❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on potentially fraudulent, unnecessary, substandard, and non-compliant job orders submitted by Transfield, Lake Maintenance, and Programmed Facility Maintenance to the Department of Housing. The response reveals significant non-compliance issues but clarifies the process for job order generation and necessity.
AnsweredQoN 8080Legislative Assembly
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For each of the head contractors Transfield, Lake Maintenance and Programmed Facility Maintenance:
(a) how many job orders submitted in the following years by each head contractor for payment have, to date, been identified as fraudulent:
(i) 2010–2011; and
(ii) 1 July 2011 to 30 April 2012;
(b) hw many job orders submitted in the following years by each head contractor for payment have, to date, been identified as not necessary:
(i) 2010–2011; and
(ii) 1 July 2011 to 30 April 2012;
(c) how many job orders submitted in the following financial years by each head contractor for payment have, to date, been identified as not adhering to standard:
(i) 2010–2011; and
(ii) 1 July 2011 to 30 April 2012; and
(d) how many job orders submitted in the following years by each head contractor for payment have, to date, been identified as non-compliant:
(i) 2010–2011; and
(ii) 1 July 2011 to 30 April 2012?
(a) how many job orders submitted in the following years by each head contractor for payment have, to date, been identified as fraudulent:
(i) 2010–2011; and
(ii) 1 July 2011 to 30 April 2012;
(b) hw many job orders submitted in the following years by each head contractor for payment have, to date, been identified as not necessary:
(i) 2010–2011; and
(ii) 1 July 2011 to 30 April 2012;
(c) how many job orders submitted in the following financial years by each head contractor for payment have, to date, been identified as not adhering to standard:
(i) 2010–2011; and
(ii) 1 July 2011 to 30 April 2012; and
(d) how many job orders submitted in the following years by each head contractor for payment have, to date, been identified as non-compliant:
(i) 2010–2011; and
(ii) 1 July 2011 to 30 April 2012?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
1 August 2012
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
50 days
The Department of Housing advises:
(a) The Department reports on incorrect use of its schedules of rates and poor workmanship and they are reported as non-compliance issues. They are:
(i) Transfield 12 739
Lake Maintenance 647
Programmed Facility Maintenance 408
(ii) Transfield 5 478
Lake Maintenance 1 794
Programmed Facility Maintenance 214
(b)(i)-(ii) Job orders are generated by the Department from maintenance requests from the tenant and by Department officers in the course of their work in managing properties, and therefore are considered necessary. The Head Contractor only submits job orders for payment that have been issued by the Department.
(c)-(d) Please refer to (a).
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(a) The Department reports on incorrect use of its schedules of rates and poor workmanship and they are reported as non-compliance issues. They are:
(i) Transfield 12 739
Lake Maintenance 647
Programmed Facility Maintenance 408
(ii) Transfield 5 478
Lake Maintenance 1 794
Programmed Facility Maintenance 214
(b)(i)-(ii) Job orders are generated by the Department from maintenance requests from the tenant and by Department officers in the course of their work in managing properties, and therefore are considered necessary. The Head Contractor only submits job orders for payment that have been issued by the Department.
(c)-(d) Please refer to (a).
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