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BUY LOCAL HIRE LOCAL GROW LOCAL‘ BUY LOCAL’ PROCUREMENT POLICY
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Buy local – Hire local – Grow localThe City is committed to proactively supporting and enabling local benefits through considering the dimensions of Buy local, Hire local and Grow local.
1 Subject to the application of the exceptions listed in the Procurement Policy and Contract Manual
For all public tenders over $250,000, the evaluation will include a consideration of what local benefits will be delivered across the following three dimensions. The local benefit evaluation will form part of the capability scoring at a minimum of 20 per cent of the capability total.
For contracts worth less than $250,000, the City will only seek quotes from local businesses in the first instance1 or for contracts worth greater than $250,000 the City will invite public tenders.
Ensuring local benefits
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Supporting local business in the first instance
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Only when the local business; cannot supply, are deemed not capable, or do not provide value for money, can suppliers from outside of the Gold Coast area be invited to quote.
Buy local
Ensuring that our contracted services utilise local manufactured or sourced goods or services in their supply chain.
Hire local
Ensuring that our contracted services utilise local employment, local sub-contracting and local businesses.
Grow local
Ensuring that our contracted services deliver initiatives for local growth and economic development that may include skills transfer, new jobs and technology.
GOLDCOAST
Joint ventures or strategic partnering
with local firms to enable them to access new technology or larger
markets.
Providing new jobs, skills transfer and local training and
career development opportunities.
Committing to local social development
initiatives.
Technology and R&D transfers, introducing new innovations that foster new markets and
eco-systems in the local market place.
Grow local initiativesUnder the Grow local dimension, the evaluation of offers will consider the potential for local benefits from suppliers who bring growth initiatives for the local market. These potential examples may include but are not limited to:
Investing in local apprenticeship and
traineeship schemes.
Provide training and certification that
enhances the ability of local suppliers to obtain
additional business locally, domestically and
overseas.
Member of a Gold Coast Chamber
of Commerce, Gold Coast Business Excellence and other local industry awards.
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Supplying to the CityThe Gold Coast is the second largest local government in Australia, undertaking a substantial and diverse range of procurement and contracting activities. The following are the recommended steps to supplying to the City.
Identity potential opportunities to supply to the City
The City Contracting Plan outlines the planned contracting activities for the current financial year and can be found at:
goldcoast.qld.gov.au/documents/bf/city-contracting-plan.pdf
For all quotes and tenders
Register as a potential supplier to supply quotes and respond to tenders by using the City’s e-marketplace registration page:
info.vendorpanel.com/workwithcityofgoldcoast/
If you have identified potential opportunities in the City Contracting Plan contact:
[email protected] for further details.
Download and view the City’s awarded contracts document
This provides a list of awarded contracts over $250,000, for a period of at least 12 months:
goldcoast.qld.gov.au/documents/bf/awarded-contracts.pdf
For more information on supplying to the City, please visit cityofgoldcoast.com.au/suppliers
READ THE INVITATION TO QUOTE
DOCUMENTS
COMPLETE THE ENTIRE
FORM
ASK QUESTIONS TO THE CONTACT
OFFICER
Gate 1 – Mandatory criteria must be met.
Gate 2 – Capability scoring criteria – combination of capability and the potential for realisation of local benefits.
Gate 3 – Total cost of ownership/pricing – quantify offers based on total cost of ownership/pricing.
Gate 4 – Optional gate not used in all cases. Value for money – a combination of Gate 2 and Gate 3 outcomes.
For all contracts with an annual value over $250,000
The following is generally the tender evaluation process:
Submitting responsesTips and considerations for submitting responses for procurement
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P 1300 GOLDCOAST (1300 465 326) W cityofgoldcoast.com.au
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