❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on the contractors engaged in Homeswest housing maintenance after the move to a head contractor model in 2010, including details on contractor retention, numbers, drop-outs, and insolvencies. The Department of Housing declined to provide specific details, stating these arrangements are the responsibility of the head contractors.
AnsweredQoN 8098Legislative Assembly
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In relation to the privatisation of Homeswest housing maintenance:
(a) of the 700 contractors that provided housing maintenance services to the Department of Housing prior to the privatisation of these services in July 2010, how many are still currently engaged by each of the following three head contractors:
(i) Transfield;
(ii) Lake Maintenance; and
(iii) Programmed Facility Management;
(b) how many businesses, contractors, subcontractors or sub-subcontractors are currently engaged by each of the three following head contractors:
(i) Transfield;
(ii) Lake Maintenance; and
(iii) Programmed Facility Management;
(c) have any of the businesses, contractors, subcontractors or sub-subcontractors contracted by any of the three following head contractors subsequently dropped out of that contract (if the answer is yes for any of the following, please list the number):
(i) Transfield;
(ii) Lake Maintenance; and
(iii) Programmed Facility Management; and
(d) have any of the businesses, contractors, subcontractors or sub-subcontractors that were contracted by any of the three following head contractors subsequently declared insolvency or bankruptcy:
(i) Transfield;
(ii) Lake Maintenance; and
(iii) Programmed Facility Management?
(a) of the 700 contractors that provided housing maintenance services to the Department of Housing prior to the privatisation of these services in July 2010, how many are still currently engaged by each of the following three head contractors:
(i) Transfield;
(ii) Lake Maintenance; and
(iii) Programmed Facility Management;
(b) how many businesses, contractors, subcontractors or sub-subcontractors are currently engaged by each of the three following head contractors:
(i) Transfield;
(ii) Lake Maintenance; and
(iii) Programmed Facility Management;
(c) have any of the businesses, contractors, subcontractors or sub-subcontractors contracted by any of the three following head contractors subsequently dropped out of that contract (if the answer is yes for any of the following, please list the number):
(i) Transfield;
(ii) Lake Maintenance; and
(iii) Programmed Facility Management; and
(d) have any of the businesses, contractors, subcontractors or sub-subcontractors that were contracted by any of the three following head contractors subsequently declared insolvency or bankruptcy:
(i) Transfield;
(ii) Lake Maintenance; and
(iii) Programmed Facility Management?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
7 August 2012
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
56 days
The Department of Housing advises:
(a)-(d) The department did not privatise maintenance services in 2010 - it moved to a head contractor model. Any arrangement between the head contractor and any third party (other businesses, contractors and subcontractors) is a matter for the head contractor.
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(a)-(d) The department did not privatise maintenance services in 2010 - it moved to a head contractor model. Any arrangement between the head contractor and any third party (other businesses, contractors and subcontractors) is a matter for the head contractor.
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