❓ Ms. Davies questions the Premier about the effectiveness of local content provisions in regional WA tenders, citing instances where contracts went to non-regional businesses. The Premier defends the government's approach, highlighting efforts to maximise local content and the importance of regional businesses competing statewide.
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REGIONAL CONTRACTS —
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427. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Does the Premier concede that his government's current approach to
analysing and weighting local content provisions in tenders is failing regional
Western Australia when at least four of the projects that I have listed went to
interstate or Perth-based businesses?
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427. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Does the Premier concede that his government's current approach to
analysing and weighting local content provisions in tenders is failing regional
Western Australia when at least four of the projects that I have listed went to
interstate or Perth-based businesses?
AnswerView source ↗
No,
I do not; and never has more effort been put into getting local content under
the Western Australian Jobs Act than now. I just explained all that to the
member. I explained what has occurred in Geraldton where we maximised local
content. As I recall, the unsuccessful tenderer in Geraldton won contracts all
over the state outside of Geraldton, including one to build a school in
Baldivis. I want to ensure that regional businesses get those opportunities in
the city as well. If the member is suggesting that somehow a regional business
should be restricted to winning contracts only in the area in which it is
based, that does not allow them to grow or be broadly successful. Under our
jobs act, we have ensured that we maximise local content and that it is written
into contracts with successful tenderers so that they have to deliver. Wonderful projects are going ahead all
over regional Western Australia because of this government's work.
I do not; and never has more effort been put into getting local content under
the Western Australian Jobs Act than now. I just explained all that to the
member. I explained what has occurred in Geraldton where we maximised local
content. As I recall, the unsuccessful tenderer in Geraldton won contracts all
over the state outside of Geraldton, including one to build a school in
Baldivis. I want to ensure that regional businesses get those opportunities in
the city as well. If the member is suggesting that somehow a regional business
should be restricted to winning contracts only in the area in which it is
based, that does not allow them to grow or be broadly successful. Under our
jobs act, we have ensured that we maximise local content and that it is written
into contracts with successful tenderers so that they have to deliver. Wonderful projects are going ahead all
over regional Western Australia because of this government's work.
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