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Municipal services—mowing contractors
(Question No 2992)
Ms Lawder asked the Minister for City Services, upon notice, on 8 May 2020:
(1) Can the Minister advise if public lawn mowing in the ACT is still maintained by contractors.
(2) What other city services are using contractors.
(3) For each contractor, can the Minister advise (a) what company currently has this contract, (b) how long they have held this contract and (c) how regularly is the contract reviewed.
Mr Steel: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Mowing is undertaken in-house by Transport Canberra and City Services, except for the Canberra North Roads package which is currently mown by contractors. This contract covers arterial and major connection roadways in the Belconnen and Gungahlin Regions.
(2) Services provided by contractors to City Services include:
• Graffiti inspection, removal and reporting services;
• The provision of security services for the locking and unlocking of gates and toilets;
• The provision of maintenance of urban park irrigation systems;
• The provision of public toilet sanitary bins and collection services;
• European Wasp awareness and entomological advice services; and
• Cleaning, maintenance and repairs of electrical and gas barbeques in the ACT.
(3) Information regarding ACT Government contracts can be found on the ACT Government Contracts Register at: https://tenders.act.gov.au/contract/search Contracts are reviewed prior to their expiration dates.
Housing ACT—sales and maintenance
(Question No 2993)
Mr Parton asked the Minister for Housing and Suburban Development, upon notice, on 8 May 2020:
(1) Can the Minister provide the (a) volume and (b) revenue, on how many Housing ACT properties were (i) disposed of by sale and (ii) transferred to another entity for the financial years (A) 2016-17, (B) 2017-18, (C) 2018-19 and (C) 2019-20 to 31 March 2020.
(2) Can the Minister provide (a) the Housing ACT conflict of interest policy for staff, (b) any policies, procedures and requirements for staff to declare conflicts of interest during recruitment processes and (c) any policies, procedures and requirements for suppliers (including valuers) to declare conflicts of interest.
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