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❓ A parliamentary question regarding Lake Maintenance Services' contract for housing maintenance in the Goldfields region, specifically focusing on their geographical coverage, advertising practices for subcontractors, and obligations to employ local businesses.

AnsweredQoN 3156Legislative Assembly

Asked

23 October 2014

Member

Mr M.P. Murray

Portfolio

Housing

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I refer to the Head Contractor model for Housing Maintenance in the Goldfields region won by Lake Maintenance Services, and ask: (a) in what towns or cities in the Goldfields area does Lake Maintenance Services provide maintenance for Department of Housing properties; (b) when advertising for sub-contractors to complete housing maintenance on their behalf, in what newspapers circulated in the Goldfields region have they advertised for expressions of interest; and (c) under the Head Contractor agreement is there any obligation for Lake Maintenance Services to employ locally based subcontractors in each city or town?

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Answered

25 November 2014

Responded by

Minister for Housing

Response time

33 days

The Department of Housing advises:
(a)
All towns in the Goldfield Region.
(b)
Expressions of interest for sub-contractors were advertised in the Kalgoorlie Miner (listed 1 February 2014) and the West Australian (listed 1, 3, 5 and 8 February 2014).
(c)
No

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