WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding vehicle cleaning and detailing costs for departments and agencies within the Minister's Energy; Training and Workforce Development portfolios.

AnsweredQoN 4562Legislative Assembly
Asked
25 November 2010
Portfolio
Energy; Training and Workforce Development

QuestionView source ↗

For each department and agency within the Minister’s portfolios, I ask:
(a) as at 23
November 2010, how many vehicles are allocated to the department or agency;
(b) what washing arrangements are provided for each vehicle;
(c) if any vehicle was commercially cleaned since 23 September 2008, please provide:
(i) the cost breakdown for each vehicle and cleaning bill;
(ii) how often each vehicle is booked in to be commercially cleaned;
(iii) the address where the vehicle is cleaned; and
(iv) advise whether vehicles are cleaned during office hours; and
(d) what detailing arrangements are provided for each vehicle;
(e) if any vehicle was commercially detailed since 23 September 2008, please provide:
(i) the cost breakdown for each vehicle and detailing bill;
(ii) how often each vehicle is booked in to be commercially detailed;
(iii) the address where the vehicle is detailed; and
(iv) advise whether vehicles are detailed during office hours; and
(f) please provide a subtotal of a vehicle’s cleaning costs for each department or agency since 23 September 2008?

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Answered
16 February 2011
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Energy; Training and Workforce Development
Response time
83 days
Office of Energy
(a)                Five.
(b)               Drivers are permitted to use car washing facilities provided by Vehicle Fuel Card providers.
(c)                No vehicles are commercially cleaned.
(i - iv)        Not applicable.
(d)               No detailing arrangements are provided for vehicles.
(e)                (i - vi)        Not applicable.
(f)                $169.93
Independent Market Operator
(a)             Nil
(b - f)        Not applicable.
Department of Training and Workforce Development
(a)        68
(b)        Central office pool cars and Director General's car commercially cleaned.  Other vehicles cleaned by drivers.  WestOne and Education and Training International vehicle commercially cleaned.
(c)        (i)        Central office $25 per vehicle; WestOne $18; ETI $50.
(ii)       Director General - monthly.  Pool cars - fortnightly.  WestOne and ETI monthly.
(iii)             Central office - 151 Royal Street EastPerth
WestOne, 1 Prospect Place, WestPerth
ETI, 123 AdelaideTerrace, East Perth
(iv)       Yes cars cleaned during office hours
(d)               High pressure water clean and internal vacuuming and wipe down.
(e)                No vehicles are commercially detailed
(f)                Central office - $885.00; West One - $1,213.05 and ETI $1,690.00
(Note the Department of Training and Workforce Development commenced on 31 October 2009)
Central Instituteof Technology
(a)        38.
(b)        Vehicle custodians are personally responsible for cleaning the vehicle.
(c)        No vehicle has been commercially cleaned.
(d)       No vehicles are commercially detailed.
(e)        Not applicable
(f)        Not applicable
Challenger Institute of Technology
(a)        41.
(b)        Commercial car cleaning services for general fleet vehicles were suspended in April 2010.  Only senior executive service cars are commercially cleaned on a weekly 'as needs basis'.
(c)(i)    1QBD541       $119.00
1CIP091          $238.00
1QBD504       $170.00
1CNZ926        $272.00
1QBH443       $170.00
1QBH576       $357.00
1COG2667     $408.00
1CXH912       $544.00
1CLJ209         $153.00
1COW136       $357.00
1CON496       $510.00
1CPY973        $561.00
1QAT866        $136.00
1QBD823       $68.00
1CVK928       $107.00
1CXD987       $255.00
1QBI591         $187.00
1CVW845       $153.00
1QBI510         $136.00
1CVW569       $68.00
1QAR196       $136.00
1QAR187       $34.00
1QBJ878         $221.00
1DBJ544         $97.00
1DEW189       $102.00
1DDB366       $102.00
1DDW701      $85.00
1CHG997       $51.00
1DFP681         $238.00
1CTM912        $459.00
1DDB901       $17.00
1DIJ944          $204.00
1DGX092       $221.00
1DKT601        $34.00
1DLP585        $51.00
(ii)        Weekly depending on availability and need.
(iii)       1 Fleet Street, Fremantle
(iv)       Yes, vehicles cleaned during office hours.
(d)       No vehicles are commercially detailed.
(e)        Not applicable
(f)        $7,021.50
Durack Institute of Technology
(a)        22.
(b)        Pin Point Cleaning wash and vacuum the cars.  3 vehicles at Gascoyne and Wiluna campuses cleaned by staff members.
(c)        (i)         Wagons - $95 and 4WD and buses $110.
(ii)        Vehicles cleaned as required.  On average buses once or twice a year, wagons once a term and 4WD every 6 weeks.
(iii)       Durack Institute of Technology, 175 Fitzgerald Street, Geraldton.
(iv)       All cleaned during office hours.
(d)       No vehicles are commercially detailed.
(e)        Not applicable
(f)        $4,189.11
Great Southern Instituteof Technology
(a)        23
(b)        Pool cars, buses and trucks washed by casual employee.  Home garaged cars cleaned by drivers.
(c) (i)   Managing Director's car $200.
(ii)  Vehicle cleaned as required which was 4 times during this period.
(iii)  Buff and Polish, Minna Street, Albany.
(iv)All cleaned during office hours.
(d)       No vehicles are commercially detailed.
(e)        Not applicable
(f)        $8,709.
KimberleyTAFE
(a)        41
(b)        Vehicles washed by staff member or technicians employed by Kimberley TAFE.
(c)        No vehicles have been commercially cleaned.
(d)       No vehicles are commercially detailed.
(e)        Not applicable
(f)        Nil
CY O'Connor Institute
(a)        37
(b)        Vehicles washed by staff member at Northam and Merredin campuses. Vehicles at Narrogin are commercially cleaned.
(c)        (i)         $40 per vehicle.
(ii)        As required, on average once a month.
(iii)       Dee Kays Auto Dealers, Eston Street, Narrogin.
(iv)       Vehicles cleaned when available sometimes at weekends.
(d)       No vehicles are commercially detailed.
(e)        Not applicable
(f)        $4,992.00
Pilbara TAFE
(a)        25
(b)        Vehicles washed by staff member.
(c)        No vehicles have been commercially cleaned.
(d)       No vehicles are commercially detailed.
(e)        Not applicable
(f)        $1,750.
Polytechnic West
(a)        72
(b)        Vehicle custodians are personally responsible for cleaning the vehicle.
(c)        No vehicles are commercially cleaned. However, in certain circumstances if a vehicle has returned from country travel a commercial car wash facility may be used.  Such arrangements are ad hoc and details of frequency and location is not readily available.
(d)       No vehicles are commercially detailed.
(e)        Not applicable
(f)        The cost of cleaning is not readily available and would require the allocation of significant resources.
South West Institute of Technology
(a)        20
(b)        Vehicles washed by warden staff during their duty hours.
(c)        No vehicles have been commercially cleaned.
(d)       No vehicles are commercially detailed.
(e)        Not applicable
(f)        Nil
West Coast Institute of Training
(a)        15
(b)        Managing Director's vehicle is commercially but fleet car drivers are responsible for cleaning their cars.  However, hospitality van which is used for food transportation is commercially cleaned.
(c)(i)    1CLO 409       $990.00
1CXE442        $65.00
1DAW627      $265.00
1QBD592       $535.00
1QBF945        $27.28
1QBI197         $25.00
1QBI853         $170.00
1QBK717       $380.00
(ii)        As required and requested.
(iii)       35 Kendrew Crescent, Joondalup
(iv)       Vehicles cleaned when available sometimes at weekends.
(d)       No vehicles are commercially detailed.
(e)        Not applicable
(f)        $1,742.28
Department of Education Services
For the period of 23 September 2008 to 20 April 2010 please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 2433.
For the period 21 April 2010 to 23 November 2010 please find the answer below:
(a)    Eight (plus two vehicles in disposal process)
(b)   Five vehicles are allocated car wash facilities on fuel card.  Three vehicles are washed by their drivers at their own expense.
(c)    (i) - (iv) Not applicable
(d)   Nil
(e)    (i) - (iv) Not applicable
(f)    Five vehicles' total cleaning costs is $152.49
Construction Training Fund
(a)    Four - two sedans and two utes
(b)   Users of sedans self clean. Users of utes commercially cleaned when required
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