Appendices



Appendix A

Consultancy Services 2010–11, consultancy expenditure for $10,000 or more

Consultant

Description

Contract expenditure

Selection process(1)

Justification(2)

AGP Pty Limited

Ministerial carpark gate design

$87,767

Restricted

B

Australian Government Solicitor

Legal services

$17,526

Panel

B

Australian Valuation Office

Valuation of Departmental assets 2010–11

$23,485

A

A

Blake Dawson

Legal services

$82,873

Panel

B

BVN Architecture Pty Ltd

Design additional office accommodation

$36,379

Panel

B

Design Hansard accommodation

$22,000

Panel

B

Support for additional office accommodation construction

$51,590

Panel

B

Support for additional office accommodation construction

$33,000

Panel

B

Support for additional office accommodation construction

$44,000

Panel

B

Detailed design for additional DPS office accommodation.

$327,419

Panel

B

Davidson Trahaire Corpsych Pty Ltd

Employee Assistance Program—services 2010–11

$30,250

Open

B

GHD Pty Ltd

Design mail screening room

$36,654

Panel

B

Design car park lighting

$46,750

Panel

B

Technical electrical engineering advice for business cases

$10,450

Panel

B

Professional services and advice for mail screening room

$15,117

Panel

B

Car park emergency light review

$11,000

Panel

B

Parliamentary security operations room (PSOR) relocation design services

$49,604

Panel

B

Review and design electrical system distribution board replacement

$46,833

Panel

B

Design water metering and reporting system

$42,093

Panel

B

Flusherette system advice

$19,250

Panel

B

Art store upgrade Feasibility Report

$36,520

Panel

B

Guida Moseley Brown Pty Ltd

Design disability improvements

$26,076

Panel

B

Design public car park changes

$268,252

Panel

B

Design catering kitchens refurbishment

$71,917

Panel

B

HBA Consulting Pty Ltd

Review of staffing levels

$19,800

Direct

A

HBO EMTB Interiors (ACT) Pty Ltd

Design Library accommodation option study

$27,156

Panel

B

Design services—Ground Floor Library

$25,168

Panel

B

Design Senate & HoR security entry redevelopment

$18,658

Panel

B

HineSight Development

P3M3 assessment

$26,147

Direct

B

Hospitality Total Services Pty Ltd

Catering review

$11,248

Direct

A

ICON Recruitment Pty Ltd

Sharepoint consultancy

$19,772

Panel

B

Interaction Consulting Group Pty Ltd

Guide service delivery model

$16,712

Direct

A

IT Power (Australia) Pty Ltd

Trial specification for solar trial

$28,600

Restricted

B

LFA (ACT) Pty Ltd

Design consultancy landscape architecture

$11,000

Panel

B

Design study for the relocation of the PSOR—relocation

$10,890

Panel

B

Design services for consolidated DPS accommodation and workstation layouts

$17,103

Panel

B

Design building works for computer room

$21,153

Panel

B

Design study for ceiling tile replacement

$22,888

Panel

B

Design Senate accommodation

$16,225

Panel

B

Mallesons Stephen Jaques

Legal services

$39,362

Panel

B

Norman Disney and Young

Designs for kitchen refurbishments

$344,432

Panel

B

Kitchen audit

$10,505

Panel

B

Design for computer room fire suppression

$15,224

Panel

B

Design for internal office luminaires upgrade

$20,897

Panel

B

Data Centre airconditioning investigation

$16,746

Panel

B

Security upgrade design

$14,741

Panel

B

Northrop Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd

Design Cooling Tower safety access upgrade

$12,760

Panel

B

Tech assistance for business cases

$10,978

Panel

B

Design pedestrian lighting improvements

$10,402

Panel

B

Design air actuator replacement

$13,750

Panel

B

Window film energy consultation

$11,660

Panel

B

Review scope of works for HVAC duct work maintenance

$18,997

Panel

B

Condition assessment of fan and pump motors replacement

$79,024

Panel

B

PricewaterhouseCoopers

EDRMS post implementation review

$26,400

Panel

C

Business continuity and disaster recovery planning audit

$12,870

Panel

C

Control framework review

$14,850

Panel

C

Management of ISB stores audit

$23,100

Panel

C

Procurement and tendering audit

$23,719

Panel

C

Disposal of equipment from the former Staff Recreation Room review

$26,400

Panel

C

Administration and planning fees audit

$12,513

Panel

C

Information and reporting system audit

$24,750

Panel

C

Library ISR system review

$11,550

Panel

C

IT services review

$32,780

Panel

C

Rider Levett Bucknall ACT Pty Ltd

Asset replacement consultancy

$11,000

Restricted

B

Consultant

Description

Contract expenditure

Selection process (1)

Justification(2)

Rudds Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd

Design services for kitchen refurbishments

$27,511

Panel

B

Design options for the UPS project

$27,720

Panel

B

UPS design documentation and defects liability consultation

$ 68,640

Panel

B

Rewrite of the DPS Standard Specifications

$16,016

Panel

B

Peer review and technical advice regarding trigeneration in Parliament House

$12,474

Panel

B

SAI Global Limited

SafetyMAP surveillance audits

$10,159

Direct

B

Sinclair Knight Merz (ACT)

Engineering study on window film

$21,120

Panel

B

Sparke Helmore Lawyers

Legal services

$11,000

Panel

B

Steensen Varming (Australia) Pty Ltd

Design for the independent base load chiller system

$217,626

Panel

B

Service enhancement construction support for the independant base load chiller system

$10,230

Panel

B

WalterTurnbull Pty Ltd

Project delivery and project management audit

$26,796

Panel

C

IT governance and strategic planning audit

$12,540

Panel

C

WSP Lincolne Scott Pty Ltd

Advice on independent base load chiller system

$23,022

Direct

A

Total

$2,726,170

Notes:

(1) Explanation of selection process terms:

Direct sourcing: A single potential supplier is invited to bid because of their unique expertise and their special ability to supply the services sought.

Restricted sourcing: A number of potential suppliers are invited to bid because of their unique expertise and their special ability to supply the services sought.

Open sourcing: An opportunity for any potential supplier to bid to supply the services sought.

Panel: An arrangement under which a number of suppliers, usually selected through a single procurement process, may each supply services to the Department as specified in the panel arrangements. This category includes standing offers and supplier panels where the consultant offers to supply services for a pre-determined length of time, usually at a pre-arranged price.

(2) Justification for decision to use consultancy:

A—Need for independent research or assessment
B —Need for specialised or professional skills
C —Skills currently unavailable within agency

 

Appendix B

Material Errors in 2009–10 annual report

There were no material errors in the Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report and Financial Statements 2009–10.

 

Appendix C (PDF only - 300KB)