Designers, including but not limited to, architects, engineers and other specialists, must endeavour to specify locally developed and manufactured materials, products and technology to avoid designing out local suppliers as far as possible.

A detailed industry engagement and local sourcing plan, identifying long lead items and critical materials with a particular emphasis on steel, inclusive of but not limited to:

• an industry engagement plan, including an:
  • annual steel industry briefing
  • advance notice to market of annual procurement and purchasing program
• a project steel forecast by volume, publicly published and updated quarterly, including:
  • steel by-product (e.g. reinforcement, structural steel, sheet piling)
  • quarterly demand over the project schedule
  • optimise the use of local products and materials with recycled inputs

Designers, including but not limited to architects, engineers and other specialists, must endeavour to specify locally developed and manufactured materials, products and technology to avoid designing out local suppliers as far as possible.

The Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board (MFB) and its contractor(s) will work with local industry, the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, the Industry Capability Network (ICN) and the Uniforms and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Monitor to grow the local supply chain over the life of the contract consistent with its Operational Staff Enterprise Agreement.