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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (Photo: Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>July 31, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

The State Government will introduce a new \u201cBuy Queensland\u201d procurement policy across all agencies, statutory bodies and government-owned corporations from September 1.<\/p>\n

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the new, multi-billion-dollar Queensland Procurement Strategy and Policy in Townsville at the weekend.<\/p>\n

“Since the 2015 election, there have been 77,300 jobs created in Queensland. Queensland\u2019s 414,000 small businesses employed 44 per cent of the state\u2019s private workforce,” she said.<\/p>\n

“Queensland business knows this policy will work for them. Working together my Government and business are dedicated to create more jobs.”<\/p>\n

The State Government spends $14 billion a year buying supplies and services. <\/p>\n

An additional $4 billion is invested each year in building and maintaining the state\u2019s roads, schools and hospitals infrastructure.<\/p>\n

In an Australian first, Cabinet agreed the State Government would no longer be bound by free trade agreements that have seen jobs go off-shore or interstate.<\/p>\n

From September 1, the government\u2019s new procurement policy will define a “local supplier” as a business that maintains a workforce within a 125km radius of where the goods or workers are needed.<\/p>\n

Local suppliers will receive a local weighting of up to 30 per cent on any tender lodged for a significant procurement.<\/p>\n

The policy will also sets out the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Require at least one local or regional supplier, and one other Queensland based business, to be invited to quote or tender for every procurement opportunity offered\n<\/ul>\n
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    • For significant infrastructure projects $100 million and above, require the use of local sub-contractors and manufacturers where the local capability and capacity exists\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Significant projects will be required, where possible, to spend 15 per cent on apprenticeships \u2013 up from the current 10 per cent\n<\/ul>\n
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        • Deliver a more visible pipeline of opportunities for every Queensland business\n<\/ul>\n
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          • Reduce complexity to assist Queensland industry prepare for government tenders, and provide resources to help them tender\n<\/ul>\n
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            • Exempt business from the pre-qualification system for building contracts and ICT projects under $1 million\n<\/ul>\n

              Businesses tendering for government procurement contracts will need to have a permanent workforce in Queensland. <\/p>\n

              They will also need to offer fair wages, conditions and superannuation, and have good workplace health and safety records. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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