I hereby give notice that an extraordinary meeting of the Tenders and Procurement Committee will be held on:

 

Date:                      

Time:

Meeting Room:

Venue:

 

Monday, 29 September 2014

9.30am

Meeting Room
Level 15
Civic Administration Building
Auckland

 

Tenders and Procurement Committee

 

OPEN AGENDA

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

Chairperson

Dick Quax

 

Deputy Chairperson

Denise Krum

 

Members

Cr Anae Arthur Anae

 

 

Cr Cameron Brewer

 

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE

 

 

 

 

Ex-officio

Mayor Len Brown, JP

 

 

Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse

 

 

 

 

 

(Quorum 3 members)

 

 

 

Sarndra O’Toole

Democracy Advisor

 

24 September 2014

 

Contact Telephone: (09) 367 3072

Email: sarndra.otoole@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

 

 


 

TERMS OF REFERENCE

 

 

Responsibilities

 

The Committee is established to assist the Chief Executive to undertake the management procedure of ensuring sound probity procedures are followed in relation to procurement of goods and services necessary to deliver on the work programme and operations outlined in Council’s adopted Annual plan. 

 

It will ensure that reasonable purchasing procedures have been followed in awarding contracts and will provide an efficient mechanism for documenting the approvals for those contracts. 

 

Within a framework where contracts are an operational matter delegated to the Chief Executive, this Committee will consider all tenders beyond the Chief Executive’s financial delegations.  The Chief Executive may refer contracts within his financial delegations which are sensitive or may impact on the reputation of the Council.

 

The Committee will have responsibility for:

 

·         Awarding of contracts greater than $7.5 million; and

·         Awarding of contracts less than $7.5 million which are sensitive or may impact on the reputation of the Council where the Chief Executive refers the matter to the Committee;

·         Oversight over the tendering and procurement process and procedures of the Governing Body and local board; and

·         Developing a tendering and procurement strategy as policy for recommendation to the Governing Body for adoption.

·         From time to time the Committee may advise the Chief Executive and Council on changes to the Procurement and Contracts probity procedures.

 

Powers

 

All powers necessary to perform the Committee responsibilities.

 

Except:

 

(a)     powers that the Governing Body cannot delegate or has retained to itself (see Governing Body responsibilities)

(b)        where the Committee’s responsibility is limited to making a recommendation only

(c)        where the Committee’s responsibility sets out financial limitations

 

 

 

 


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ITEM   TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                                                        PAGE

1          Apologies                                                                                                                        5

2          Declaration of Interest                                                                                                   5

3          Petitions                                                                                                                          5  

4          Public Input                                                                                                                    5

5          Local Board Input                                                                                                          5

6          Extraordinary Business                                                                                                5

7          Notices of Motion                                                                                                          6   

8          Consideration of Extraordinary Items 

PUBLIC EXCLUDED

9          Procedural Motion to Exclude the Public                                                                   7

C1       SAP Software License Procurement                                                                           7  

 


1          Apologies

 

At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.

 

 

3          Petitions

 

At the close of the agenda no requests to present petitions had been received.

 

 

4          Public Input

 

Standing Order 3.21 provides for Public Input.  Applications to speak must be made to the Committee Secretary, in writing, no later than two (2) working days prior to the meeting and must include the subject matter.  The meeting Chairperson has the discretion to decline any application that does not meet the requirements of Standing Orders.  A maximum of thirty (30) minutes is allocated to the period for public input with five (5) minutes speaking time for each speaker.

 

At the close of the agenda no requests for public input had been received.

 

 

5          Local Board Input

 

Standing Order 3.22 provides for Local Board Input.  The Chairperson (or nominee of that Chairperson) is entitled to speak for up to five (5) minutes during this time.  The Chairperson of the Local Board (or nominee of that Chairperson) shall wherever practical, give two (2) days notice of their wish to speak.  The meeting Chairperson has the discretion to decline any application that does not meet the requirements of Standing Orders.

 

This right is in addition to the right under Standing Order 3.9.14 to speak to matters on the agenda.

 

At the close of the agenda no requests for local board input had been received.

 

 

6          Extraordinary Business

 

Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

 

“An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-

 

(a)        The local  authority by resolution so decides; and

 


 

(b)        The presiding member explains at the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public,-

 

(i)         The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and

 

(ii)        The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.”

 

Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

 

“Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-

 

(a)        That item may be discussed at that meeting if-

 

(i)         That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and

 

(ii)        the presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but

 

(b)        no resolution, decision or recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion.”

 

 

7          Notices of Motion

 

At the close of the agenda no requests for notices of motion had been received.

 

     

 


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Exclusion of the Public: Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987

 

That the Tenders and Procurement Committee:

a)      exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.

The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution follows.

This resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public, as follows:

 

C1       SAP Software License Procurement

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

s7(2)(b)(ii) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

In particular, the report contains commercial sensitive information regarding a proposed arrangement for the purchase of SAP Software licences..

s48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.