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Doing Business with the Shire Information Session for Local - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Doing Business with the Shire Information Session for Local - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Doing Business with the Shire Information Session for Local Businesses April 2019 Welcome Todays Session Sustainable Economy Officer WALGA local government procurement Shires Project & Procurement Officer How
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- Sustainable Economy Officer
- WALGA – local government procurement
- Shire’s Project & Procurement Officer
- How to get involved
- Where to get help
- Upcoming opportunities
Today’s Session
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Why do business with the Shire?
What makes the Shire of Augusta Margaret River attractive to supply to?
- Stable/predictable requirements
- Reliable source of business
- Trusting relationship
- Payment terms are adhered to
- Simple, straightforward systems and processes
- Valuable reference which may assist in obtaining other private sector / government
works
- Broad range of facilities / opportunities
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Diverse range of facilities & services…
Nature of the Spend
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Procurement Spend Profile
$25m+ expenditure per annum on goods, services and capital works projects 5,000 purchase orders issued to suppliers per annum (almost half issued locally) 2,000 active suppliers
57% 32% 11%
2018 Spend by Type
Goods/services/works contracts Employment costs Other (utilities, lease payments etc)
28% 20% 34% 18%
2018 Goods/Services/Works Spend
AMR Shire South West region WA Interstate
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Changes to Purchasing Policy
Introduction of ability to form panels of suppliers Greater focus on sustainability – environmental, local economic and social Qualitative criteria for local economic benefit
Information for local businesses Simplification of paperwork Employment of Sustainable Economy Officer
What the Shire is doing…
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Saul Cresswell – Sustainable Economy Officer Background Purpose of Shire role Advocate for local businesses Facilitate small business forums and events Increased interaction between local business groups, community and Shire
Sustainable Economy Officer
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Benefits of doing business locally
REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT SUPPORT COMMUNITY GROUPS INVEST IN COMMUNITY ENCOURAGE LOCAL PROSPERITY BETTER SELECTION
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The Shire
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Augusta Margaret River encourages the development of competitive local businesses within the Shire boundaries, and within its broader region. As much as practicable, the Shire will: Consider buying practices, procedures and specifications that don’t unfairly disadvantage local businesses Consider indirect benefits that have flow on benefits for local suppliers Ensure that procurement plans address local business capability and local content Explore the capability of local businesses to meet requirements and ensure that Requests are designed to accommodate the capabilities of local businesses
Shire’s Commitment to Buying Local
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Governed by Local Government Act 1995 & associated Regulation
How we procure goods and services
Less than $150k $150k + Purchasing Policy LG Act and Regs Statement of Purchasing Ethics Statement of Purchasing Ethics Delegations of Authority Delegations of Authority Management Procedures Management Procedures Requests for Quotation Requests for Tender
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Recommendation and award Evaluation of Quotes/Tenders Supplier sourcing (Quotations) Invitation to submit Offer (Tenders) Procurement planning
Procurement Process
- The Shire operated under a decentralised procurement model
- Procurement is undertaken with the support of the Procurement Officer
- Formal approvals are obtained from Council or under delegated authority
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How we procure goods and services
Request for Quotations:
- Less than $15,000 (except if high risk) – 1 quote
- Less than $50,000 (except if high risk) – 2 quotes
- Less than $150,000 – 3 quotes (formal RFQ)
- More than $150,000 (if exempted by Regulations) – 3 quotes
(formal RFQ)
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Ability to create Shire Panels of Pre- Qualified Suppliers
- permitted by LG Act
- will be considered where there is an
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need for a particular good/service
- must be publicly advertised
- work allocated on ‘ranking’ basis and/or
- all panel members invited to quote in
each instance
- e.g. trades / maintenance, plant hire,
signage
Purchasing Policy Updates
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Requests for Tenders
How to get involved
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How to get involved
Make your business known to us!
Requests for Quotations
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Within the Shire
- Contact person for Request
- Project and Procurement Officer
- Sustainable economy officer
- ‘Doing Business with the Shire’ section of website
www.amrshire.wa.gov.au
Outside Assistance
- Local Chambers of Commerce and Industry & other local trading groups
- Business Advisory South West and Peel, powered by IPS
- South West Development Commission (local content officer)
- Small Business Development Corporation
- Private tendering services
Where to get assistance
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Where to get assistance
Procurement information
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- Panels of Pre-qualified Suppliers:
- Provision of Storm Damage Works
- Provision of Concrete, Concrete Products and Concrete Services
- Provision of Small Machinery/ Equipment Hire
- Provision of Cleaning Services for the Margaret River
Library
- Provision of Fire Equipment Maintenance Services
- Provision of Print Management Services
- Margaret River HEART – various contracts, could include
maintenance and cleaning
- Security monitoring and call-outs
- Turner Caravan Park civil and construction works
Upcoming Opportunities
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