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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 3010 asked in the Legislative Council on 23 June 2020 by Hon Martin Aldridge

Question Directed to the: Minister for Regional Development
Parliament: 40 Session: 1


Question

I refer to question on notice 1756, regarding local procurement officers and I ask:
(a) for each of the nine regions what percentage of Government contracts have been awarded to local suppliers and contractors, both as head contractors and via the supply chain, by region for:
(i) 2017-18;
(ii) 2018-19; and
(iii) 2019-20;
(b) on how many occasions has each officer directly assisted a regionally located business to secure a government contract;
(c) of those identified in (b), will the Minister please identify the business and the contract;
(d) on how many occasions have officers supported decision making for the awarding of State Government contracts;
(e) of those identified in (d), will the Minister please identify the contract and the decision making process assisted by the officer;
(f) how many contracts have been awarded to Aboriginal businesses by region for:
(i) 2017-18;
(ii) 2018-19; and
(iii) 2019-20; and
(g) with respect to each Regional Development Commission, will the Minister please advise:
(i) the name of each specialist local procurement;
(ii) the employment level of each position;
(iii) the commencement date of each position; and
(iv) if the position is full-time or part-time, and if part-time the extent to which it is part-time?

Answered on 8 September 2020

(a)

In 2018 we established the Local Content Adviser Network (LCAN) with Local Content Advisers in each of the nine regions. 

The LCAN has been tasked with addressing the findings of the 2017 Auditor General’s Report on Local Content in Government Procurement including the inadequacy Local Content data monitoring and reporting. 

To this end, the LCAN will produce annual reports providing data on local content outcomes. The 2018-19 LCAN Annual Report is available on the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development website.

b – e)   Local Content Advisors do not administer or have any responsibility for any procurement function of Government - they are not ‘Procurement Officers’. The core duties and responsibilities of the Local Content Advisers are to:

    1. Support regional suppliers and contractors to connect to government procurement opportunities;  
    2. Encourage Government agencies to maximise supply and job opportunities for regional businesses on government projects;
    3. Influence and support the implementation and application of the WA Industry Participation Strategy, the Buy Local Policy and the Aboriginal Procurement Policy;  
    4. Connect regional businesses to capacity and capability building initiatives; and 
    5. Support local content outcomes through Royalty for Regions funding and programs.  

Local Content Advisers cannot directly assist any business to secure a government contract. However, the advisers may promote tenders which have been publicly advertised, or assist people to access information in relation to Government contracts which is publicly available.

In 2018-19 Local Content Advisers:

  • engaged in 369 tender promotion activities
  • assisted regional businesses with capacity and capability issues on 432 occasions
  • assisted regional Aboriginal businesses with capacity or capability, or alerting them to a potential contracting opportunity on 414 occasions
  • engaged in 992 contacts with Government agencies
  • conducted 942 engagements with industry.

f)        This question should be directed to the Minister for Finance.

(g) 

Regional Development Commission

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

Gascoyne Development Commission

Jill Dwyer

6

01/05/2018

Full Time

Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission

Peter Rampellini

6

02/07/2018

Full Time

Great Southern Development Commission

Charlotte McIntyre

6

01/05/2018

Full Time

Kimberley Development Commission

Simon Marwick

6

05/06/2018

Full Time

Mid West Development Commission

Gary Savill

7

16/04/2018

Full Time

Peel Development Commission

Therese Esjak

6

30/04/2018

Full Time

Pilbara Development Commission

Corina Docking

7

23/07/2018

Full Time

South West Development Commission

Janelle Price

7

01/05/2018

Full Time

Wheatbelt Development Commission

Megan Creagh

6

02/07/2018

Full Time