❓ Hon Lynn MacLaren questions the sourcing of contractors for the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing, inquiring about regional and Indigenous contractor involvement and incentives. The Department of Housing provides details on contract locations and preferences for regional and Indigenous businesses.
AnsweredQoN 5033Legislative Council
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(1) Referring to Western Australia’s participation in the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing, how many contractors won tenders for this work and from what location were those contracts sourced?
(2) If none were from the regions, why not?
(3) Was any there any fiscal incentive for contacts to be sourced from the regions?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
(5) Was any there any fiscal incentive or policy directive for contacts to be sourced from indigenous contractors or companies with indigenous employees?
(6) If no to (5), why not?
(2) If none were from the regions, why not?
(3) Was any there any fiscal incentive for contacts to be sourced from the regions?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
(5) Was any there any fiscal incentive or policy directive for contacts to be sourced from indigenous contractors or companies with indigenous employees?
(6) If no to (5), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
5 March 2012
Responded by
Minister for Finance representing the Minister for Housing
Response time
104 days
The
Department of Housing
advises as at 22 November 2011:
(1) 18. Contracts were sourced from Perth, Kimberley, Pilbara, Pinjarra, Warburton, Gascoyne and Queensland.
(2) Not applicable
(3) Tenders are let through the Public Tender and are accorded a 5 per cent preference for regional businesses and a further 5 per cent for regional content.
(4) Not applicable
(5) Tenders are let through the Public Tender and are accorded a 10 per cent, up to a maximum of $100 000, preference for Indigenous business.
(6) Not applicable
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Department of Housing
advises as at 22 November 2011:
(1) 18. Contracts were sourced from Perth, Kimberley, Pilbara, Pinjarra, Warburton, Gascoyne and Queensland.
(2) Not applicable
(3) Tenders are let through the Public Tender and are accorded a 5 per cent preference for regional businesses and a further 5 per cent for regional content.
(4) Not applicable
(5) Tenders are let through the Public Tender and are accorded a 10 per cent, up to a maximum of $100 000, preference for Indigenous business.
(6) Not applicable
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