Cairns Airport procures goods and services from local, state,
interstate and international suppliers for its airport operations.
Procurement Methods
Cairns Airport procures a diverse range of goods and services utilising a variety of sourcing options, including:
- Formal Tender
- Requests for Expressions of Interest
- Informal written requests for quotation
- Preferred supplier arrangements for low unit value/high turnover items
- Non-formal direct sourcing from known competitive suppliers for low turnover/low value items.
Supply Chain Review
As a result of the continually changing environment in which we live,
Cairns Airport actively seeks to improve its knowledge of new products
and efficiencies available in the market place by:
- Continually reviewing our customer’s needs
- Working with suppliers to reduce cost and inefficiency; and
- Looking to new advances in technology.
Ethical Standards
Cairns Airport requires all personnel connected or involved with the
procurement process to act with the highest level of probity and be
accountable for their actions.
This requires:
- All personnel to maintain the highest ethical standards in dealing with past, current and potential suppliers
- That all information received is treated as commercial in confidence
- That no product, gift or inducement will be sought from any
supplier, with the exception of products supplied for evaluation in the
normal course of business
- That no undue favour or preference will be shown to any supplier
- That any actual or potential conflict of interest will be reported to the employee’s Manager and the Purchasing Officer.
Complaints Resolution
All complaints relating to procurement matters should be directed in
writing to Cairns Airport and marked for the attention of the Executive
General Manager, who is charged with responsibility for complaint
investigation in accordance with our Complaints Policy.
Cairns Airport has prepared an Annual Procurement Plan which
identifies purchasing objectives, strategies and measures of
achievement.
Details of significant purchases and capital projects are published
for information purposes only and do not represent an invitation to
submit proposals.
Cairns Airport will examine its position on these projects (and any other projects that may arise) periodically during the year.
Where a decision is made to proceed, procurement requirements will be
examined on a case-by-case basis and will follow the policies outlined
above.
Procurement Contacts
All procurement enquiries should be directed to:
The Purchasing Officer
Phone: (07) 4080 6735
Email: purchasing@cairnsairport.com.au