❓ Hon. Ljiljanna Ravlich questions the application and monitoring of the Priority Start Building Program (PSBP), particularly regarding labour components, apprentice employment, and its application to Homeswest maintenance contracts. The answer clarifies the program's scope and monitoring processes.
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I refer to the Priority Start Building Program (PSBP), and I ask -
(1) How is the labour component, for the purposes of the PSBP, determined?
(2) What processes are in place to monitor compliance with the PSBP and ensure that apprentices are not being double counted by contractors and that the correct number of apprentices are being employed?
(3) Are the three head contractor arrangements for building maintenance on Homeswest properties subject to the PSBP policy and guidelines?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
(5) If yes to (3), -
(a) what are the labour components of the three head contractor arrangements with Homeswest; and
(b) how many apprentices are employed as a result?
(1) How is the labour component, for the purposes of the PSBP, determined?
(2) What processes are in place to monitor compliance with the PSBP and ensure that apprentices are not being double counted by contractors and that the correct number of apprentices are being employed?
(3) Are the three head contractor arrangements for building maintenance on Homeswest properties subject to the PSBP policy and guidelines?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
(5) If yes to (3), -
(a) what are the labour components of the three head contractor arrangements with Homeswest; and
(b) how many apprentices are employed as a result?
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Answered
28 June 2011
Responded by
Minister for Training and Workforce Development
Response time
42 days
(1) The Priority Start Building Program (PSBP) applies to all Western Australian State Government building and construction projects, including civil and engineering projects with a labour component in excess of $300,000. The Government agency awarding the contract determines the estimated labour component, based on the overall costs associated with employing or contracting staff as specified within the tender applications. The PSBP is silent on how the labour component is determined.
(2) Government agencies are required to ensure that appropriate PSBP requirements are included in tender and contract documents and must advise the Department of Training and Workforce Development of relevant contracts as they are awarded. They are also required to manage the contracts to ensure head contractor compliance with the PSBP.
Head contractors are required to ensure compliance with the PSBP and must submit a training plan for each contract to which the PSBP applies to the Department of Training and Workforce Development.
The training plan is required to confirm the numbers and names of apprentices engaged under that PSBP contract within four weeks of the award of the contract.
The Department of Training and Workforce Development validates the training plan and confirms that there is no double counting of named apprentices by that head contractor.
The Government agency that has awarded the PSBP contract and the head contractor are advised when the training plan complies with the PSBP requirements.
Head contractors are required to notify the Department of Training and Workforce Development of any changes to the training plan, including changes relating to apprentices such as apprentices who cancel or complete their apprenticeship.
(3) No
(4) The PSBP does not specifically apply to maintenance projects or maintenance components of a contract. However, Government agencies may choose to apply the PSBP to individual maintenance contracts where the labour component is estimated to exceed $300,000.
(5) (a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
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(2) Government agencies are required to ensure that appropriate PSBP requirements are included in tender and contract documents and must advise the Department of Training and Workforce Development of relevant contracts as they are awarded. They are also required to manage the contracts to ensure head contractor compliance with the PSBP.
Head contractors are required to ensure compliance with the PSBP and must submit a training plan for each contract to which the PSBP applies to the Department of Training and Workforce Development.
The training plan is required to confirm the numbers and names of apprentices engaged under that PSBP contract within four weeks of the award of the contract.
The Department of Training and Workforce Development validates the training plan and confirms that there is no double counting of named apprentices by that head contractor.
The Government agency that has awarded the PSBP contract and the head contractor are advised when the training plan complies with the PSBP requirements.
Head contractors are required to notify the Department of Training and Workforce Development of any changes to the training plan, including changes relating to apprentices such as apprentices who cancel or complete their apprenticeship.
(3) No
(4) The PSBP does not specifically apply to maintenance projects or maintenance components of a contract. However, Government agencies may choose to apply the PSBP to individual maintenance contracts where the labour component is estimated to exceed $300,000.
(5) (a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
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