❓ A parliamentary question seeks details on the progress of a marine finfish nursery in Geraldton, including tender processes, timelines, staffing, and its relationship to a proposed aquaculture farm. The government provides answers outlining revised plans after initial tender failures.
AnsweredQoN 6224Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the media release on 12 February 2020 titled
‘Progress on the finfish nursery to boost WA aquaculture growth’, calling for
tenders to fit-out a marine finfish nursery facility in Geraldton, and I ask: (a) What criteria was used by the evaluation panel to assess offers; (b) How many applications were received: (i) Did any of these applications include proposals
to operate as well as build the nursery; (ii) How many of these applications were local; and (iii) Outline how local is defined according to (ii) above; (c) When can the facility expected to be: (i) Completely constructed; (ii) Open; (iii) Fully operational; and (iv) Operating at bi-monthly capacity; (d) Considering all tender offers for the nursery were declined, will the
request for tender for the nursery be re-opened and if so, when; (e) If no to (d), outline the expected progress of the nursery now that the request for tender was not successful; (f) How many staff will be employed at the nursery; (g) Will these staff be employed by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, specifically as Fisheries Officers: (i) If not, who will be their employer; (h) Is the new nursery still expected to be located within the Batavia Coast
Maritime Institute; (i) Please provide a breakdown of expenditure to date; (j) Is the development of the finfish nursery in any way dependent on the proposal by Huon Aquaculture to build a yellowtail kingfish farm in the Mid West Aquaculture Zone; and (k) Will the finfish nursery proceed even if the Huon Aquaculture venture
does not?
‘Progress on the finfish nursery to boost WA aquaculture growth’, calling for
tenders to fit-out a marine finfish nursery facility in Geraldton, and I ask: (a) What criteria was used by the evaluation panel to assess offers; (b) How many applications were received: (i) Did any of these applications include proposals
to operate as well as build the nursery; (ii) How many of these applications were local; and (iii) Outline how local is defined according to (ii) above; (c) When can the facility expected to be: (i) Completely constructed; (ii) Open; (iii) Fully operational; and (iv) Operating at bi-monthly capacity; (d) Considering all tender offers for the nursery were declined, will the
request for tender for the nursery be re-opened and if so, when; (e) If no to (d), outline the expected progress of the nursery now that the request for tender was not successful; (f) How many staff will be employed at the nursery; (g) Will these staff be employed by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, specifically as Fisheries Officers: (i) If not, who will be their employer; (h) Is the new nursery still expected to be located within the Batavia Coast
Maritime Institute; (i) Please provide a breakdown of expenditure to date; (j) Is the development of the finfish nursery in any way dependent on the proposal by Huon Aquaculture to build a yellowtail kingfish farm in the Mid West Aquaculture Zone; and (k) Will the finfish nursery proceed even if the Huon Aquaculture venture
does not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 August 2020
Responded by
Minister for Fisheries
Response time
6 days
(a) Criteria used to assess offers:
(b) Two i. No ii. Nil iii. Local is defined as Western Australia
(c) (i)-(iv) Q4 2021
(d) No.
(e) A specialist company has been engaged to undertake the design as a sole supplier, with input from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD). Supply and installation of equipment for fit-out will be undertaken through a separate tender process.
(f) Three to four full time employees and approximately 10 casual employees.
(g) Staffing arrangements for nursery operations are not yet finalised.
(h) Yes.
(i) Breakdown of expenditure to date:
(j) No.
(k) Yes.
(b) Two i. No ii. Nil iii. Local is defined as Western Australia
(c) (i)-(iv) Q4 2021
(d) No.
(e) A specialist company has been engaged to undertake the design as a sole supplier, with input from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD). Supply and installation of equipment for fit-out will be undertaken through a separate tender process.
(f) Three to four full time employees and approximately 10 casual employees.
(g) Staffing arrangements for nursery operations are not yet finalised.
(h) Yes.
(i) Breakdown of expenditure to date:
(j) No.
(k) Yes.
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