All procurement is undertaken in a manner to ensure fairness and transparency. Council is committed to maintaining the highest levels of integrity and able to withstand the closest possible audit scrutiny.
Councils Procurement Policy requires that the purchase of all goods and services for which the estimated expenditure exceeds $150,000, to be undertaken by public tender and determined by council. A copy of the Council Procurement Policy document can be found by following this link to our webpage Publications, Policies & Strategies, under the heading Council Policies.
Council strives to provide value for money and uses a number of procurement methods to achieve this including quotes, tenders and preferred supplier tenders.
Council is committed to buying from local businesses where such purchases may be justified on Value for Money grounds, while remaining compliant with the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and other fair trading legislation requirements.
The timeline for tender process can take up to 3 months which includes: