❓ A parliamentary question regarding the Water Corporation's procurement practices, specifically focusing on local content and the use of interstate/international suppliers. The response indicates a preference for local suppliers but acknowledges the necessity of sourcing some goods and services from elsewhere.
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I refer to Water Corporation's tender and procurement for equipment, materials and services, and ask:
(a) does Water Corporation take into consideration local content when procuring goods and services, and if not, why not;
(b) if yes to (a), what percentage of local content does Water Corporation require from their contractors and tenderers;
(c) does Water Corporation have any contractor or tenderer that is either based outside Western Australia, or has employees outside Western Australia that are engaged in providing goods or services to Water Corporation, and if so, will the Minister table a list of these entities; and
(d) does Water Corporation use any goods, materials or supplies that are produced outside Western Australia, and if so, what is each item and for what reason is it unable to be produced in Western Australia?
(a) does Water Corporation take into consideration local content when procuring goods and services, and if not, why not;
(b) if yes to (a), what percentage of local content does Water Corporation require from their contractors and tenderers;
(c) does Water Corporation have any contractor or tenderer that is either based outside Western Australia, or has employees outside Western Australia that are engaged in providing goods or services to Water Corporation, and if so, will the Minister table a list of these entities; and
(d) does Water Corporation use any goods, materials or supplies that are produced outside Western Australia, and if so, what is each item and for what reason is it unable to be produced in Western Australia?
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Answered
1 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Water
Response time
33 days
(a) Yes
(b) The Water Corporation encourages suppliers to include local content but does not set a specific percentage for each contract.
(c) While the Water Corporation's selection criteria favour the acquisition of goods and services from local suppliers and contractors, the Corporation procures many goods and services from companies based outside Western Australia. Most of these are specialists in their field or produce goods and equipment not available from sources in Western Australia. Of the 5800 companies currently on the Corporation's database, less than 1000 are located outside Western Australia
(d) The Water Corporation procures its steel, plastic and concrete piping and fittings and precast concrete components, most of its fabricated items, a significant quantity of its chemicals general equipment and materials and the bulk of its services from companies within Western Australia. However, equipment such as pumps, valves (some of which are assembled in Western Australia), electric drives, and instrumentation and control equipment, which are not available from manufacturers in Western Australia are, of necessity, obtained from suppliers in other states of Australia or overseas.
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(b) The Water Corporation encourages suppliers to include local content but does not set a specific percentage for each contract.
(c) While the Water Corporation's selection criteria favour the acquisition of goods and services from local suppliers and contractors, the Corporation procures many goods and services from companies based outside Western Australia. Most of these are specialists in their field or produce goods and equipment not available from sources in Western Australia. Of the 5800 companies currently on the Corporation's database, less than 1000 are located outside Western Australia
(d) The Water Corporation procures its steel, plastic and concrete piping and fittings and precast concrete components, most of its fabricated items, a significant quantity of its chemicals general equipment and materials and the bulk of its services from companies within Western Australia. However, equipment such as pumps, valves (some of which are assembled in Western Australia), electric drives, and instrumentation and control equipment, which are not available from manufacturers in Western Australia are, of necessity, obtained from suppliers in other states of Australia or overseas.
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