Notice of Proposal to Enter a Funding Agreement with Tourism Wollongong

Notice of Proposal to Enter a Funding Agreement with Tourism Wollongong

6/06/2011 - 15/06/2011

Notice of Intention to Enter a Funding Agreement Without Inviting Tenders

Section 55(3) of the Local Government Act 1993

Section 55(3) of the LGA provides, inter alia, that the Council’s obligations to invite tenders do not apply to:

A contract where, because of extenuating circumstances, remoteness of locality or the unavailability of competitive or reliable tenderers, a council decides by resolution (which states the reasons for the decisions) that a satisfactory result would not be achieved by inviting tenders.

Notice is hereby given that:

1. Wollongong City Council is proposing to enter a Funding Agreement with Wollongong City of Innovation Limited trading as “Tourism Wollongong” to provide certain services to the Council, namely:

The provision of destination marketing, conference acquisition and liaison, and Visitor and Business Information to the City for a period of five years; and
The provision of city centre marketing and promotions, major events acquisition and liaison, and business promotion and marketing for a period of up to five years.

2. Council proposes to enter the Funding Agreement with Tourism Wollongong without inviting competitive tenders due to the existence of extenuating circumstances under section 55(3) of the LGA.

For details of the background to this contract and the reasons why Council considers that a satisfactory result would not be achieved by inviting tenders please read the document below:

Notice of Proposal to Enter a Funding Agreement with Tourism Wollongong

Should you wish to make submissions to Council in relation to the proposals referred to above, please ensure your submissions are made in writing to:

Attention Kerry Hunt
Wollongong City Council
Locked Bag 8821
WOLLONGONG DC NSW 2500

or email council@wollongong.nsw.gov.au

Sumbissions must be made by no later than COB 15 June 2011.

Council will consider any submissions received as part of determining this matter in accordance with the Local Government Act.

In accordance with the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009, your submission including any personal information such as your name and address, will be made available for public inspection and may be exhibited on Council’s website. You may request, in the form of a statutory declaration, that Council suppress the personal information in your submission from public inspection, if you consider that the personal safety of any person would be affected if the information was not suppressed. Any such request will be dealt with in accordance with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.

You may also make an anonymous submission however if you choose to do so Council will be unable to contact you any further as to the outcome of your submission. It should also be noted that the lack of information as to your place of living may affect Council's consideration of the potential impact of the subject proposal.

Note: If Council receives a submission from any person who is legally required to provide a disclosure of any reportable political donation and / or gift under section 147 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, Council is legally required to publicly disclose all relevant details of the reportable political donation or gift onto Council's website. This will include the name and residential address of the person who provided the political donation or gift onto Council's website for full viewing by the general public.

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