies. (2) The Policy supplements Government education and training programs that target Aboriginal people. Since the Policy's introduction the Department of Housing and Works has received claims for the application of the available price preference in 18 tenders. In three of the tenders the application of the available preference resulted in the claimant being awarded the contract. In one other tender the claimant was also awarded the contract as the lowest tenderer. All construction enterprises are encouraged to diversify their workforces to make the most of this incentive and to increase employment and economic benefits for West Australian Aboriginal people. Over time, it is anticipated that a greater number of Aboriginal people will be involved in the construction industry and Aboriginal enterprises will be able to compete for larger capital works contracts.
Where subcontractors or suppliers are Aboriginal people or Aboriginal enterprises or where Aboriginals are employed, the tendering preference is calculated as ten percent of that portion of the tender amount attributable to the direct costs of the relevant Aboriginal employment, subcontract and supplier arrangements under the contract, and is also capped at $100,000. The application of a tendering preference to a tender results in a nominal reduction of the tender sum for evaluation purposes only. The Department also continues to apply the State's "Buy Local" and value-for-money policies. (2) The Policy supplements Government education and training programs that target Aboriginal people. Since the Policy's introduction the Department of Housing and Works has received claims for the application of the available price preference in 18 tenders. In three of the tenders the application of the available preference resulted in the claimant being awarded the contract. In one other tender the claimant was also awarded the contract as the lowest tenderer. All construction enterprises are encouraged to diversify their workforces to make the most of this incentive and to increase employment and economic benefits for West Australian Aboriginal people. Over time, it is anticipated that a greater number of Aboriginal people will be involved in the construction industry and Aboriginal enterprises will be able to compete for larger capital works contracts.
The application of a tendering preference to a tender results in a nominal reduction of the tender sum for evaluation purposes only. The Department also continues to apply the State's "Buy Local" and value-for-money policies. (2) The Policy supplements Government education and training programs that target Aboriginal people. Since the Policy's introduction the Department of Housing and Works has received claims for the application of the available price preference in 18 tenders. In three of the tenders the application of the available preference resulted in the claimant being awarded the contract. In one other tender the claimant was also awarded the contract as the lowest tenderer. All construction enterprises are encouraged to diversify their workforces to make the most of this incentive and to increase employment and economic benefits for West Australian Aboriginal people. Over time, it is anticipated that a greater number of Aboriginal people will be involved in the construction industry and Aboriginal enterprises will be able to compete for larger capital works contracts.
The Department also continues to apply the State's "Buy Local" and value-for-money policies. (2) The Policy supplements Government education and training programs that target Aboriginal people. Since the Policy's introduction the Department of Housing and Works has received claims for the application of the available price preference in 18 tenders. In three of the tenders the application of the available preference resulted in the claimant being awarded the contract. In one other tender the claimant was also awarded the contract as the lowest tenderer. All construction enterprises are encouraged to diversify their workforces to make the most of this incentive and to increase employment and economic benefits for West Australian Aboriginal people. Over time, it is anticipated that a greater number of Aboriginal people will be involved in the construction industry and Aboriginal enterprises will be able to compete for larger capital works contracts.
(2) The Policy supplements Government education and training programs that target Aboriginal people. Since the Policy's introduction the Department of Housing and Works has received claims for the application of the available price preference in 18 tenders. In three of the tenders the application of the available preference resulted in the claimant being awarded the contract. In one other tender the claimant was also awarded the contract as the lowest tenderer. All construction enterprises are encouraged to diversify their workforces to make the most of this incentive and to increase employment and economic benefits for West Australian Aboriginal people. Over time, it is anticipated that a greater number of Aboriginal people will be involved in the construction industry and Aboriginal enterprises will be able to compete for larger capital works contracts.
All construction enterprises are encouraged to diversify their workforces to make the most of this incentive and to increase employment and economic benefits for West Australian Aboriginal people. Over time, it is anticipated that a greater number of Aboriginal people will be involved in the construction industry and Aboriginal enterprises will be able to compete for larger capital works contracts.
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