This could involve such areas as floor coverings, tiling, landscaping, painting, bathroom fixtures, metal work, carpentry, blinds, furnishing and more.

Parkes Mayor, Cr Ken Keith OAM said local businesses interested in providing services to the hospital can register with a company called Industry Capability Network (ICN).

“They role is to find suppliers and service providers who are equipped to meet the requirements of hundreds of projects across Australia and New Zealand, like the new Parkes hospital,” Cr Keith said.

Anna Wyllie, Parkes Shire Council’s Economic and Business Development Manager said the new hospital was more than a $72.5 million project. 

“Economic modelling has shown that during the construction phase the project will have a $55 million direct value add to our shire’s economy,” she said.

“To take advantage of this, local businesses need to register their expression of interest to supply products and/or services.”

Registration is a two-part process. 

The first step is creating a company profile on ICN’s website and the second step is completing a supplier questionnaire.  

“Local businesses wishing to take advantage of this opportunity will need to visit the ICN gateway website http://gateway.icn.org.au to create a company profile. 

“This should take approximately 30-40 minutes and will include details such as ABN, address, company description and work history.

“The next step is to fill in a Richard Crookes (who constructing the hospital) supplier questionnaire which can be found by using the ICN website address above and searching under opportunities for major projects in NSW. 

“The EOI’s close in the next few weeks so local businesses will need to get in quick to ensure they do not miss the cut off for these EOI’s. 

“Once you are registered you will also be notified of other major projects within the region.”