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MINISTER FOR SPORT

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 640

Sportsground Floodlighting Contract

Mr De Domenico -asked the Minister for Sport -

(1) Can the Minister supply details about the contract arranged between Southern Lighting Pty Ltd, Ingleburn, New South Wales and the ACT Government to provide various areas sportsground floodlighting.

(2) Which sportsgrounds will be floodlit. .

(3) What components make up the total cost of $107,180.

-(4) How many tenders were submitted.

(5) Were any tenders from Canberra companies; if so why were local companies rejected.

Mr Berry - the answer to the Members question is as follows:

(1) The contract was a standard supply contract with a resulting order placed on Southern Lighting Pty Ltd by Building Services Section of ACT Public Works.

(2) [i] Part of Aranda district playing fields

Block 1 Section 1 Aranda

[ii] Part of Wanniassa district playing fields.

Block 1 Section 202 Wanniassa

[iii] Griffith Oval

Block 11 Section 42 Griffith

(3) The amount covers supply and installation of 20 metre steel columns, lighting units, cabling, switching and controls plus removal of redundant poles.

(4) Four tenders were submitted.

(5) The other tenderers included ACT Electricity and

Water and two Canberra contractors, one of whom is

incorporated in New South Wales: Southern Lighting Pty

Ltd submitted a significantly lower price and as they

were considered an effective contractor they were

selected as the successful tenderer.

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