South Australian Industry
Participation Policy
Employment Contribution
Test for Metropolitan
Adelaide
November 2015
Measuring Economic Benefit
through Labour
SA IPP Metropolitan
ECT
This Employment Contribution Test is designed for contracts of:

$22,000 up to $4 million in Metropolitan Adelaide
(All prices are GST inclusive)
Please note that an agency may direct the use of this template outside of the thresholds above,
based on a determination of the potential economic and social benefit for South Australia, or a
specific region, resulting from the procurement. This determination is in no way an indication of
price.
Employment is the key driver of economic contribution from procurement that is being assessed through
the use of this template:
Part A:
Employment
For further information on these categories please refer to the Office of the Industry Advocate’s website
www.industryadvocate.sa.gov.au.
For contracts between $22,000 and $220,000 the Employment Contribution Test should be used to
determine the winner when there are two or more bids that meet the needs of Government and they
represent good value (i.e. the more local jobs associated with the tender the more likely the bid is to be
successful).
For contracts between $220,000 and $4 million a minimum 15% weighting will apply to contract
evaluations that use a weighted award criteria.
Guiding documents including the South Australian Industry Participation Policy, Procedural Guidelines
and Frequently Asked Questions are available at www.industryadvocate.sa.gov.au.
The Office of the Industry Advocate is available to assist with requests for information on IPP
requirements. Please phone (08) 8226 8956 or email: oia@sa.gov.au.
DOCUMENT CONTROL
Managed by Office of the Industry
Division:
Advocate
Approved
by:
Industry Participation
Advocate
File number:
OIA13/0021
Version No:
4.0
Contact
position:
Date
effective:
6 November 2015
Status:
Director, Office of the
Industry Advocate
Responsible Director, Office of the
position:
Industry Advocate
APPROVED
Scheduled
30 June 2020
review date:
3 / 11 / 2015
Signed:
Print Name:
Ian Nightingale
Position:
Industry Participation Advocate
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SA INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION POLICY EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTION TEST TEMPLATE
FOR METROPOLITAN ADELAIDE
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Business Name
Project Manager
Telephone
What is your physical
presence in South Australia?
(you can tick more than one)
Email
Head Office
Branch Office
Warehouse
Other
(please specify)
☐
☐
☐
☐
Location of physical
presence
Industry Capability Network (ICN) Gateway
You are encouraged to be registered on the Industry Capability Network (ICN) Gateway http://gateway.icn.org.au
Please indicate your ICN Gateway CID Number
Tender Title
Tender Reference Number
Responsible Government Agency
Tender value ($AUD)
This is the total value of your tender, including
GST, including all options and for the life of the
contract including all possible extensions
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SA INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION POLICY EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTION TEST TEMPLATE
FOR METROPOLITAN ADELAIDE
PART A: LABOUR
The purpose of this section is to measure the potential economic benefit to the State through the
use of local labour.
i
ii
iii
Total
How much in the
South Australia
Percentage of hours
in South Australia
Note: do not include
Fly-in/Fly-out labour
See Guidance Note 3
See Guidance Note 4
Head Contract
A1: How many hours of labour will
be used to perform the
contract from within your
business?
……….hrs
……….hrs
………….%
See Guidance Note 1
Sub-contract/s or supply arrangements
A2: Will you need to engage one or more
subcontractors to deliver this contract?
A3: How many hours of subcontracted labour will be used
to perform the contract?
☐YES
☐ NO
Complete A3
No further action required
……….hrs
……….hrs
………….%
……….hrs
……….hrs
………….%
See Guidance Note 2
A4: Total
Add A1 & A3
Guidance Notes:
1. We are seeking the number of labour hours your business will employ directly to deliver the contract
should you be successful. Do not include the labour hours related to outsourced or subcontracted
work in this question. Outsourced and subcontracted work should be included in A3.
2. We are seeking an estimation of the number of labour hours from any outsourced and subcontracted
work to deliver the contract.
3. If you are quoting/tendering for an hourly rate rather than total number of hours, please complete
column (iii) only
4. Please use principal place of residence to determine South Australian labour (do not include fly in/fly
out labour).
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SA INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION POLICY EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTION TEST TEMPLATE
FOR METROPOLITAN ADELAIDE
For the purpose of this assessment,
Metropolitan Adelaide is the State
Government Regions of:

Western Adelaide

Northern Adelaide

Eastern Adelaide

Southern Adelaide
http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/9442
/SA_Government_regions_State_map.pdf
For Office Use Only
Scoring system
% of labour hours
performed in South
Australia
Assessment Guideline
Score
>90%
>80% but ≤ 90%
>70% but ≤ 80%
>60% but ≤ 70%
>50% but ≤ 60%
>40% but ≤ 50%
>30% but ≤ 40%
>20% but ≤ 30%
>10% but ≤ 20%
>5% but ≤ 10%
≤ 5%
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Contact
Office of the Industry Advocate
Level 13, 99 Gawler Place, ADELAIDE SA 5001
T: +61 8 8226 8956
E: oia@sa.gov.au
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