Hon Simon O'Brien asks about the costs associated with the EMS and Electrac electoral database systems used by WA parliamentarians. Hon Kim Chance provides the annual contract costs for each system following a tender process.

AnsweredQoN 817Legislative Council
Asked
26 September 2006
Portfolio
Leader of the House representing the Premier

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ELECTORAL DATABASE SYSTEMS
I refer to the computer software made available to members of the Western Australian Parliament. (1) What is the cost of providing the respective systems, EMS and Electrac? (2) What is the average cost of providing EMS to the members who have it? (3) What is the average cost of providing Electrac to the members who have it? Hon KIM CHANCE

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) A tender process in accordance with State Supply Commission policies commenced in October 2005. I emphasise that date, which is the one I was referring to when I answered the question from the Leader of the Opposition. This tender process attracted only two responses - Consultech, with EMS; and Magenta Linas Software Pty Ltd, with Electrac. Consultech was awarded a contract for the provision of EMS at an estimated annual cost of $80 000, and Magenta Linas was awarded a contract for the provision of Electrac at an estimated annual cost of $157 000.
(1) What is the cost of providing the respective systems, EMS and Electrac? (2) What is the average cost of providing EMS to the members who have it? (3) What is the average cost of providing Electrac to the members who have it? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) A tender process in accordance with State Supply Commission policies commenced in October 2005. I emphasise that date, which is the one I was referring to when I answered the question from the Leader of the Opposition. This tender process attracted only two responses - Consultech, with EMS; and Magenta Linas Software Pty Ltd, with Electrac. Consultech was awarded a contract for the provision of EMS at an estimated annual cost of $80 000, and Magenta Linas was awarded a contract for the provision of Electrac at an estimated annual cost of $157 000.
(2) What is the average cost of providing EMS to the members who have it? (3) What is the average cost of providing Electrac to the members who have it? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) A tender process in accordance with State Supply Commission policies commenced in October 2005. I emphasise that date, which is the one I was referring to when I answered the question from the Leader of the Opposition. This tender process attracted only two responses - Consultech, with EMS; and Magenta Linas Software Pty Ltd, with Electrac. Consultech was awarded a contract for the provision of EMS at an estimated annual cost of $80 000, and Magenta Linas was awarded a contract for the provision of Electrac at an estimated annual cost of $157 000.
(3) What is the average cost of providing Electrac to the members who have it? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) A tender process in accordance with State Supply Commission policies commenced in October 2005. I emphasise that date, which is the one I was referring to when I answered the question from the Leader of the Opposition. This tender process attracted only two responses - Consultech, with EMS; and Magenta Linas Software Pty Ltd, with Electrac. Consultech was awarded a contract for the provision of EMS at an estimated annual cost of $80 000, and Magenta Linas was awarded a contract for the provision of Electrac at an estimated annual cost of $157 000.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) A tender process in accordance with State Supply Commission policies commenced in October 2005. I emphasise that date, which is the one I was referring to when I answered the question from the Leader of the Opposition. This tender process attracted only two responses - Consultech, with EMS; and Magenta Linas Software Pty Ltd, with Electrac. Consultech was awarded a contract for the provision of EMS at an estimated annual cost of $80 000, and Magenta Linas was awarded a contract for the provision of Electrac at an estimated annual cost of $157 000.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) A tender process in accordance with State Supply Commission policies commenced in October 2005. I emphasise that date, which is the one I was referring to when I answered the question from the Leader of the Opposition. This tender process attracted only two responses - Consultech, with EMS; and Magenta Linas Software Pty Ltd, with Electrac. Consultech was awarded a contract for the provision of EMS at an estimated annual cost of $80 000, and Magenta Linas was awarded a contract for the provision of Electrac at an estimated annual cost of $157 000.
(1)-(3) A tender process in accordance with State Supply Commission policies commenced in October 2005. I emphasise that date, which is the one I was referring to when I answered the question from the Leader of the Opposition. This tender process attracted only two responses - Consultech, with EMS; and Magenta Linas Software Pty Ltd, with Electrac. Consultech was awarded a contract for the provision of EMS at an estimated annual cost of $80 000, and Magenta Linas was awarded a contract for the provision of Electrac at an estimated annual cost of $157 000.

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