❓ Hon. Kate Doust questions the WA Police's procurement process for sirens and hazard equipment, specifically regarding the potential overlooking of a local supplier, Sirenco, and price increases from Hazard Systems. The response clarifies that there's no current contract and surplus stock is being used.
AnsweredQoN 1083Legislative Council
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WESTERN
AUSTRALIA POLICE — SIRENS AND HAZARD EQUIPMENT
1083. Hon KATE DOUST to the
Attorney General representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to Sirenco,
a local Maddington-based siren and hazard system supplier that has been
supplying sirens to Western Australia Police for 29 years.
(1) Why has Sirenco
been overlooked in the provision of this equipment to police vehicles?
(2) If WAPOL vehicles are supplied fully
fitted out from the eastern states, why can a local company not be offered the
right to supply and install sirens and light bars?
(3) Can the minister confirm that sirens are
provided to WAPOL vehicles by Hazard Systems of Tasmania, which is now owned by
the US ECCO Safety Group?
(4) Can the minister confirm that prior to
the purchase of Hazard Systems by ECCO, a simple lens for a light bar cost $55
and now the same lens supplied by Hazard costs $134?
AUSTRALIA POLICE — SIRENS AND HAZARD EQUIPMENT
1083. Hon KATE DOUST to the
Attorney General representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to Sirenco,
a local Maddington-based siren and hazard system supplier that has been
supplying sirens to Western Australia Police for 29 years.
(1) Why has Sirenco
been overlooked in the provision of this equipment to police vehicles?
(2) If WAPOL vehicles are supplied fully
fitted out from the eastern states, why can a local company not be offered the
right to supply and install sirens and light bars?
(3) Can the minister confirm that sirens are
provided to WAPOL vehicles by Hazard Systems of Tasmania, which is now owned by
the US ECCO Safety Group?
(4) Can the minister confirm that prior to
the purchase of Hazard Systems by ECCO, a simple lens for a light bar cost $55
and now the same lens supplied by Hazard costs $134?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the
Minister for Police, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) Currently, there is no supplier on
contract for sirens. Western Australia Police is utilising surplus stock to
manage demand until a review is completed and a new contract is established.
When finalising contracts, WA Police adhere to the WA State Supply Commission
open tender process.
(2) WA Police maintains individual contracts
for the supply and installation of sirens and hazard equipment, with the
exception of a limited number of vehicles, such as the 48 advanced traffic
management vehicles that were delivered from the eastern states in a fully
operational state.
(3) Not applicable—refer to (1).
(4) WA Police has not made any direct
purchases for hazard lenses costing $134 per unit. When WA Police last
purchased lenses under a contract, the unit price was less than $55.
Minister for Police, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) Currently, there is no supplier on
contract for sirens. Western Australia Police is utilising surplus stock to
manage demand until a review is completed and a new contract is established.
When finalising contracts, WA Police adhere to the WA State Supply Commission
open tender process.
(2) WA Police maintains individual contracts
for the supply and installation of sirens and hazard equipment, with the
exception of a limited number of vehicles, such as the 48 advanced traffic
management vehicles that were delivered from the eastern states in a fully
operational state.
(3) Not applicable—refer to (1).
(4) WA Police has not made any direct
purchases for hazard lenses costing $134 per unit. When WA Police last
purchased lenses under a contract, the unit price was less than $55.
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