❓ A WA parliamentary Question on Notice addresses concerns regarding a Rottnest Island Authority printing tender, including payments to companies, communication with bidders, and potential agreements influencing the tender process. The Minister acknowledges the oversight in advising tenderers and outlines improvements for the next tender.
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ROTTNEST ISLAND AUTHORITY, PRINTING TENDER
(1) Further to question without notice 880 of 2000, what is the total amount the Rottnest Island Authority paid to each of the companies listed in question (3) in the 1999-2000 financial year? (2) Were the companies that put in a conforming bid for the tender advised that they had not been successful; and, if not, why not? (3) Were the companies that put in a conforming bid for the tender advised why the tender was not filled; and, if not, why not? (4) In what way will the tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority differ from the tender previously called for the printing work? (5) Did any officer of the Rottnest Island Authority confer or communicate in any way with existing printing companies or their agents or officers about the tender not being filled? (6) If so, who was involved and what was the nature of their involvement? (7) Did the Rottnest Island Authority or any of its officers or agents enter into any agreements, arrangements or understandings, tacit or otherwise, to the effect that the tender would not be filled? Hon N.F. MOORE
(1) Further to question without notice 880 of 2000, what is the total amount the Rottnest Island Authority paid to each of the companies listed in question (3) in the 1999-2000 financial year? (2) Were the companies that put in a conforming bid for the tender advised that they had not been successful; and, if not, why not? (3) Were the companies that put in a conforming bid for the tender advised why the tender was not filled; and, if not, why not? (4) In what way will the tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority differ from the tender previously called for the printing work? (5) Did any officer of the Rottnest Island Authority confer or communicate in any way with existing printing companies or their agents or officers about the tender not being filled? (6) If so, who was involved and what was the nature of their involvement? (7) Did the Rottnest Island Authority or any of its officers or agents enter into any agreements, arrangements or understandings, tacit or otherwise, to the effect that the tender would not be filled? Hon N.F. MOORE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The information requested is being extracted from the agency's records and will be provided as soon as possible. (2)-(3) No, the Rottnest Island Authority inadvertently neglected to formally advise tenderers of its intention not to proceed with the awarding of the tender and the reasons for that decision. Those tenderers who sought information were verbally advised. (4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
(2) Were the companies that put in a conforming bid for the tender advised that they had not been successful; and, if not, why not? (3) Were the companies that put in a conforming bid for the tender advised why the tender was not filled; and, if not, why not? (4) In what way will the tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority differ from the tender previously called for the printing work? (5) Did any officer of the Rottnest Island Authority confer or communicate in any way with existing printing companies or their agents or officers about the tender not being filled? (6) If so, who was involved and what was the nature of their involvement? (7) Did the Rottnest Island Authority or any of its officers or agents enter into any agreements, arrangements or understandings, tacit or otherwise, to the effect that the tender would not be filled? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The information requested is being extracted from the agency's records and will be provided as soon as possible. (2)-(3) No, the Rottnest Island Authority inadvertently neglected to formally advise tenderers of its intention not to proceed with the awarding of the tender and the reasons for that decision. Those tenderers who sought information were verbally advised. (4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
(3) Were the companies that put in a conforming bid for the tender advised why the tender was not filled; and, if not, why not? (4) In what way will the tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority differ from the tender previously called for the printing work? (5) Did any officer of the Rottnest Island Authority confer or communicate in any way with existing printing companies or their agents or officers about the tender not being filled? (6) If so, who was involved and what was the nature of their involvement? (7) Did the Rottnest Island Authority or any of its officers or agents enter into any agreements, arrangements or understandings, tacit or otherwise, to the effect that the tender would not be filled? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The information requested is being extracted from the agency's records and will be provided as soon as possible. (2)-(3) No, the Rottnest Island Authority inadvertently neglected to formally advise tenderers of its intention not to proceed with the awarding of the tender and the reasons for that decision. Those tenderers who sought information were verbally advised. (4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
(4) In what way will the tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority differ from the tender previously called for the printing work? (5) Did any officer of the Rottnest Island Authority confer or communicate in any way with existing printing companies or their agents or officers about the tender not being filled? (6) If so, who was involved and what was the nature of their involvement? (7) Did the Rottnest Island Authority or any of its officers or agents enter into any agreements, arrangements or understandings, tacit or otherwise, to the effect that the tender would not be filled? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The information requested is being extracted from the agency's records and will be provided as soon as possible. (2)-(3) No, the Rottnest Island Authority inadvertently neglected to formally advise tenderers of its intention not to proceed with the awarding of the tender and the reasons for that decision. Those tenderers who sought information were verbally advised. (4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
(5) Did any officer of the Rottnest Island Authority confer or communicate in any way with existing printing companies or their agents or officers about the tender not being filled? (6) If so, who was involved and what was the nature of their involvement? (7) Did the Rottnest Island Authority or any of its officers or agents enter into any agreements, arrangements or understandings, tacit or otherwise, to the effect that the tender would not be filled? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The information requested is being extracted from the agency's records and will be provided as soon as possible. (2)-(3) No, the Rottnest Island Authority inadvertently neglected to formally advise tenderers of its intention not to proceed with the awarding of the tender and the reasons for that decision. Those tenderers who sought information were verbally advised. (4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
(6) If so, who was involved and what was the nature of their involvement? (7) Did the Rottnest Island Authority or any of its officers or agents enter into any agreements, arrangements or understandings, tacit or otherwise, to the effect that the tender would not be filled? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The information requested is being extracted from the agency's records and will be provided as soon as possible. (2)-(3) No, the Rottnest Island Authority inadvertently neglected to formally advise tenderers of its intention not to proceed with the awarding of the tender and the reasons for that decision. Those tenderers who sought information were verbally advised. (4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
(7) Did the Rottnest Island Authority or any of its officers or agents enter into any agreements, arrangements or understandings, tacit or otherwise, to the effect that the tender would not be filled? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The information requested is being extracted from the agency's records and will be provided as soon as possible. (2)-(3) No, the Rottnest Island Authority inadvertently neglected to formally advise tenderers of its intention not to proceed with the awarding of the tender and the reasons for that decision. Those tenderers who sought information were verbally advised. (4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The information requested is being extracted from the agency's records and will be provided as soon as possible. (2)-(3) No, the Rottnest Island Authority inadvertently neglected to formally advise tenderers of its intention not to proceed with the awarding of the tender and the reasons for that decision. Those tenderers who sought information were verbally advised. (4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The information requested is being extracted from the agency's records and will be provided as soon as possible. (2)-(3) No, the Rottnest Island Authority inadvertently neglected to formally advise tenderers of its intention not to proceed with the awarding of the tender and the reasons for that decision. Those tenderers who sought information were verbally advised. (4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
(1) The information requested is being extracted from the agency's records and will be provided as soon as possible. (2)-(3) No, the Rottnest Island Authority inadvertently neglected to formally advise tenderers of its intention not to proceed with the awarding of the tender and the reasons for that decision. Those tenderers who sought information were verbally advised. (4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
(2)-(3) No, the Rottnest Island Authority inadvertently neglected to formally advise tenderers of its intention not to proceed with the awarding of the tender and the reasons for that decision. Those tenderers who sought information were verbally advised. (4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
(4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
(5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
(2) Were the companies that put in a conforming bid for the tender advised that they had not been successful; and, if not, why not? (3) Were the companies that put in a conforming bid for the tender advised why the tender was not filled; and, if not, why not? (4) In what way will the tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority differ from the tender previously called for the printing work? (5) Did any officer of the Rottnest Island Authority confer or communicate in any way with existing printing companies or their agents or officers about the tender not being filled? (6) If so, who was involved and what was the nature of their involvement? (7) Did the Rottnest Island Authority or any of its officers or agents enter into any agreements, arrangements or understandings, tacit or otherwise, to the effect that the tender would not be filled? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The information requested is being extracted from the agency's records and will be provided as soon as possible. (2)-(3) No, the Rottnest Island Authority inadvertently neglected to formally advise tenderers of its intention not to proceed with the awarding of the tender and the reasons for that decision. Those tenderers who sought information were verbally advised. (4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
(3) Were the companies that put in a conforming bid for the tender advised why the tender was not filled; and, if not, why not? (4) In what way will the tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority differ from the tender previously called for the printing work? (5) Did any officer of the Rottnest Island Authority confer or communicate in any way with existing printing companies or their agents or officers about the tender not being filled? (6) If so, who was involved and what was the nature of their involvement? (7) Did the Rottnest Island Authority or any of its officers or agents enter into any agreements, arrangements or understandings, tacit or otherwise, to the effect that the tender would not be filled? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The information requested is being extracted from the agency's records and will be provided as soon as possible. (2)-(3) No, the Rottnest Island Authority inadvertently neglected to formally advise tenderers of its intention not to proceed with the awarding of the tender and the reasons for that decision. Those tenderers who sought information were verbally advised. (4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
(4) In what way will the tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority differ from the tender previously called for the printing work? (5) Did any officer of the Rottnest Island Authority confer or communicate in any way with existing printing companies or their agents or officers about the tender not being filled? (6) If so, who was involved and what was the nature of their involvement? (7) Did the Rottnest Island Authority or any of its officers or agents enter into any agreements, arrangements or understandings, tacit or otherwise, to the effect that the tender would not be filled? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The information requested is being extracted from the agency's records and will be provided as soon as possible. (2)-(3) No, the Rottnest Island Authority inadvertently neglected to formally advise tenderers of its intention not to proceed with the awarding of the tender and the reasons for that decision. Those tenderers who sought information were verbally advised. (4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
(5) Did any officer of the Rottnest Island Authority confer or communicate in any way with existing printing companies or their agents or officers about the tender not being filled? (6) If so, who was involved and what was the nature of their involvement? (7) Did the Rottnest Island Authority or any of its officers or agents enter into any agreements, arrangements or understandings, tacit or otherwise, to the effect that the tender would not be filled? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The information requested is being extracted from the agency's records and will be provided as soon as possible. (2)-(3) No, the Rottnest Island Authority inadvertently neglected to formally advise tenderers of its intention not to proceed with the awarding of the tender and the reasons for that decision. Those tenderers who sought information were verbally advised. (4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
(6) If so, who was involved and what was the nature of their involvement? (7) Did the Rottnest Island Authority or any of its officers or agents enter into any agreements, arrangements or understandings, tacit or otherwise, to the effect that the tender would not be filled? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The information requested is being extracted from the agency's records and will be provided as soon as possible. (2)-(3) No, the Rottnest Island Authority inadvertently neglected to formally advise tenderers of its intention not to proceed with the awarding of the tender and the reasons for that decision. Those tenderers who sought information were verbally advised. (4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
(7) Did the Rottnest Island Authority or any of its officers or agents enter into any agreements, arrangements or understandings, tacit or otherwise, to the effect that the tender would not be filled? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The information requested is being extracted from the agency's records and will be provided as soon as possible. (2)-(3) No, the Rottnest Island Authority inadvertently neglected to formally advise tenderers of its intention not to proceed with the awarding of the tender and the reasons for that decision. Those tenderers who sought information were verbally advised. (4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The information requested is being extracted from the agency's records and will be provided as soon as possible. (2)-(3) No, the Rottnest Island Authority inadvertently neglected to formally advise tenderers of its intention not to proceed with the awarding of the tender and the reasons for that decision. Those tenderers who sought information were verbally advised. (4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The information requested is being extracted from the agency's records and will be provided as soon as possible. (2)-(3) No, the Rottnest Island Authority inadvertently neglected to formally advise tenderers of its intention not to proceed with the awarding of the tender and the reasons for that decision. Those tenderers who sought information were verbally advised. (4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
(1) The information requested is being extracted from the agency's records and will be provided as soon as possible. (2)-(3) No, the Rottnest Island Authority inadvertently neglected to formally advise tenderers of its intention not to proceed with the awarding of the tender and the reasons for that decision. Those tenderers who sought information were verbally advised. (4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
(2)-(3) No, the Rottnest Island Authority inadvertently neglected to formally advise tenderers of its intention not to proceed with the awarding of the tender and the reasons for that decision. Those tenderers who sought information were verbally advised. (4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
(4) The tender expected to be called by the Rottnest Island Authority will better identify and quantify the agency's full range of printing needs. (5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
(5)-(7) With due regard to the response to questions (2) and (3), I am advised that, to best of the agency's senior management's knowledge, no officer of the Rottnest Island Authority has communicated with or entered into any agreement, arrangements or understandings, as described, with the existing print providers for the Rottnest Island Authority.
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