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Corporate Governance
External Scrutiny
Management of Human Resources
·   Impact & Features of CAs & AWAs
·   Performance Pay
·   Training & Development Strategies
·   OHS Performance
Purchasing
Assets Management
Consultants and Competitive Tendering and Contracting
Commonwealth Disability Strategy
Consultants and Competitive Tendering and Contracting

Consultants

The Registry’s policy on the selection and engagement of consultants is to receive value for money on the basis of competitive quotations.

When it is recognised that a requirement cannot be met utilising the internal resources of the Registry, the decision is made to engage the services of a contractor. The task to be undertaken is thoroughly defined, the specifications documented, and a tender let. In other circumstances, where possible, three companies are drawn from a register of consultants based on specialist advice, and are invited to quote.

The Registry had not entered into any consultancy contracts with a value of $10,000 or greater in 2000-01.


Competitive Tendering and Contracting

The Registry has a Contracts Management Committee to oversee and review all contracts. The committee also approves the contracts and reviews tendering and competitive quotation stages to ensure consistency with tendering and contracting guidelines.

The Registry entered into the following contracts in 2000-01:

TABLE 14 – Contracts entered into during 2000-01

Name Description/Purpose Value of Contracta
($’000)		 Expenditure in 2000-01a
($’000)
Praxa Limited PC roll-out project management and implementation 210 210
Interface PC roll-out personnel computers and laptops 1 497 381b
Interface PC roll-out Microsoft Office 2000 118 117
Dell PC roll-out servers 223 31b
Praxa CD Rom towers 23 2b
Airmaster Computer room airconditioning unit 44 8c
ASI Wireless LAN pilot 12 5
Telstra Unified Messenger system 13 14
Integrated Vision Videoconferencing network 236 28b
Tecprint Annual report printing 14 17
Snap.com Printing and photocopying services 49 42
Chubb Security patrols Sydney 30 10
Security Design Security system for Melbourne office 59 65
En-Vogue Make-good of Level 6 Sydney internal stairwell 29 29
Practec Make-good of Level 6 Sydney 207 207
Various Unfair dismissal conciliators 782 782
Asia Pacific Case management system 61 61
Drake Switchboard operators – Melbourne 14 14
Select Appointments Switchboard operators – Sydney and Melbourne 82 82
IPA Award simplification contractors (formatting/editing) 229 229
Drake Overload clerical staff 147 147
Total   4 079 2 481

a GST exclusive. b Equipment leased for 3 years. c Equipment leased for 5 years.



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