Consultancy Services 2009-10, consultancy expenditure for $10,000 or more

Consultant	Description	Contract expenditure	Selection process (1)	Justification(2)
Advance FM Pty Ltd	Review of the Engineering Services Condition Index (ESCI)	$19,965	Restricted	B
AECOM Australia Pty LtdDAp	Data hub storage design	$60,940	Restricted	B
	Mechanical, Electrical & Fire Protection	$15,510	Restricted	B
Arup Pty Limited	Review of Maintenance Services	62,276	Direct	A
	Provision of services for the Technical Review of Maintenance Services.	$27,225	Direct	A
Australian Government Solicitor	Legal services	$17,854	Panel	B
Australian Public Service Commission	Career Transition Advice	$11,000	Direct	B
Australian Valuation Office	Valuation of Departmental & Administered Assets	$39,050	Direct	B
Blake Dawson	Legal services	$39,454	Panel	B
	Legal services	$13,661	Panel	B
Bligh Voller Nield	Concept design for additional DPS office accommodation.	$101,530	Panel	B
	Detailed design for additional DPS office accommodation.	$327,419	Panel	B
Davidson Trahaire Corpsych Pty Ltd	Employee Assistance Program - Services 2009/2010	$37,813	Open	B
Grey Advantage Consulting Pty Ltd	Financial advice for Catering Contracts	$25,410	Direct	C
	Financial advice for Catering Contracts	$15,426	Direct	C
Guida Moseley Brown P/L	Design documents and report for the Forecourt paving rectification	$16,253	Panel	B
Guida Moseley Brown P/L	Design Service - Reflection Pool Barrier	$40,636	Panel	B
HBO EMTB Interiors (ACT) Pty Ltd	Accommodation and Storage Review	$10,547	Panel	B
	Detailed design Security Points 2 & 3	$58,300	Panel	B
	Architectural Services - Design costs for Area 4E Ground (behind Staff Cafe) -.	$39,609	Panel	B
LB International Pty Ltd	Car Park Barrier Design	$16,500	Direct	B
LFA (ACT) Pty Ltd	Architectural services	$59,866	Panel	B
Mallesons Stephen Jaques	Legal services	$31,101	Panel	B
	Legal services	$27,363	Panel	B
Minter Ellison	Legal services	$15,513	Panel	B
National Safety Council of Australia Limited	Roof access safety system investigation	$17,077	Restricted	B
Northrop Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd	External Lighting Upgrade Design additional scope/	$29,370	Panel	B
Parsons Brinkerhoff Australia	Level 2 Energy Audit of Parliament House	$11,000	Open	C
RD Gossip Pty Ltd	Car park re-configuration design	$16,380	Direct	B
Sangster Design Group Pty Ltd	Kitchen Consultant advice	$16,245	Restricted	B
Signet Group International P/L	Review of AFP-UP external policing arrangements.	$32,794	Direct	B
Sinclair Knight Merz (ACT)	Water Audit Services	$66,755	Panel	B
	Design of Roof Power outlets	$20,570	Panel	B
Sparke Helmore Lawyers	Legal services	$11,886	Panel	B
Steensen Varming (Australia) P/L	Trigen Design Option Study	$80,878	Panel	B
	Design for project Refrigerant Leak Detection	$11,660	Panel	B
	Detail Design for Independant Base Load chiller System	$72,611	Panel	B
	Detail Design for Basement Computer Room - Remediation	$21,871	Panel	B
Steensen Varming (Australia) P/L	Trigeneraiton Cost Benefit Analysis	$11,000	Panel	B
Walter Turnbull(Internal audits)	Financial processing and assets stocktakes	$22,935	Panel	C
	Management and performance of cleaning contracts	$41,278	Panel	C
	Review of DPS Performance Management Scheme	$25,080	Panel	C
	Rostering – Content Management Branch	$20,213	Panel	C
Webb Australia Group (ACT) Pty Ltd	Power factor correction specification	$26,950	Direct	C
TOTAL		$1,686,774

(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