McKenzie raises questions about NSWMA security arrangement

Saturday, February 25, 2012

LOCAL Government Minister Noel Arscott is to answer, within 21 days, questions posed by Opposition spokesperson for local government, Desmond McKenzie, in Parliament relating to a developing controversy about the security arrangements of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA).

In the questions tabled at Tuesday's sitting of the House of Representatives,

McKenzie called on Arscott to "state which officer of the NSWMA took the decision to seek to terminate the services of the company, which currently provides security services to the authority".

He also wants to know which officer of the authority took the decision to seek to award the contract for the provision of security services to EAP Security Services.

"Will the minister state which officer of the NSWMA took the decision to seek to engage EAP Security Services by way of the direct contract procurement methodology," McKenzie said.

He has also asked Arscott to state whether these decisions had the approval of the board of the authority as well as state the principals of EAP Security Services.

McKenzie said Arscott must also state on what basis the NSWMA is considering engaging the services of EAP Security Services, including the rates quoted by the said company, its record of providing services to any Government agency.

In the meantime, he has asked that the minister to confirm whether the Office of the Contractor General has expressed concerns regarding the intention to award the security services contract to EAP Security Services.