Department of Finance

Alex TiveriosRegional Manager – Northern Region

Date : 20 November 2014

Selling to State Government/Low Value Contracting

Department of Finance Northern Region

What we do?

Department of Finance in the regions Works Procurement – Non Residential

o Maintenance of government buildings; o Minor Works; o Capital projects; ando Advice, planning and knowledge sharing

Goods and Services Procurement o Purchasing over 50k on behalf of agencies; o Group Buying Arrangements; ando Advice, planning and knowledge sharing

Department of Finance Northern Region

Our Clients

o All State Government agencies apart from • Government Trading Enterprises such as:

– Ports;– Western Power; – Water Corporation; and – Public Transport Authority (PTA) (rail, buses) etc

• Agencies with special responsibilities such as – Main Roads; (only for roads) – Department of Transport; (only for marinas) and– LandCorp (industrial sites and land development)

Department of Finance Northern Region

How Agencies Purchase

Works• Via our Service Alliance – Contract directly with Finance; and • Tenders and quotes for work

Goods and Services • Common Use Arrangements; • Public Authorities to determine appropriate Procurement

Method including, direct sourcing, verbal or written quotations up to $50k;

• Written quotes over $50K*; and• Open tenders over $250K*

*Department of Finance Procurement Officer must be involved in these processes

Department of Finance Northern Region

What Agencies want

Value for Money

o Not just about price – quality, expertise, experience, fitness for purpose, also;

o Governance (insurances, licences, legal requirements, honesty and integrity, safety, meet appropriate standards etc);

o Relationships; ando Sustainability – environmental, economic, etc.

Department of Finance Northern Region

Purchasing in the regions

Benefitso Establish sound relationships; o Value for Money; o Timeliness; o Wider benefits for Regions and Western Australia; ando Buy Local Policy

Department of Finance Northern Region

Help to get Government Business

Regional Price Preferences – business and content; Aboriginal Businesses (to be registered on the abdwa site); Local Content – Qualitative criteria assessment on goods and

services contracts - 20% weighting for contracts over 750k; TendersWA – Online website tool for advertising - get

registered; Brochures – Suppliers Guide to Tendering – Products and Services;

Courses Selling to Government – two hour sessions; Information - http://www.finance.wa.gov.au/; Locally based regional offices; and Drop in and see us 1st Floor Woody's Arcade, 15-17 Dampier

Tce or contact us on 9194 9777

Building Management and Works

Questions