In accordance with Section 27 of the GIPA Act, Council is required to maintain a register that records information about each government contract which has (or is likely to have) a value of $150,000 or more*.
*Employment contracts do not need to be included in the register.
The Act provides for three different classes of contracts, each with different information disclosure requirements.
These types of contracts are those that have or are likely to have, a value or aggregate value, of $150,000. The information in relation to Class 1 contracts which must be entered into the register if Council contracts, within 45 days after the contract becoming effective includes:
In addition to the requirements for Class 1 contracts, Class 2 contracts require the following;
If a Class 2 contract has a value, or likely value of more than $5 million, it becomes a Class 3 contract. Council must publish a copy of a Class 3 contract on the register of Council contracts.
For more information about the rules for submitting a tender to Council visit the Tendering Information Page.
Council is required to maintain a list of current contracts over the value of $150,000.
To view all the contracts of this value or more, download the Current Contracts Register.
Council does not have to publish information that is confidential such as:
Commercial in confidence provisions of a contract refer to information which:
Information about Council contracts must be included in the register within 45 days of the contract becoming effective. Information, including a copy of a contract, must be included in the government contracts register for either 20 working days, or until the obligations under the contract have been satisfied, whichever is the longer period.
Mayor's Giving Tree Christmas Appeal
Christmas in the Gardens 2023
Vaping Information Session
"Hands Off Our Rural Lands" Says Mayor to Developer Lobby
All Aboard the Wollondilly Beach Bus
Wollondilly Mayor’s Giving Tree Christmas Appeal to help those doing it tough