LOCAL GOVERNMENT (FUNCTIONS AND GENERAL) REGULATIONS 1996 - REG 11

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (FUNCTIONS AND GENERAL) REGULATIONS 1996 - REG 11

11 .         When tenders have to be publicly invited

        (1A)         In this regulation —

        COVID‑19 declaration has the meaning given in the Emergency Management Act 2005 section 77C(1);

        state of emergency declaration has the meaning given in the Emergency Management Act 2005 section 3.

        (1)         Tenders are to be publicly invited according to the requirements of this Division before a local government enters into a contract for another person to supply goods or services if the consideration under the contract is, or is expected to be, more, or worth more, than $250 000 unless subregulation (2) states otherwise.

        (2)         Tenders do not have to be publicly invited according to the requirements of this Division if —

            (a)         the supply of the goods or services is to be obtained from expenditure authorised in an emergency under section 6.8(1)(c) of the Act; or

            (aa)         the supply of the goods or services is associated with a state of emergency or a COVID‑19 declaration; or

            (b)         the supply of the goods or services is to be obtained through the WALGA Preferred Supplier Program; or

        [(ba)         deleted]

            (c)         within the last 6 months —

                  (i)         the local government has, according to the requirements of this Division, publicly invited tenders for the supply of the goods or services but no tender was submitted that met the tender specifications or satisfied the value for money assessment; or

                  (ii)         the local government has, under regulation 21(1), sought expressions of interest with respect to the supply of the goods or services but no person was, as a result, listed as an acceptable tenderer;

                or

            (d)         the contract is to be entered into by auction after being expressly authorised by a resolution of the council of the local government; or

            (e)         the goods or services are to be supplied by or obtained through the government of the State or the Commonwealth or any of its agencies, or by a local government or a regional local government; or

            (ea)         the goods or services are to be supplied —

                  (i)         in respect of an area of land that has been incorporated in a district as a result of an order made under section 2.1 of the Act changing the boundaries of the district; and

                  (ii)         by a person who, on the commencement of the order referred to in subparagraph (i), has a contract to supply the same kind of goods or services to the local government of the district referred to in that subparagraph;

                or

            (f)         the local government has good reason to believe that, because of the unique nature of the goods or services required or for any other reason, it is unlikely that there is more than one potential supplier; or

            (g)         the goods to be supplied under the contract are —

                  (i)         petrol or oil; or

                  (ii)         any other liquid, or any gas, used for internal combustion engines;

                or

            (h)         the following apply —

                  (i)         the goods or services are to be supplied by —

                        (I)         a person registered on the Aboriginal Business Directory WA published by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia Limited ABN 96 929 977 985; or

        (II)         a person registered with the Australian Indigenous Minority Supplier Office Limited (trading as Supply Nation) ABN 50 134 720 362;

                and

                  (ii)         the consideration under the contract is $250 000 or less, or worth $250 000 or less; and

                  (iii)         the local government is satisfied that the contract represents value for money;

                or

                  (i)         the goods or services are to be supplied by an Australian Disability Enterprise; or

            (ia)         the contract is formed by the novation of a contract to which subregulation (1) applies; or

            (j)         the contract is a renewal or extension of the term of a contract (the original contract ) where —

                  (i)         the original contract was entered into after the local government, according to the requirements of this Division, publicly invited tenders for the supply of goods or services; and

                  (ii)         the invitation for tenders contained provision for the renewal or extension of a contract entered into with a successful tenderer; and

                  (iii)         the original contract contains an option to renew or extend its term; and

                  (iv)         the supplier’s tender included a requirement for such an option and specified the consideration payable, or the method by which the consideration is to be calculated, if the option were exercised;

                or

            (ja)         the contract is a renewal or extension of the term of a contract (the original contract ) where —

                  (i)         the original contract is to expire within 3 months; and

                  (ii)         the renewal or extension is for a term of not more than 12 months from the expiry of the original contract; and

                  (iii)         the contract for renewal or extension is entered into at a time when there is in force a state of emergency declaration or a COVID‑19 declaration applying to the district, or part of the district, of the local government;

                or

            (jb)         the contract is a renewal or extension of the term of a contract (the original contract ) for the supply of dental or medical services by a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Western Australia) in the dental profession or medical profession; or

            (k)         the goods or services are to be supplied by a pre‑qualified supplier under Division 3.

        (3)         For the purposes of subregulation (2)(aa) a supply of goods or services is associated with a state of emergency if —

            (a)         the contract for the supply is entered into while there is in force a state of emergency declaration applying to the district, or part of the district, of the local government; and

            (b)         the local government considers that the goods or services are required for the purposes of addressing a need arising from the hazard, or from the impact or consequences of the hazard, to which the state of emergency declaration relates.

        (4)         For the purposes of subregulation (2)(aa) a supply of goods or services is associated with a COVID‑19 declaration if —

            (a)         the contract for the supply is entered into while there is in force a COVID‑19 declaration applying to the district, or part of the district, of the local government; and

            (b)         the local government considers that the goods or services are required for the purposes of addressing a need arising from the occurrence of COVID‑19, or from the impact or consequences of the occurrence of COVID‑19, in the area to which the COVID‑19 declaration relates.

        (5)         For the purposes of subregulation (2)(jb), it is immaterial that the supplier also supplies services under the original contract that are not dental or medical services.

        (6)         Subregulation (2)(jb) does not apply in relation to the renewal or extension of the term of a contract by —

            (a)         the local government of a district in the metropolitan area; or

            (b)         the City of Mandurah.

        [Regulation 11 amended: Gazette 29 Apr 1997 p. 2145; 26 Jun 1998 p. 3447; 25 Feb 2000 p. 970‑1; 29 Jun 2001 p. 3130; 31 Mar 2005 p. 1054‑5; 2 Feb 2007 p. 245‑6; 18 Sep 2015 p. 3804‑6; SL 2020/35 r. 8; SL 2020/55 r. 5; SL 2022/177 r. 14; SL 2023/47 r. 4.]