This retrospective look will show all contractual arrangements executed by Council with an identified value over $200,000 (excluding GST) at the time of contract execution. Ipswich City Council’s contracts are diverse in nature and span several procurement categories. These categories and sub-categories enable the council to analyse its contracts and spend to achieve value for money in the expenditure of public funds.
Data is shown for the estimated full value of the life of the contract in the year of commencement only. Multi year agreements do not show expenditure in the subsequent years of the agreement. As such the data at times has peaks and troughs inline with the execution of multi-year agreements.
The following principles apply to Council when purchasing goods, services, and works:
Just over half of Ipswich City Council contracts since 2015 have related to building, construction and maintenance activities. This has seen Council deliver a number of exciting projects and necessary maintenance for the community.
Some key projects have been: