❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on local contractor involvement in the Dongara Health Centre redevelopment. The government provides information on local engagement, job creation, and expenditure, but declines to table the tender evaluation report citing commercial confidentiality.
AnsweredQoN 280Legislative Council
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I refer to the State Government’s media statement announcement on 27 July 2021, relating to the Dongara Health Centre redevelopment, and I ask : (a) given that Devlyn Australia Pty Ltd is not a local Dongara or Mid West
business, how much of the contracted works will be accessible to local
businesses and contractors; (b) how will local jobs and contracts be achieved or mandated; (c) how many local jobs has the Dongara Health Centre redevelopment project created to date; (d) will the Minister please table the tender evaluation report and the contract issued in relation to the project; (e) will the Minister please provide a breakdown of the expenditure to date,
including the name of the service provider or contractor, the value of
the service provided and the nature of the service provided; (f) for each person or organisation identified in (e), please identify which are considered ‘local’ contractors; and (g) how does the Minister define a ‘local’ contractor?
business, how much of the contracted works will be accessible to local
businesses and contractors; (b) how will local jobs and contracts be achieved or mandated; (c) how many local jobs has the Dongara Health Centre redevelopment project created to date; (d) will the Minister please table the tender evaluation report and the contract issued in relation to the project; (e) will the Minister please provide a breakdown of the expenditure to date,
including the name of the service provider or contractor, the value of
the service provided and the nature of the service provided; (f) for each person or organisation identified in (e), please identify which are considered ‘local’ contractors; and (g) how does the Minister define a ‘local’ contractor?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
13 October 2021
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Finance
Response time
9 days
The Department of Finance advises:
(a) Devlyn Australia Pty Ltd indicated in its tender it expected to engage $1.16 million worth of local contractors on the project.
(b) Throughout the construction period, the Department of Finance will receive monthly Buy Local compliance reports from the head contractor and monitor the level of compliance for the engagement of nominated contractors as per the claimed regional content. Deviations from the Western Australian Industry Participation Strategy (WAIPS) commitments will be followed up with the contractor by the Department of Finance.
(c) In response to the WAIPS requirements, Devlyn Australia Pty Ltd indicated an estimated 157 people will be employed to deliver this contract, 44 being local. To date, 19 local workers have been engaged noting the project is at an early stage.
(d) No. The evaluation report contains information that is commercial-in-confidence.
The contract will be available via the TendersWA website.
(e) -(f) see attachment.
(g) A contractor/service provider is defined as “local” if it meets the criteria to claim a regional business preference under the Buy Local Policy.
In addition, the regional business preference is only available to regional businesses that bid and manage/deliver the majority of the contract outcomes from their regional business location.
(a) Devlyn Australia Pty Ltd indicated in its tender it expected to engage $1.16 million worth of local contractors on the project.
(b) Throughout the construction period, the Department of Finance will receive monthly Buy Local compliance reports from the head contractor and monitor the level of compliance for the engagement of nominated contractors as per the claimed regional content. Deviations from the Western Australian Industry Participation Strategy (WAIPS) commitments will be followed up with the contractor by the Department of Finance.
(c) In response to the WAIPS requirements, Devlyn Australia Pty Ltd indicated an estimated 157 people will be employed to deliver this contract, 44 being local. To date, 19 local workers have been engaged noting the project is at an early stage.
(d) No. The evaluation report contains information that is commercial-in-confidence.
The contract will be available via the TendersWA website.
(e) -(f) see attachment.
(g) A contractor/service provider is defined as “local” if it meets the criteria to claim a regional business preference under the Buy Local Policy.
In addition, the regional business preference is only available to regional businesses that bid and manage/deliver the majority of the contract outcomes from their regional business location.
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