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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

MINISTER FOR URBAN SERVICES

QUESTION ON NOTICE NO. 862

Goodwin Retirement Villages - Cleaning Tenders

Mrs Carnell asked the Minister for Health:

1. Why were tenders called in the Canberra Times of 3 July 1993 for cleaning of

common areas at the Goodwin Retirement Villages of Ainslie and Farrer on

behalf of ACT Health.

2. What is (a) the relationship between the ACT Government and Goodwin

Retirement Village, (b) the nature of the financial or contractual relationship and

3. What was the cost of the advertisement and who was responsible for the

preparation of the advertisement to ACT Health.

4. As the funding of hostels and nursing homes is primarily the responsibility of the

Commonwealth Government, why is ACT Health involving itself in the

operations of Goodwin Retirement Villages.

Mr Berry - the answer to Mrs Carnells question is:

1. Goodwin Retirement Villages, as a client approached- ACT Public Works and

Services, Contracts Section direct for assistance in preparing a tender for the

cleaning of the common areas of the hostels at Ainslie and Farrer. The hostels are

ACT Government owned facilities included as assets of ACT Health.

2. (a) In 1960 the Commonwealth Government built the Ainslie hostel and through

an agreement handed it to Goodwin Retirement Villages to manage.

Subsequently in 1978 the Farrer hostel was built by NCDC for the

Commonwealth Government who gave Goodwin Retirement Villages

management responsibility under the same agreement. This arrangement

transferred to ACT Government following the establishment of self government

for the Territory.

(b) The ACT Government through ACT Health maintains the hostel buildings, the repairs and maintenance costs in 1992193 were $109,000.

(c) Goodwin Retirement Villages obtain no recurrent funding from the ACT Government or ACT Health. All costs relating to the cleaning contract in question is the responsibility of Goodwin Retirement Villages, not ACT Health.

3. $75 - Contracts Section, ACT Public Works and Services.

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