• Skip to main content
  • Skip to navigation
  • Accessibility
  • Contact Us
Government of Western Australia Crest
Government of Western Australia
Government of Western Australia Crest

Additional Menu

  • Accessibility
  • Contact us
Go to WA Government search
  • About SMHS
    • Health Service Board
    • Strategic focus
      • Vision and values
      • Strategic Plan
      • Annual Report
      • Environmental sustainability
      • Innovation
    • Executive
    • Conduct and standards
    • Freedom of Information
    • Governance
    • SMHS Excellence Awards
    • Contact SMHS
  • Our services
    • Our hospitals
    • Elective surgery
      • Contracted medical practitioners
    • Outpatients
    • COVID-19 information
      • SMHS staff self-reporting
    • Aboriginal health
    • Mental health
      • Kara Maar
      • Peel Mental Health Taskforce
    • Health promotion
      • Our priorities
      • Public health planning
    • Community Services
    • Health care snapshot
    • SMHS Online Services Portal
    • Western Australian Limb Service for Amputees
    • Library and Information Service
  • Our care
    • Safe, quality care
      • Reduce your falls risk
      • Preventing pressure injuries
      • Supporting patients with cognitive impairment
      • Understanding delirium
      • Hand hygiene
      • MySay healthcare survey
      • Healthcare associated infections
      • "What matters to you?"
    • Understanding where you will receive care
    • For overseas visitors and students
    • Patient rights
    • Patient stories
    • Private patients
    • Support for carers
      • If you can't visit an older patient
  • Our community
    • Consumer experience
    • Partnering with consumers
      • Community advisory councils
      • 'Put it to the People' engagement platform
    • Engaging with our community
      • GP Engage
      • Fiona Wood Public Lectures
      • Voluntary assisted dying podcasts
      • Health Stories podcasts
    • Disability access and inclusion
      • DAIP strategies
      • DAIP initiatives
      • Supporting people with disability
    • SMHS HealthReady Pipeline
      • About HealthReady
      • Get involved in HealthReady
      • Current HealthReady projects
    • Our volunteers
    • Events
  • Our research
    • About research at SMHS
    • Current research
      • Allied Health Research Unit
      • Nursing and Midwifery Research Unit
    • Our research stories
    • For researchers
      • SMHS Research Integrity Advisors
    • Participate in our research
      • Valuing the consumer voice
  • Work with us
    • Career opportunities
      • Allied health and health professionals
      • Clinical academics
      • Corporate and non-clinical careers
      • Medical
      • Mental health
      • Nursing and midwifery
    • Employee benefits
    • Apply for a job
    • Living in WA
  • News
  1. Home
  2. News
  3. 2021
  4. 03
  5. 18
  6. SMHS proud to engage Aboriginal businesses

SMHS proud to engage Aboriginal businesses

SMHS proud to engage Aboriginal businesses

Two women and four men standing outside a building entry The SMHS Aboriginal Procurement Policy team with Kardan Construction representatives
16/03/2021

South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) is proud to be not just meeting but exceeding the target of awarding a percentage of contracts to Aboriginal businesses.

Under the Aboriginal Procurement Policy (external site) (APP), all government departments were required to award 3 per cent of all contracts to registered Aboriginal businesses in the 2020/21 financial year and 2 per cent in the 2019/20 financial year.

SMHS has awarded more than 6 per cent of contracts to Aboriginal businesses in the last financial year, demonstrating the commitment to engaging Aboriginal businesses.

Building company, Kardan Construction, is just one of the Aboriginal businesses engaged by SMHS under the policy.

Kardan Construction was selected to complete a $500,000 refurbishment of the premises for the Hampton House mental health service, and has completed several other projects for Fremantle Hospital.

Fremantle Hospital’s Campus Facilities Manager, Bill Clark said Kardan delivered the refurbishment on time and budget, was helpful and easy to work with, and went above and beyond on several occasions.

“The service is delighted with their new premises refurbished by Kardan, which had been vacant since 2015," said Bill.

A Director of Kardan Construction, Noongar man Frank Mitchell, said they were very happy to contribute their services to the redevelopment of the mental health facility.

“Mental health and social and emotional wellbeing amongst Aboriginal people are a huge concern, so it was rewarding for everyone from Kardan to be involved in this project,” said Frank.

SMHS Area Director, Infrastructure, Facilities Management and Health Support Services, Mark Stokoe and his team were integral in implementing the APP.

“SMHS engages Aboriginal businesses not just to meet the APP requirements, but because Aboriginal people make up a large proportion of our patient cohort, and it is important our whole service reflects this,” he said. 

In addition to the contract with Kardan Construction, SMHS has also engaged Tjuart Architects to provide consultancy for the carpark extension at Rockingham General Hospital and CareyMC Pty Ltd to supply and install transportable buildings at Peel Health Campus.

Follow South Metropolitan Health Service on Facebook (external site) and keep up to date with all the latest news across SMHS.

Previous Next
Last Updated: 30/03/2021
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube

Footer menu

  • wa.gov.au
  • Copyright
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy
  • Sitemap
  • Contact Us

Brought to you by the Department of Health, Western Australia

© Government of Western Australia 2018 to