Defence: Contracts

Senator Chris Evans asked the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 17 November 2004:

For each Defence establishment, can the following information be provided: (a) whether contracts have been let for garrison support work; (b) the name of the organisations that are undertaking the work; (c) the nature of the activities covered by the contract (for example, cleaning, catering, security, laundry etc); (d) the date the contract commenced; (e) the date the contract ends; and (f) the value of the contract.

Senator Hill - The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows:

1. Yes. This work has been let on a regional basis with the exception of Tasmania, which lets contracts for each activity.
2. , (d), (e) and (f).

   REGION	ORGANISATION	START DATE	EXPIRY DATE	ANNUAL CONTRACT VALUE / FY ($m)
   	(b)	(d)	(e)	(f)
   Southern Victoria	Transfield Services	1 Sept 99	1 Sept 05	62.0
   Riverina Murray Valley	Tenix BAE	Feb 98 Feb 00	Feb 05 Apr 05	16.5 17.1
   Sydney West/South	United KG Serco Sodexho Defence Services	11 Jun 97 19 Jun 00	10 Jun 05 18 Jun 05	15.6 28.4
   Sydney Central	Serco Sodexho Defence Services	8 Oct 99	7 Nov 05	30.2
   ACT/ SNSW	ESS Support Services Worldwide	30 Jun 99	31 Mar 06	30.5
   Central Northern NSW	Serco Sodexho Defence Services Transfield Services	1 Jul 96 3 Dec 97	31 Jul 06 31 Jul 06	07.1 07.7
   South Queensland	Spotless Services Australia Ltd.	1 Aug 04	31 Jul 09	30.7
   North Queensland	Serco Sodexho Defence Services	19 Oct 98	18 Jan 07	17.0
   South Australia Woomera	Transfield Services BAE Systems	4 Mar 99 10 Dec 01	30 Jun 05 9 Dec 11	19.8 01.9
   Western Australia	Transfield Services	15 Mar 99	31 Oct 06	30.9
   Northern Territory/ Kimberley	Serco Sodexho Defence Services Other Contractors	1 Jul 97 Various	31 Jan 07 Various	23.8 01.9
   Tasmania	Chubb Security Australia General Window and Cleaning Collex Sersonbeck Corporate Maintenance Solutions	Various	Various	.12
   TOTAL				341.1

3. Access Control Services
   Accommodation Management Services
   Air Support Services *
   Cafeteria Services *
   Cleaning Services
   Clothing Store Services
   Fire Fighting and Rescue Services
   Grounds Maintenance Services
   Hospitality and Catering Services
   Laundry and Dry Cleaning Services
   Management of Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants and Associated Support Services
   Pest and Vermin Control Services
   Powerhouse and Over-the-side Services *
   Range and Training Area Management Services
   Sport and Recreational Services
   Stores Management Services
   Surge Support Services
   Transport Services
   Waste Management Services
   Workshop Services *
   
   * Provided at selected regions only
   

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