Just a few clients ICNWA has assisted include: Woodside Energy, Alcoa, Shell, BHP Billiton, Phillips Petroleum, Methanex, Rio Tinto, Newcrest, Burrup Fertilizers, GTL Resources, Santos, Marubeni, Mitsubishi, MODEC, Kellogg Brown & Root, Aker Kvaerner, Bechtel, ABB, Siemens, SNC Lavalin, Clough, Alstom, Austal , Worely, Tenix, Babcock, Baker Hughes, Bombardier, Ferrostall, Fluor, AMEC, General Electric, Lurgi, Hatch, Itochu, Krupp, MAN, Air Liquide, Monsanto, Multiplex, Nippon Steel, Oschatz, Outokumpu, Tessag, Single Buoy Moorings, Schlumberger, SMS Demag, Sulzer, Sumotomo, Svedala, Technip-Coflexip, and Technipetrol.

These and many more companies from around the world have provided ICNWA access to early information on their technical and procurement requirements. ICNWA''''s role is to match this data against Australian capabilities and then provide qualified information on experienced suppliers.  ICNWA''''s activities are aimed at enhancing the competitive position of the purchaser and the global competitiveness of Australian projects, while at the same time supporting Australian industry participation.

Our standard vendor identification service is provided free of charge.  You will be advised in writing of any ICNWA service that would attract a fee. Supply of such services need to be separately negotiated on mutually agreed terms and conditions prior to commencement.

Obtaining our standard free service is a simple process.

1. Let us know if you are a tendering to a project or have already been awarded a supply contract.
2. If you wish us to identify Australian suppliers against a large range of key components that you utilise in the plant or equipment you produce, we need to know if any of these components are manufactured in-house or need to be sole-sourced. There would be limited benefit in providing you with any details on Australian companies for sole-sourced items. The components we can best assist you with are the ones that you would normally purchase on a competitive tendering basis and there is a reasonable likelihood of us identifying an Australian supplier who can meet all your commercial requirements.
3. We need to know that there is sufficient time for us to undertake our research, provide you with information on suppliers and allow you to investigate them.
4. We need sufficient technical information on the products or services you require (e.g. datasheets, etc).
5. Tell us the quantities of the item and its required delivery schedule.
6. We need to know what quality standards the Australian vendors require.
7. It is also helpful to inform us of the Australian vendors you have already approached to avoid us going over the same ground.
8. Let us know the date that you require our Australian vendor information by.
9. Lastly, we need your acknowledgment that you will supply us with some feedback on your evaluation of the suppliers we have identified.

The ICNWA will quickly undertake an investigation of prospective Australian vendors based on their;

• Ability to undertake the work in technical / engineering terms
• Ability to finance the size of an individual package
• Ability to meet delivery and quality requirements
• Track record
• Competitiveness

ICNWA will then provide you with our nominations of Australian suppliers for the product or service you require, together with supporting comments. We would point out, however, that it is your responsibility to evaluate any supplier nominated by us and establish their ultimate suitability and compatibility to suit your job requirements and specification.

Buyers can either contact us directly or register online by providing details of goods and services currently being imported. Our consultants will then endeavour to seek suitable Western Australian /Australian/NZ companies with the necessary capability. Buyers can register by clicking the Buyers Registration link on the left.

Buyers also have the opportunity through the website www.projectconnect.com.au to list their project packages which will enable suppliers to register their respective interest against the packages.

If the ICN is to be able to easily identify your products and services to the hundreds of buyers who utilise our free vendor identification service each year, it is important that our database holds all your company’s key capabilities.

There is no cost to your company for this service. ICN are independently managed, non-profit organisations, supported by industry, State and Commonwealth Government. This "buy local" initiative enables the ICN in each State and Territory to provide its standard vendor identification service free of charge.

If you are a Western Australian (WA) manufacturer, or provide a value-adding service, and you want your capabilities known to the ICN National network, so that they may refer to you in responding to purchaser enquiries, you should be correctly registered on our national database.

To register your company’s capability, click on "Your Company Profile" on the ICNWA web site www.icnwa.org.au.  You will then be directed to the “Your Company Profile” section of the website www.projectconnect.com.au .

A simple search will determine if your company is already registered.  If not, you have the opportunity to “Create Company Profile”.  If your company is registered with ICNWA, you have the opportunity to edit your company’s profile online. Only the person who originally created your company’s profile can make changes to this record. For contact detail, click on the ‘Contact Us’ link.

ICNWA offers a consultancy service to evaluate purchasing requirements and makes recommendations on alternative supply channels aimed at lowering project costs and building effective Australian industry supply networks.

ICNWA standard vendor identification service is provided free of charge.  However, if the Project’s engineering and procurement team require an ICNWA Consultant for a material period of time  then this will need to be separately negotiated on mutually agreed terms and conditions prior to commencement.

ICNWA consultancy service covers three areas :–

• WA Major Projects
• Global Supply Chain Access Service
• Information Communication Technology

As a guide, some of the ICNWA services utilised by domestic and international companies and organisations include:

• identifying competitive Australian-made goods and services.
• linking competitive Australian-made goods and services into global supplier registration systems of the global engineering companies.
• locating potential Australian partners for joint ventures and technology transfer.
• providing industry briefings and seminars on WA investment project procurement opportunities.
• supplying industry development services such as, capability analysis, industry specific capability directories, investigation into infrastructure requirements and many others.

ICNWA is also part of a National network of independently owned and operated ICN offices in each State/Territory and New Zealand. If your company is registered on the ICNWA database, the details are available to the rest of the ICN National Network. Contact the ICNWA to ensure that your company is registered, click on the Your Company Profile link on the left.

Industry Capability Network Ltd (ICNL) was founded in 1995 to facilitate co-ordination between the various State and Territory ICNs and assist in the maximisation of Australian-New Zealand (ANZ) participation in Federal Government purchasing.  ICNL, which is headquartered in Canberra, is a public company, funded by the Department of Industry Tourism and Resources (DITR).

ICNL also manages the Supplier Access to Major Projects (SAMP) program on behalf of DITR. Proposals under the program need to be approved by the Board of ICNL. The prime purpose of SAMP is to provide funds to employ resources to assist the management teams of Australian projects of national significance to maximise opportunities for ANZ industry.

On behalf of national ICNs, ICNL also maintains the national database (ICN Register of Industry Capability), which comprises over 33,000 records used as a reference base by the network in conducting its research of Australian capabilities.

To contact the ICNL please visit its website at www.icn.org.au

ICNWA is an integral part of the Western Australian Government’s Local Content Policy, aimed at maximising opportunities for local industry on major WA investment projects. The Policy is to ensure that WA businesses are afforded "Full, Fair and Reasonable" opportunity to quote and tender for work

A Local Content Unit has been established within the WA Department of Industry and Resources to oversee and drive the Government’s approach to promoting local industry participation. The Unit works in a cooperative relationship with developers, local industry, other government agencies and the ICNWA to maximise opportunities for Western Australian industry. For further information on the Local Content Policy please contact:

John Berry

Department of Industry & Resources

1 Adelaide Terrace

EAST PERTH  WA  6004

Ph: 08 9222 3333

Fax: 08 9222 6150

ICNWA acts as a "Prescribed Organisation" under the Customs Act to determine whether "substitutable goods" subject to a Tariff Concession application are manufactured in Australia. ICNWA can also verify if "equivalent goods" the subject of a Enchanced Project By-Law application are manufactured in Australia

For further information click on Tariff Registration or email info@icnwa.org.au