COMPETITIVE NEUTRALITY DUE DILIGENCE CHECKLIST

Commercial Project Name: / Date Submitted:
Submitted by Name & Position:
School/Service Centre:
CHECKLIST TASKS / COMPLIANT?
Y / N
  1. FBSC received a completed and signed Competitive Neutrality Internal Assessment Declaration Formplus associated calculations and assumptions documents from activity owner to assess for competitive neutrality compliance
/ Y
  1. Review market competitors and price analysis conducted
/ Y
See Note 1
  1. Review compliance with ECU Competitive Neutrality & Anti Unconscionable Conduct policy by recognition of minimum costs in determination of activity price
/ Y
See Note 1
  1. Direct costs to include all relevant staffing costs using HEW or ALEV plus on costand any other direct cost

  1. 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

  1. Review compliance with ECU Pricing policy by provision of full costing structure including:
/ Y
See Note 1
  1. Infrastructure cost recovery on government tenders and contract research

  1. Minimum margin applied

  1. Any adjustment reducing the price is clearly displayed and explained on grounds of either CSO or competitive market and authorised by DVC

  1. Review assessment of other competition looking for:

  1. Acknowledgment of relevant and extent of competition
/ Y
  1. Estimate of number of competitors
/ See Note 2
  1. Comparison of prices for equivalent services
/ Y
  1. Review of any information referring to cost advantages i.e.acknowledging incorporation or exclusion of any subsidised costs
/ N/A
  1. Review of any information referring to cost disadvantages e.g. onerous compliance costs
/ Y
  1. Review for any evidence of breach of Trade Practices Act principles
/ Y
  1. In context of a possible challenge from competitors that ECU pricing is anti-competitive, 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
  1. Assess whether any further adjustments are required and if so discuss with activity owner for amendment
/ N/A
  1. Complete recommendation to forward an ECU Competitive Neutrality Compliance Declaration to Vice Chancellor or Vice President (Corporate Services) for approval
/ Y
  1. Advise activity owner of recommendation
/ Y
Note 1
The tender offer incorporates the following:
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 basisin 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