COMPETITIVE NEUTRALITY DUE DILIGENCE CHECKLIST
Commercial Project
Name:
Date
Submitted:
Submitted by Name & Position:
School/Service Centre:
CHECKLIST TASKS
COMPLIANT?
Y/N
Y
1.
FBSC received a completed and signed Competitive Neutrality Internal Assessment
Declaration Form plus associated calculations and assumptions documents from
activity owner to assess for competitive neutrality compliance
2.
Review market competitors and price analysis conducted
Y
See Note 1
3.
Review compliance with ECU Competitive Neutrality & Anti Unconscionable Conduct
policy by recognition of minimum costs in determination of activity price
Y
See Note 1
a. Direct costs to include all relevant staffing costs using HEW or ALEV plus on cost
and any other direct cost
b. Indirect costs to include consideration for overhead, either by applying appropriate
USC % or individually identified costs i.e. utilities, maintenance, support services
IT, corporate, finance etc
4.
Review compliance with ECU Pricing policy by provision of full costing structure
including:
Y
See Note 1
a. Infrastructure cost recovery on government tenders and contract research
b. Minimum margin applied
c. Any adjustment reducing the price is clearly displayed and explained on grounds of
either CSO or competitive market and authorised by DVC
5.
Review assessment of other competition looking for:
a. Acknowledgment of relevant and extent of competition
b. Estimate of number of competitors
Y
See Note 2
c. Comparison of prices for equivalent services
Y
6.
Review of any information referring to cost advantages i.e. acknowledging
incorporation or exclusion of any subsidised costs
N/A
7.
Review of any information referring to cost disadvantages e.g. onerous compliance
costs
Y
8.
Review for any evidence of breach of Trade Practices Act principles
Y
9.
In context of a possible challenge from competitors that ECU pricing is anticompetitive, ensure that the overall representation of costing in determining the price
for the activity is transparent, auditable and considered fair and reasonable
Y
See Note 1
10. Assess whether any further adjustments are required and if so discuss with activity
owner for amendment
N/A
11. Complete recommendation to forward an ECU Competitive Neutrality Compliance
Declaration to Vice Chancellor or Vice President (Corporate Services) for approval
Y
12. Advise activity owner of recommendation
Y
Note 1
The tender offer incorporates the following:
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Note 2
Assessor Name:
Caroline Smith
Position: Manager, FBSC
ECU COMPETITIVE NEUTRALITY COMPLIANCE DECLARATION
[Date]
[Address 1]
[Address 2]
[Address 3]
[Address 4]
Dear Sir / Madam
RE: [Subject]
This is to certify that the response submitted by Edith Cowan University to the [Insert details] has been
calculated on a full commercial basis in accordance with the guidelines issued by Western Australian
Department of Treasury entitled "Costing and Pricing Government Services – Guidelines for use by
agencies, 5th edition, April 2007”.
Yours sincerely
Professor Steve Chapman
Vice-Chancellor and President