Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 31 October 2011:

In regard to the temporary Pontville Detention Centre:

(1) What due diligence was undertaken for the letting of tenders at the centre.

(2) By whom was the due diligence undertaken.

(3) Did the due diligence include: (a) credit checks; (b) Australian Taxation Office debts; and (c) Occupational Health and Safety.

(4) Was the person who undertook the due diligence normally based in Tasmania; if not, where is the person usually based.

Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Defence Materiel) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) DIAC engaged Bush Park Shugg and Moon (BPSM) from the Department's Architectural Services panel which is competitively tested through a tender exercise.

The due diligence undertaken by BPSM, the Superintendent, for the Pontville project included:

DIAC's due diligence process included:

(2) The due diligence was undertaken by BPSM, Davis Langdon (Quantity Surveyor) and DIAC Project Officers.

(3) (a) Yes. Fairbrother, as the managing contractor, required a Certificate of Currency. A credit check was not required for the sub contractor packages as they were contracted to Fairbrother and not DIAC. (b) No. (c) Fairbrother, as the managing contractor, is accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction OHS Accreditation Scheme (the Scheme). This complies with the Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner requirement that projects directly funded by the Australian Government, with a value over $3 Million, are accredited under the Scheme.

(4) All assessors are Hobart based with the exception of the DIAC Project officers – who are Canberra based.