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The total number of consultancy service contracts arranged by the Bureau was 74. The total expenditure on consultancy services during the year was $559,670.17. The most common reasons to engage consultants were the need for specialised, technical and professional skills or knowledge, and the need for work to be conducted independently. Details of consultancies in excess of $10,000 are provided in the following table.
| Name of Consultant | Description | Contract
Price ($)
(Incl GST) |
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| Andrews Marketing Group | VHF Marine Weather Services User Survey | 11,305.00 |
| Australian Government Solicitor | Indonesia IMGEP Tender Process | 23,866.00 |
| Australian Government Solicitor | Weather Channel Advice | 14,717.00 |
| Australian Government Solicitor | National Tidal Centre Staffing Issues | 10,315.00 |
| Australian Government Solicitor | Finance Lease Issues | 11,244.00 |
| Australian Government Solicitor | Staffing Issues WA | 18,257.00 |
| Blake Dawson Waldron Lawyers | Legal advice and preparation of documents | 19,696.39 |
| Delbeato Young Pty Ltd | Market Research intoCoastal Waters Forecasts | 41,379.00 |
| Lawson and Treloar | Regional Climate study including wave heights, current water temperature and tides | 15,291.90 |
| Michael Cawood & Associates Pty Ltd | Review of Flood Warning SystemDevelopment Priorities | 94,517.50 |
| Systems Engineering Australia Pty Ltd (Dr Bruce Harper) | Storm Tide Prediction System for the Northern Territory | 150,000.00* |
| Montlaur Project Services Pty Ltd | Various consultancies associated with relocation to 700 Collins St | 23,017.50 |
| * Co-funded with Emergency Management Australia (EMA) and Northern Territory Emergency Service (NTES). |
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