Regional Procurement - August 2014

By: Regional Procurement Coordinator, Amanda Hancock...

Scrap Metal Recycling

The Project Steering Committee attended a workshop this month to run through the draft tender documentation developed by FNQROC for the Regional Scrap Metal arrangement.  It was a very constructive session with attendance and input from throughout the region.  The workshop focused specifically on ensuring the tender will deliver responses from the market which will address the issues identified during our research.  The final amendments are now being made and it is hoped we will be in a position to place an invitation to the market in October 2014 with a view to commencing the regional contract in the first quarter of 2015.

Bitumen Reseals

Following the success of the 2013/2014 program, the Project Steering Committee unanimously agreed to extend the current contract by a further 12 months for the 2014/2015 reseal program.  Lessons have been learnt which will be applied in the coming year and we hope to build on the strengthening relationships between the supplier, participating Councils and FNQROC.

A post-delivery summary report will be prepared detailing the outcome of the 2013/2014 program.

Sodium Hypochlorite & Liquid Alum

We continue to oversee contract administration in relation to these contracts which are now into the third year of a three year term.

Councils leveraging off existing contracts

We are pleased to report that we continue to see member Councils within the region utilising the benefits of the Local Government Regulations, Section 235, which enables Councils to utilise the existing contracts of other Councils, avoiding the need for lengthy and often costly tenders.  This is a great example of Councils to working together for the benefit of the region.

Date Claimer: Regional Procurement Committee Meeting 29 August 2014.  This meeting will be chaired by Steve Cosatto as I will be on annual leave.  I am heading to the UK (time to dust-off those proper winter clothes!) and I will be back in early October.