❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on contracts awarded by the Department of Justice to Marie Mills or her company, including contract nature, dates, amounts paid, hours worked, and tendering processes. The response provides some details, referring to an attached table and explaining exceptions to the tendering process.
AnsweredQoN 1922Legislative Council
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(1) How many contracts have been awarded by the Department of Justice to Marie Mills or her company?
(2) What is the nature of those contracts, the date they were entered into, the amount paid under each and amount contemplated to be paid which has not yet been paid or not been earned?
(3) How many hours of work have been performed under the contracts?
(4) Were any of those contracts not awarded after tender?
(5) If so, what was the process and who made the final decision to award them?
(2) What is the nature of those contracts, the date they were entered into, the amount paid under each and amount contemplated to be paid which has not yet been paid or not been earned?
(3) How many hours of work have been performed under the contracts?
(4) Were any of those contracts not awarded after tender?
(5) If so, what was the process and who made the final decision to award them?
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Answered
22 June 2004
Responded by
Minister for Housing and Works representing the Minister for Justice
Response time
75 days
(2) See attached table. The Department of Justice advise where fixed start dates are unavailable, an estimated date has been provided. (3) The Department of Justice advise the majority of work has been awarded on a project basis and the total number of hours performed is unavailable. (4) The Department of Justice advise yes. (5) The Department of Justice advise the process undertaken to award those contracts was: a) For communication strategy and implementation for the proposed State Administrative Tribunal (line 18 on the spreadsheet attached), the contract, DoJ contract number 1958/2003 [novation of contract], was awarded to Mills Wilson Media Consultants after the key consultant working on that project, Ms Sinclair, moved to Mills Wilson Media Consultants from Ward Holt Public Relations, which had held the original contract. The expertise of this key consultant was deemed critical to the SAT project and, therefore, approval was granted by the State Supply Commission to novate the contract to Mills Wilson. Due to delays with the project, the period for this contract was then extended (DoJ contract number 2045/2004) on a ‘sole provider’ basis. Approval was granted by the State Supply Commission. b) For writing services to the value of $2,376 (line 54 on the spreadsheet attached), the work was awarded by the then Director of Court Services.
(3) The Department of Justice advise the majority of work has been awarded on a project basis and the total number of hours performed is unavailable. (4) The Department of Justice advise yes. (5) The Department of Justice advise the process undertaken to award those contracts was: a) For communication strategy and implementation for the proposed State Administrative Tribunal (line 18 on the spreadsheet attached), the contract, DoJ contract number 1958/2003 [novation of contract], was awarded to Mills Wilson Media Consultants after the key consultant working on that project, Ms Sinclair, moved to Mills Wilson Media Consultants from Ward Holt Public Relations, which had held the original contract. The expertise of this key consultant was deemed critical to the SAT project and, therefore, approval was granted by the State Supply Commission to novate the contract to Mills Wilson. Due to delays with the project, the period for this contract was then extended (DoJ contract number 2045/2004) on a ‘sole provider’ basis. Approval was granted by the State Supply Commission. b) For writing services to the value of $2,376 (line 54 on the spreadsheet attached), the work was awarded by the then Director of Court Services.
(4) The Department of Justice advise yes. (5) The Department of Justice advise the process undertaken to award those contracts was: a) For communication strategy and implementation for the proposed State Administrative Tribunal (line 18 on the spreadsheet attached), the contract, DoJ contract number 1958/2003 [novation of contract], was awarded to Mills Wilson Media Consultants after the key consultant working on that project, Ms Sinclair, moved to Mills Wilson Media Consultants from Ward Holt Public Relations, which had held the original contract. The expertise of this key consultant was deemed critical to the SAT project and, therefore, approval was granted by the State Supply Commission to novate the contract to Mills Wilson. Due to delays with the project, the period for this contract was then extended (DoJ contract number 2045/2004) on a ‘sole provider’ basis. Approval was granted by the State Supply Commission. b) For writing services to the value of $2,376 (line 54 on the spreadsheet attached), the work was awarded by the then Director of Court Services.
(5) The Department of Justice advise the process undertaken to award those contracts was: a) For communication strategy and implementation for the proposed State Administrative Tribunal (line 18 on the spreadsheet attached), the contract, DoJ contract number 1958/2003 [novation of contract], was awarded to Mills Wilson Media Consultants after the key consultant working on that project, Ms Sinclair, moved to Mills Wilson Media Consultants from Ward Holt Public Relations, which had held the original contract. The expertise of this key consultant was deemed critical to the SAT project and, therefore, approval was granted by the State Supply Commission to novate the contract to Mills Wilson. Due to delays with the project, the period for this contract was then extended (DoJ contract number 2045/2004) on a ‘sole provider’ basis. Approval was granted by the State Supply Commission. b) For writing services to the value of $2,376 (line 54 on the spreadsheet attached), the work was awarded by the then Director of Court Services.
b) For writing services to the value of $2,376 (line 54 on the spreadsheet attached), the work was awarded by the then Director of Court Services.
(3) The Department of Justice advise the majority of work has been awarded on a project basis and the total number of hours performed is unavailable. (4) The Department of Justice advise yes. (5) The Department of Justice advise the process undertaken to award those contracts was: a) For communication strategy and implementation for the proposed State Administrative Tribunal (line 18 on the spreadsheet attached), the contract, DoJ contract number 1958/2003 [novation of contract], was awarded to Mills Wilson Media Consultants after the key consultant working on that project, Ms Sinclair, moved to Mills Wilson Media Consultants from Ward Holt Public Relations, which had held the original contract. The expertise of this key consultant was deemed critical to the SAT project and, therefore, approval was granted by the State Supply Commission to novate the contract to Mills Wilson. Due to delays with the project, the period for this contract was then extended (DoJ contract number 2045/2004) on a ‘sole provider’ basis. Approval was granted by the State Supply Commission. b) For writing services to the value of $2,376 (line 54 on the spreadsheet attached), the work was awarded by the then Director of Court Services.
(4) The Department of Justice advise yes. (5) The Department of Justice advise the process undertaken to award those contracts was: a) For communication strategy and implementation for the proposed State Administrative Tribunal (line 18 on the spreadsheet attached), the contract, DoJ contract number 1958/2003 [novation of contract], was awarded to Mills Wilson Media Consultants after the key consultant working on that project, Ms Sinclair, moved to Mills Wilson Media Consultants from Ward Holt Public Relations, which had held the original contract. The expertise of this key consultant was deemed critical to the SAT project and, therefore, approval was granted by the State Supply Commission to novate the contract to Mills Wilson. Due to delays with the project, the period for this contract was then extended (DoJ contract number 2045/2004) on a ‘sole provider’ basis. Approval was granted by the State Supply Commission. b) For writing services to the value of $2,376 (line 54 on the spreadsheet attached), the work was awarded by the then Director of Court Services.
(5) The Department of Justice advise the process undertaken to award those contracts was: a) For communication strategy and implementation for the proposed State Administrative Tribunal (line 18 on the spreadsheet attached), the contract, DoJ contract number 1958/2003 [novation of contract], was awarded to Mills Wilson Media Consultants after the key consultant working on that project, Ms Sinclair, moved to Mills Wilson Media Consultants from Ward Holt Public Relations, which had held the original contract. The expertise of this key consultant was deemed critical to the SAT project and, therefore, approval was granted by the State Supply Commission to novate the contract to Mills Wilson. Due to delays with the project, the period for this contract was then extended (DoJ contract number 2045/2004) on a ‘sole provider’ basis. Approval was granted by the State Supply Commission. b) For writing services to the value of $2,376 (line 54 on the spreadsheet attached), the work was awarded by the then Director of Court Services.
b) For writing services to the value of $2,376 (line 54 on the spreadsheet attached), the work was awarded by the then Director of Court Services.
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