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APPENDIX 11Contracts and consultanciesUnder the Financial Management Act 1994the following distinction is made betweencontractors and consultants.Contractors:• provide goods, works or services thatimplement a decision• perform all or part of a new or existingongoing function to assist an agency carryout its defined activities and operationalfunctions• perform a function involving skills orperspectives that would normally beexpected to reside within the agency butat the time are unavailable.Consultants:• provide expert analysis and advice thatfacilitates decision making• perform a specific, one-off task or set oftasks• perform a task involving skills orperspectives that would not normally beexpected to reside within the agency.Disclosure of major contractsThe Department has disclosed all contractsgreater than $10 million in value that it enteredinto in 2006–07. The disclosed contracts canbe viewed on .Compliance with the VictorianIndustry Participation policyDuring 2006–07, the Department commenced30 contracts to which the Victorian IndustryParticipation policy applied, totalling$133,264,537 in value. The contractsincluded 12 metropolitan contracts totalling$79,160,228, and 18 regional contractstotalling $54,104,269.The commitments under the policy included:• an average level of local content of 98 percent of the total value of the contracts• 665 FTE jobs• benefits to the Victorian economy throughdevelopment and implementation oftechnology in schools, professionaldevelopment for staff, and skills developmentthrough work on infrastructure projects andparticipation in related training in varioustrade areas and OHS.The Department completed 15 contracts towhich the Victorian Industry Participation policyapplied, totalling $50,726,969 in value. Thecontracts included six metropolitan contractstotalling $22,043,266 and nine regionalcontracts totalling $28,683,703.Consultancies in excess of $100,000Consultant Particulars Amount paid in 2006–07Future commitmentsas at 30 June 2007Boston Consulting GroupTo provide advice on organisational capacity todeliver on the Government’s education agenda.$338,000 $0Total $338,000 $0Consultancies less than $100,000Number engaged 6Total cost $345,673Appendices159