❓ Hon. Stephen Dawson questions the Housing Minister regarding the application of the Buy Local policy in awarding the Broome Aboriginal short-stay accommodation contract to a Queensland company, Ri-Con Contractors, and seeks information on local Aboriginal worker and apprentice engagement.
AnsweredQoN 1319Legislative Council
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BUY LOCAL POLICY — BROOME ABORIGINAL
SHORT-STAY ACCOMMODATION —RI-CON CONTRACTORS PTY LTD
1319. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Housing:
I refer to the contract for the
Broome Aboriginal short-stay accommodation awarded to Queensland company Ri‑Con
Contractors Pty Ltd.
(1) Was the
government's Buy Local policy applied to this construction to give
local Broome building companies a chance to win the tender; and, if not, why
not?
(2) How many
local Aboriginal workers will be engaged by Ri-Con Contractors on this project?
(3) How many
local apprentices will be engaged by Ri-Con Contractors on this project?
SHORT-STAY ACCOMMODATION —RI-CON CONTRACTORS PTY LTD
1319. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Housing:
I refer to the contract for the
Broome Aboriginal short-stay accommodation awarded to Queensland company Ri‑Con
Contractors Pty Ltd.
(1) Was the
government's Buy Local policy applied to this construction to give
local Broome building companies a chance to win the tender; and, if not, why
not?
(2) How many
local Aboriginal workers will be engaged by Ri-Con Contractors on this project?
(3) How many
local apprentices will be engaged by Ri-Con Contractors on this project?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of the question.
(1) Yes. The
tender was assessed in accordance with the Buy Local policy.
(2) A minimum of
26 local Aboriginal workers will be employed by Ri-Con and its local
subcontractors. Ri-Con has indicated that it will significantly exceed the
mandated Aboriginal employment target of 20 per cent.
(3) There will be
three local apprentices.
(1) Yes. The
tender was assessed in accordance with the Buy Local policy.
(2) A minimum of
26 local Aboriginal workers will be employed by Ri-Con and its local
subcontractors. Ri-Con has indicated that it will significantly exceed the
mandated Aboriginal employment target of 20 per cent.
(3) There will be
three local apprentices.
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