❓ Dr. Nahan questions Horizon Power's awarding of a DERMS contract to an American company, PXiSE Energy Solutions, inquiring about the contract details, tender process, and involvement of local companies. The response confirms the contract, tender process, and selection basis, but keeps the contract value confidential.
AnsweredQoN 5150Legislative Assembly
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I refer to Horizon Power awarding the contract for the installation and support of its Distributed Energy Resources Management System (DERMS) platform to PXiSE Energy Solutions, an American technology company, and I ask: (a) On what date was the contract signed and what is the value of the contract; (b) How many companies tendered for the contract; (c) Was the tender process an open, transparent and competitive process; (d) Did any Western Australian or Australian companies tender for the contract; (e) If yes to (d) how many Western Australian companies tendered for the contract; and (f) On what basis did PxiSE Energy Solutions win the contract?
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Answered
11 June 2019
Responded by
Minister for Energy
Response time
8 days
(a) 27 November 2018. The contract value is defined as confidential information in the contract. Releasing this information publicly would expose Horizon Power to a legal claim for breach of contract.
(b) 4
(c) Yes
(d) No
(e) Not applicable
(f) Horizon Power proceeded with an Open Tender to the market and then followed a two-staged evaluation process based on merit and value for money. An independent probity advisor was appointed who was present in the evaluation consensus meetings and vendor demonstrations.
At the end of this process, PXiSE was selected as the preferred proponent on the following basis:
(b) 4
(c) Yes
(d) No
(e) Not applicable
(f) Horizon Power proceeded with an Open Tender to the market and then followed a two-staged evaluation process based on merit and value for money. An independent probity advisor was appointed who was present in the evaluation consensus meetings and vendor demonstrations.
At the end of this process, PXiSE was selected as the preferred proponent on the following basis:
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