House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Estimates Replies Consultants and Contractors Consultants and Contractors In reply to Dr CLOSE House of Assembly Port Adelaide Deputy Leader of the Opposition Consultants and Contractors In reply to Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (24 November 2020). (Estimates Committee A) The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS House of Assembly Black Minister for Environment and Water Consultants and Contractors The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS (Black—Minister for Environment and Water): I have been advised that for the Department for Environment and Water: A consultant is an individual or organisation who is engaged for a limited period of time to carry out a defined task and to provide expert specialist or management advice that is not readily or usually available within the public sector. This includes developing specialised plans, strategies and recommendations for the agency to consider. The engagement of consultancies is undertaken in accordance with State Procurement Board and across-government procurement policies. In addition, consultancy procurement processes must be approved by a minimum director-level officer in accordance with Premier and Cabinet Circular 043. Details of consultancies above $10,000 between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2020 are as follows: Consultant Description Amount Ernst & Young Emissions Reduction Approaches for South Australia $175,544 Price Waterhouse Coopers Review of the DEW Corporate Services model $94,990 Megan F Dyson Policy review of Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act for DEW on behalf of DEW, DEM, EPA & DPTI $41,250 MABEKI Consulting Provision of community engagement and advice in the creation of Glenthorne National Park $12,620 Total $324,404 A contractor (or temporary agency staff) performs 'routine' tasks that are supervised by agency employees. These tasks generally would not differ materially from those of employees working in the same area. The engagement of temporary agency staff is undertaken in accordance with the Government's Preferred supplier contracts for clerical, information technology and financial services staff. In accordance with government policy, DEW also reviews the availability of suitable surplus staff prior to engaging temporary agency staff.Details of contractors (temporary agency staff) above $10,000 between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2020 are as follows: Contractors Purpose $ Actual payment Hays Specialist Recruitment Pty Ltd Temporary Staff for Regional Programs, Environmental Science, Native Vegetation Management, Corporate Services $559,724 Modis Staffing Pty Ltd Temporary staff for Information Technology & Water Licensing $479,929 Randstad Pty Limited Temporary Staff for Environmental Science, Water Science & Monitoring, Coastal Protection, River Murray Operations, Water Licensing, Regional Programs $418,787 Paxus Australia Pty Ltd Temporary staff for Information and Technology $268,538 Maxima Tempskill/Recruitment Temporary Staff for Coastal Protection, the Botanic Gardens & State Herbarium and Regional Programs $254,419 Hudson Global Resources Temporary staff for Information Technology, Regional Programs, Environmental Science, and Corporate Services $168,740 CKM Management Solutions Temporary Staff for the Adelaide Living Beaches programme $89,371 Complete Personnel Recruitment Temporary Staff for South Australian Arid Lands Region—Regional Programs $84,842 Urban & Regional Planning Temporary Staff for Climate Change $56,621 Gramac Solutions Temporary Staff for Naracoorte Caves $34,735 McArthur (SA) Pty Ltd Temporary Staff for Flows for the Future $15,580 Manpower Services Pty Ltd Temporary staff for Information Technology $12,760 Total $2,444,046