❓ Question regarding the Social Housing Economic Recovery Package's regional maintenance program, specifically concerning the allocation of funds, contractors used, and local contractor involvement. The answer provides initial figures and assurances of local contractor use.
AnsweredQoN 6267Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Social Housing Economic Recovery
Package announcement made on 8 June 2020, specifically on “Delivering a
regional maintenance program to 3,800 homes”, and I ask: (a) For each region: (i) What
is the total number of properties and the dollar value allocated from the
maintenance program; (ii) List
the companies that have been awarded maintenance contracts and the total dollar
value allocated to each company to complete the maintenance work; (iii) How
many of these properties have been refurbished by local contractors based in
the same region as the property address; and (iv) If
these works have been awarded to companies based in the metropolitan area,
provide justification why this occurred; (b) How
many tenders or contracts from this program have been awarded in the last 12 months; and (c) How
many additional tenders or contracts have been awarded since COVID-19 started?
Package announcement made on 8 June 2020, specifically on “Delivering a
regional maintenance program to 3,800 homes”, and I ask: (a) For each region: (i) What
is the total number of properties and the dollar value allocated from the
maintenance program; (ii) List
the companies that have been awarded maintenance contracts and the total dollar
value allocated to each company to complete the maintenance work; (iii) How
many of these properties have been refurbished by local contractors based in
the same region as the property address; and (iv) If
these works have been awarded to companies based in the metropolitan area,
provide justification why this occurred; (b) How
many tenders or contracts from this program have been awarded in the last 12 months; and (c) How
many additional tenders or contracts have been awarded since COVID-19 started?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 August 2020
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
4 days
(a) (i) The Department of Communities continues to identify properties that align with the program and finalise the location of works and spend per region. Over the life of the program the $80 million maintenance component will include 3,800 properties. As at 31 July 2020, the following amounts have been awarded:
(ii) As at 31 July 2020, $302,821 in regional maintenance works had been awarded across 56 properties to the below companies within the following regions:
(iii) As at 31 July 2020, all works have been awarded to local contractors.
(iv) Nil.
(b) As at 31 July 2020, 11 contracts had been awarded.
(c) The Social Housing Economic Recovery Package was announced to aid the State’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. As such all 11 contracts have been awarded since COVID-19.
(ii) As at 31 July 2020, $302,821 in regional maintenance works had been awarded across 56 properties to the below companies within the following regions:
(iii) As at 31 July 2020, all works have been awarded to local contractors.
(iv) Nil.
(b) As at 31 July 2020, 11 contracts had been awarded.
(c) The Social Housing Economic Recovery Package was announced to aid the State’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. As such all 11 contracts have been awarded since COVID-19.
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