Page 4887 - Week 15 - Thursday, 8 December 1994

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(7) In both 1993 and 1994 local companies were contracted to

provide event management and sponsorship acquisition (BDW

Special Events Management), security (Star Security), and

the outdoor cafe (The Catering Company).

Floriade merchandise for 1993 was supplied under contract by a local firm (Jaymac). In 1994, a licence agreement was entered into with a NSW based firm for the production of Floriade merchandise due to the higher potential return compared with the submissions proposed by other firms.

In both years the visitor survey was awarded to a local company (Barbara Davis). The contract for focus groups held in 1994 was let to a NSW firm (MARS) on the basis of price.

Both Coca Cola bottlers and Streets Ice Cream are ACT/ Queanbeyan owned and operated francises.

(8) The terms and the conditions of each contract entered into are commercial in confidence.

(9) Contract arrangements are described above.

Additionally, expressions of interest were invited through an advertisement in the Canberra Times in 1993 and 1994 for the sale of food, drinks, art/craft, novelties and other items. These are sold on a commission basis through the Floriade Shop or directly on site on payment of a site fee.

Successful applicants for a concession site must supply products which are suitable for a floral festival and which meet the contractual obligations which the Department has agreed to abide by or is subject to as a government agency.

(10) The event managers for Floriade 1993 and 1994 were a local

firm, BDW Special Events Management (formerly Byrne Donohoe

& Waters).

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