
		DFAT Annual Report 1998-99

Appendix 9: Consultancy Services

Consistent with the Government’s policy to focus available resources on core functions, and recognising the value of the different perspectives that consultants can bring to policy and operational issues, the department engages consultants where it lacks specialist expertise, or where independent assessments or input are considered desirable.

Selection Processes

The processes used for selecting consultants, both in Australia and at overseas posts, are as follows:

Public tender: Consultancies arranged in Australia are advertised in the daily press, on the department’s Internet site, and through the services of the Government’s electronic publishing service, Transigo.
Restricted tender: A limited number of organisations or individuals are invited to submit quotations for particular consultancies. These firms are identified:

through their expertise in a particular field;
through their involvement in related work with the department or Government; and
as representing a particular cultural or interest group.

Restricted tenders are used where the cost of advertising and administering a public tender is not commensurate with the value of the tender.

Direct engagement through Government endorsement: Consultants are selected from those identified on Government supplier lists: for example, the Department of Finance and Administration’s endorsed supplier arrangements, or competitive tendering and contracting supplier lists.
Direct engagement: A recognised pre-eminent expert or authority in a particular field may be engaged directly. (Note: In instances of direct engagement, the consultants’ fees are compared to those in the market, to ensure that value-for-money is being obtained.)

All business opportunities that are available through a full tender process, and all contracts (including consultancies) with values over $2 000 entered into in Australia are published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette through Transigo.

Consultancies Undertaken During 1998–99

The following table lists all consultancies undertaken during 1998–99, together with the amounts paid and reasons for engagement. The alphabetical code in the ‘Reason(s) for Engagement’ column refer to the following:

a The project required specialist knowledge and/or skills not available within the department/office/post.

b The consultant is a recognised Australian/world expert in the field and uniquely able to contribute to the development of the program.

c The project required an impartial/independent review/report.

d The project required rapid access to the latest technology and experience in its application.

e In-house resources were not available.

Table 93

Consultants Under Engagement in 1998–99

Location/ Work Group	Name of Consultant	Description of Project	Amount Paid ($)	Reason(s) for Engagement
PROGRAM 1: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, TRADE AND BUSINESS LIAISON			1 776 275
Sub-Program 1.1: North Asia			237 285
Australia–Korea Foundation	Ryebuck Media P/L	Research, develop, produce and promote an interactive multi-media resource kit for Korean junior high schools	196 908	e
Beijing	Asia Training Services Ltd	Develop and deliver Client Service Communication Training Program	9 200	a
Beijing	Ms Diane Gregory	Review administration and management practices	5 600	c
Tokyo	Australian National University	Research into foreign direct investment in Japan	10 000	a
Tokyo	Mr K. Gomi	Develop Historical Fact Sheet series	9 497	a e
Tokyo	Mr Bill Loane	Economic analysis/research into labour market reform, ageing population and foreign investment in Japan	3 325	a
Tokyo	Miracle Recreation Equipment	Design amenities to comply with Australian safety regulations	2 755	a
Economic Research and Preparation of Material for Publication			194 257
East Asia Analytical Unit	Professor Mohammad Ariff and Professor Michael Skully	Financial market report (Asia’s Banking)	8 000	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Mr Gil Beltran	Financial market report (Philippines)	2 500	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Dr Chan-guk Huh	Korea report (microeconomic performance)	12 411	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Dr Michael Briers and Professor Michael Aitkin	Financial market report (bond and equity markets)	8 000	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Mr Vic Edwards	Financial market report (securitisation)	2 000	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Dr Alex Frino	Financial market report (risk management tools)	4 000	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Dr Luke Gower and Professor Jenny Corbett	Financial market report (Japanese financial sector)	12 000	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Dr Luke Gower and Dr Heather Smith	Financial market report (macroeconomics–Asian financial crisis)	12 000	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Dr Diwa Guinigundo	Financial market report (Philippines)	2 500	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Dr Inkyo Cheong	Korea report (trade policy and performance)	12 000	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Dr June-Dong Kim	Korea report (foreign investment regime)	11 000	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Dr Hyoungsoo Zang	Korea report (South/North relationship trade policy)	4 812	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Dr Donghyun Ji	Korea report (financial market management)	12 699	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Dr Dae-Il Kim	Korea report (labour policies)	3 460	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Dr Ju-Ho Lee	Korea report (labour policies)	3 460	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Dr You-Il Lee	Korea report (survey and analysis of Australian foreign direct investment)	6 000	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Dr Kui-Wai Li	Financial market report (Chinese financial sector)	10 206	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Dr Tony Michel	Korea report (business environment)	6 296	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Dr Tony Naughton	Financial market report (Taiwan’s financial sector)	16 800	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Professor Michael Porter	Infrastructure project (Chapter 2)	10 000	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Dr Nam Sang-Woo	Korea report (overview)	6 980	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Dr Heather Smith	Korea report (overview)	3 000	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Dr Somchi Sujapongse	Financial market report (Thailand)	5 000	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Dr Seong Min Yoo	Financial market report (industry & competition policies)	14 133	c
East Asia Analytical Unit	Ms Nor Sharnish Yunus	Financial market report (Malaysia)	5 000	c
Sub-Program 1.2: South and South-East Asia			208 948
Australia–Indonesia Institute	Asian Field Study Centres P/L	Develop and deliver teacher workshops on use of textbook Geografi Australia	11 535	a e
Australia–Indonesia Institute	J & G Asia Consultant P/L	Facilitate Australia–Indonesia Youth Exchange Program	11 450	e
Australia–Indonesia Institute	Mitra Indonesia Consultants P/L	Facilitate Australia–Indonesia Youth Exchange Program	28 678	e
South and South-East Asia Division	Intercedent Asia P/L	Identify and assess opportunities for Australian business arising from liberalisation of Singapore’s financial and legal services markets	18 399	c
South and South-East Asia Division	Mr Frank Milne	Develop divisional Special Visits Program for 1998–99	3 652	e
South and South-East Asia Division	Mr Tom Sherman, AO	Evaluate information arising from ABC Foreign Correspondent Program on 20 October 1998 about deaths of Australian journalists in East Timor in 1975	64 054	c
South and South-East Asia Division	Professor Peter G. Warr	Analyse implications of Thailand’s currency depreciation and proposed trade liberalisations on Australia’s principal exports to Thailand	13 060	c
Hanoi	IPEX Information Technology Group	Develop and facilitate staff IT training program	22 229	e
Hanoi	Phillips Fox	Advice on new local labour decree	2 064	a
Ho Chi Minh City	Bonwick & Associates	Advice on termination of services and redundancies under Vietnamese labour laws	2 750	a
Jakarta	Pt Gra Tiara Imaji	Review conditions of service for locally engaged staff	22 806	c
Manila	PALM Management P/L	Develop and deliver training workshop	8 271	a e
Sub-Program 1.3: Americas and Europe			417 640
Buenos Aires	Towers Perrin/Marcu Associates	Comparative analysis and alignment of pension benefits for locally engaged staff	19 602	a
Caracas	Concorcio R & G Iticeca Spica A.A.V.	Prepare architectural plans for new chancery	22 232	a
London	Access Consulting	Planning and advice for implementation of human resource and payroll package	24 570	d
London	Artillery Architecture	Design and prepare plans for refurbishment	13 350	a
London	Button Design Coy Ltd	Design and develop website	31 670	a
London	Button Design Coy Ltd	Design and develop Intranet site	12 125	a
London	Barry Derbyshire Design Consultant/Project Management	Design and facilitate refurbishment	20 253	a
London	Gregory, Rowcliffe & Milners, Solicitors	Legal advice	22 951	a
London	Selven Pty Ltd	Advice on upgrades to payroll system	24 862	a
Mexico City	Mr Lic Jose Luis Velazquez	Review and recommend updates to locally engaged staff contracts	16 707	a
Mexico City	PricewaterhouseCoopers	Legal and taxation advice on employment arrangements for locally engaged staff	48 041	a
Rome (including Holy See)	Ms Clelia March	Develop, consult and facilitate for cultural activities program	65 453	a
The Hague	Ms Teresa M. Barreu	Website design and development	2 333	d
The Hague	De Twaalf Provincien	Advice on ergonomic furniture study	3 981	a
The Hague	Loyens & Volkmaars	Advice on local labour law	2 198	a
The Hague	Van Haselen Design	Design chancery reception area	5 717	a
Warsaw	Denton Corker Marshall	Advice on space planning	11 006	a
Warsaw	Euromost	Advice on chancery search	14 770	a
Warsaw	Unikat	Advice on chancery relocation	10 408	a
Washington	PALM Management P/L	Review Corporate Services Branch, development of business strategy and implementation plan.	45 411	c
Sub-Program 1.4: South Pacific, Africa and the Middle East			63 276
Abu Dhabi	NADIA	Advice and services for recruitment of locally engaged staff	15 528	a e
Apia	Better Communications	Design and produce Aussie Exchange newsletter	3 648	e
Harare	PricewaterhouseCoopers	Review locally engaged staff jobs/functions	4 514	c
Nairobi	Deloitte & Touche	Review locally engaged staff establishment and structure	11 672	e
Nairobi	Ms Sauda Kilumanga	Support for trade and investment objectives in Tanzania	3 705	e
Wellington	Green Hansen Human Resource Consultants	Restructure and review locally engaged staff conditions of service	24 209	a
Sub-Program 1.5: Multilateral Trade Policy and Negotiations			105 500
Trade Negotiations Division	Professor Kym Anderson	Evaluate and prepare report on non-trade distorting mechanisms for achieving ‘non-trade’ objectives of agricultural trade policy	5 000	b
Trade Negotiations Division	Centre for International Economics	Evaluate effects of trade reform using two econometric models, for Global Trade Reform study	84 000	a b
Trade Negotiations Division	Mr Gary Sampson	Prepare report on developing country issues for Global Trade Reform study	7 500	b
Trade Negotiations Division	Mr John Stonier	Prepare and deliver module on licensing of biotechnology intellectual property	2 000	b
Trade Negotiations Division	Ms Rachel Thompson	Prepare report on services trade barriers for Global Trade Reform study	7 000	b
Sub-Program 1.6: Trade Strategy Development and Business Liaison			248 916
Market Development Division	Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics	Study into policies overseas affecting the expansion of the market for sugar	33 000	b
Market Development Division	Australian Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee Secretariat	Provide advice and briefings to Australia’s APEC Business Advisory Council, liaise with International Secretariat and consult with business	25 000	b
Market Development Division	Mr Ian Grigg	Facilitate APEC automotive dialogue	3 750	b
Market Development Division	Information Solutions (ACT) P/L	Facilitate and project manage displays/demonstrations to APEC Summit and Trade Minister meetings	36 564	b
Market Development Division	Inquit P/L	Develop options to alleviate adverse effects of European Union subsidies on canned fruit	4 000	b
Market Development Division	Milbank Bray Research Institute	Analyse Australia’s position against international electronic commerce indicators and develop database for promotion of New Silk Road report	28 000	b
Market Development Division	Monash University	Trade and Investment Facilitation program	118 602	b
Sub-Program 1.7: Global Issues			50 453
International Organisations and Legal Division	Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics	Climate change economic modelling	12 000	a
International Organisations and Legal Division	Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics	Climate change economic modelling	20 000	a
International Organisations and Legal Division	Library Locums P/L	Reorganise law library	3 128	a
International Security Division	CSIRO Mathematical & Information Sciences	Research methods and develop sampling strategy for the selection of sites for visits under the Biological Weapons Convention Verification Protocol	10 000	b
International Security Division	Paul Dibb and Associates	Lead Australian team for ‘one-and-a-half-track’ security dialogue with China	5 325	b
Sub-Program 1.8: International Legal Interests			0
Sub-Program 1.9: Information and Cultural Relations			250 000
Public Affairs and Consular Division	Asialink	Development and touring of visual arts program	130 000	a e
Public Affairs and Consular Division	Musica Viva	Development and touring of fine music programs	120 000	a e
PROGRAM 2: PASSPORT AND CONSULAR SERVICES			55 561
Sub-Program 2.1: Passport Services			55 561
Passports Branch	ComTech Communications P/L	Advice on integration of systems	6 624	d
Passports Branch	Reengineering Australia	Assist with contract negotiations	3 150	c
Passports Branch	Reengineering Australia	Review passports work practices	45 787	a
Sub-Program 2.2: Consular Services			0
PROGRAM 3: SERVICES FOR OTHER AGENCIES			0
Sub-Program 3.1: Services to Parliament, the Media and the Public			0
Sub-Program 3.2: Services to Foreign Representatives in Australia			0
Sub-Program 3.3: Services to Australian Government Agencies Overseas			0
PROGRAM 4: SECURE GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS AND SECURITY SERVICES			333 050
Sub-Program 4.1: Australian Diplomatic Communications Network (ADCNET)			249 738
Information Management Branch	Codarra Advanced Systems	Security policy development, project management, review disaster recovery arrangements	210 538	a e
Information Management Branch	CSS P/L	Redevelop communications database for Year 2000 compliance	39 200	e
Sub-Program 4.2: Security Services			83 312
Australian Technical Security Section	A R Liiband and Associates P/L	Facilitate planning and goal setting	2 937	a
Australian Technical Security Section	Codarra Advanced Systems	Review security requirements	44 175	e
Diplomatic Security Branch	Gutteridge Haskins & Davey P/L	Review security and access control systems	36 200	c
PROGRAM 5: EXECUTIVE AND DFAT CORPORATE SERVICES			1 021 366
Sub-Program 5.1: Executive Direction			22 047
Executive, Planning and Evaluation Branch	Brown & Wilton	Design and print reports on human resource management of locally engaged staff	14 600	a e
Executive, Planning and Evaluation Branch	Interim HR Solutions	Design human resource management toolkit for locally engaged staff	2 447	e
Executive, Planning and Evaluation Branch	PricewaterhouseCoopers	Audit of financial management system	5 000	a
Sub-Program 5.2: DFAT Corporate Services			999 319
Corporate Management Division	Ernst and Young	Advice on fringe benefits tax	21 980	a
Darwin	Workplace Solutions	Ergonomic audit	7 322	e
Finance Management Branch	Knott and Associates	Develop financial management professional development program	54 700	a e
Finance Management Branch	KPMG Chartered Accountants	Advice, planning and services for implementation of accrual budgeting	152 792	a
Finance Management Branch	KPMG Chartered Accountants	Develop common administrative services model for overseas posts	15 000	a e
Finance Management Branch	Lotus Consulting	Design and develop interface for new financial management system	46 916	d
Finance Management Branch	Alan Platcher and Associates	Business process re-engineering review: procurement and accounts processing	117 383	a e
Finance Management Branch	SMS Consulting Group P/L	Advice and planning for implementation of devolved banking	66 333	a
Finance Management Branch	SMS Consulting Group P/L	Planning and advice for implementation of new financial management system	135 751	a
Finance Management Branch	Travelsearch (Aust) P/L	Advice on evaluation of tenders for the provision of travel services	32 148	b
Information Management Branch	Azimuth Consulting Australia P/L	Develop IT integration strategy	30 496	a e
Information Management Branch	ComTech Integration Services	Design and project management for new network environment	20 200	e
Information Management Branch	Lotus Development P/L	Develop user interface for Lotus Notes	3 360	d
Information Management Branch	PSI Consulting P/L	Develop draft service level agreements	9 900	a e
Information Management Branch	Siller Systems Administration	Review records management Thesaurus	8 500	a
Management Coordination Section	Administrative Solutions	Develop draft Memorandum of Understanding: Provision of removals service	2 250	e
Services and Property Branch	SMS Consulting Group P/L	Investigate the viability of outsourcing mail sorting functions	175 357	c
Services and Property Branch	Sutton Consulting P/L	Prepare report on tendering for outsourcing mail sorting functions	10 361	a e
Staffing Branch	Advantage Consulting	Planning and advice in evaluation stage of the implementation of HRMIS	5 000	a
Staffing Branch	Lange Consulting	Evaluate various human resource management systems	60 900	c
Staffing Branch	OAMPS Corporate Risk P/L	Review overseas health provisions	15 120	b
Staffing Branch	PricewaterhouseCoopers	Develop business case for new human resource management system	7 550	a
Total			3 186 252

Appendix 9: Consultancy Services

Selection Processes

Consultancies Undertaken During 1998–99

| Contents