Procurement Evaluation Report (3500 words) - Adelaide Hills Council
You have been contracted to advise the Adelaide Hills Council based on your knowledge and expertise in strategic procurement (particularly public procurement). Upon a review of the structure of local government in Australia, you have identified the following interesting facts from the Australian Local Government Association website (https://alga.asn.au/facts-and-figures/):
- There are 537 councils Australia-wide. Of these, around 60% to 70% are regional or rural councils.
- Local government employs 187,600 people which is nearly 10% of the total public sector (as at June 2018).
- Local government’s total annual expenditure is $35.9 billion XXXXXXXXXX).
- The sector’s major expenditure items include housing and community amenities (24.3%), and transport and communications (21.5% XXXXXXXXXX).
- Local roads add up to around 662,000kms in length XXXXXXXXXXThis is approximately 75% of the total national road length – enough to circle the earth 16.5 times.
- The value of local roads infrastructure in 2018 was $136.4 billion.
- The replacement cost of local government land and fixed assets supporting the various economic (e.g. roads, buildings, water supply, etc.) and social services (e.g. health, welfare services, etc.) is in the order of $426 billion XXXXXXXXXX).
Roles and responsibilities
Constitutional responsibility for local government lies with State and territory governments. Consequently, the roles and responsibilities of local government differ from State to State. Local government services cross all areas and can include:
- infrastructure and property services, including local roads, bridges, footpaths, drainage, waste collection and management
- provision of recreation facilities, such as parks, sports fields and stadiums, golf courses, swimming pools, sport centres, halls, camping grounds and caravan parks
- health services such as water and food inspection, immunisation services, toilet facilities, noise control and meat inspection and animal control
- community services, such as childcare, aged care and accommodation, community care and welfare services
building services, including inspections, licensing, certification and enforcement - planning and development approval
- administration of facilities, such as airports and aerodromes, ports and marinas, cemeteries, parking facilities and street parking
- cultural facilities and services, such as libraries, art galleries and museums
- water and sewerage services
- other services, such as abattoirs, sale-yards and group purchasing schemes.
Although local Councils are responsible to the various State Governments, they operate largely independently i.e. each Council essentially purchases its own goods and services. These are for local needs with specific requirements as well as common/public goods and services (see list above).
Your task is to advise the Adelaide Hills Council on how to consolidate its expenditure to achieve substantial and effective savings (e.g. bulk purchasing, council’s need for less staff perhaps, etc.) that could be redirected to other important community needs.
You are required to submit a 3500-word ( +/- 10%) strategic plan outlining your ideas and recommendations. Specifically, it is an opportunity for you to apply the concepts, models and/or theories learnt in this course (e.g. Procurement lifecycle model, Kraljic Procurement model, e-procurement, buyer-supplier relationships, network theory, SRM, BSR etc.) and their application to the procurement strategy as well as the expected benefit for the Council.
You are required to use at least TEN sources of references including at least SIX journal articles. The preferred method of referencing is the UniSA Harvard Referencing system within context. An omission to include the required journal articles or incorrect use of the UniSA Harvard referencing system will result in a failure for the Referencing component. (Also note that your Executive Summary is inclusive of the 3500 word count).
Requirements for Assessment 2:
Use Arial Font size 12 with 1.5 line spacing.
Reference list on a separate page.
Use the UniSA Harvard style of referencing only.
Do NOT use footnotes.
Print word count at the end of your assignment after the recommendations section.
Include your name and student ID as a header on each page.
Number each page.
Do not include anyCover Page or Feedback form in your submission.
Marking criteria and standards
Marks will be awarded for:
- relevance of your answer to the question
- originality and creative thought
- up-to-date research with the topic
- clarity of expression
- supporting documentation for arguments
- correct documentation and use of at least TEN sources of references including SIX academic journal articles
- logical planning and sequence
- use of inclusive language
- overall presentation, including correct grammar, spelling and punctuation
- comprehensive coverage reflecting engagement with readings, texts and other relevant materials.
Content Page (2 marks)
1-page Executive Summary(10 marks)
Introduction (8 marks)
Application of theory and/or concepts learnt in the course (40 marks)
Strategic Plan recommended for Adelaide Hills Council (20 marks)
English Expression (10 marks)
Referencing (10 marks)
TOTAL 100 marks
Please also refer to the Feedback proforma for details