First Funding Round of Products to Projects - Contracts & Provincial Growth Expectations
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From: J Michael
Dear Predator Free 2050 Limited,
In November 2019, July 2020 and November 2020 Predator Free 2050 Limited announced a total of 12 successful projects selected for its First Funding Round of its Products to Projects initiative. The funding of these projects was in alliance with the Provincial Growth Fund.
In respect of each of these 12 projects, would you please provide a copy of the contract entered into with the provider entity (or entities), including details of any undertakings regarding the future location of business operations, the nature of those operations and the employment expected to be created in those locations.
In the event that the contracts themselves are unable to be provided, would you please provide, in respect of each project, details of any undertakings regarding the future location of business operations, the nature of those operations and the employment expected to be created in those locations.
Yours faithfully,
J Michael
From: Natalie Farell
Predator Free 2050 Limited
Kia ora J Michael,
I acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 1
December 2024 for the following information:
In respect of each of these 12 projects [selected for the First Funding
Round of the Products to Projects initiative in alliance with the
Provincial Growth Fund in November 2019, July 2020 and November 2020],
would you please provide a copy of the contract entered into with the
provider entity (or entities), including details of any undertakings
regarding the future location of business operations, the nature of those
operations and the employment expected to be created in those locations.
In the event that the contracts themselves are unable to be provided,
would you please provide, in respect of each project, details of any
undertakings regarding the future location of business operations, the
nature of those operations and the employment expected to be created in
those locations.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 20 January 2025, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received. Please note this timeframe takes into
account the summer holidays (25 December to 15 January). If we are unable
to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of
that timeframe.
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me at
[email address]. If any additional factors come to light which are
relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that
these can be taken into account.
Ngā mihi,
Natalie
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From: Natalie Farell
Predator Free 2050 Limited
Kia ora J Michael,
I met with my colleague who is a subject matter expert in the Products to
Projects area. We think it would be useful to have a conversation with you
about your request to ensure we are providing you with most useful
information for your purposes.
However, since you made your request through the FYI website, we do not
have a phone number on which to contact you. If you would be willing to
email me at [email address] through a private address with your
phone number, we will keep that information confidential (as we understand
why you would not want to share it on a public website).
Once we have had a conversation about your request, I am happy to continue
corresponding through this email address on the FYI website. This would
include if there were any refinements made to your request.
Of course, you are under no obligation to provide us with your phone
number. We simply wanted to ask because it would assist with processing
your request. We want to get it right the first time so you don't have to
follow-up if the information received isn't what you were after.
Ngā mihi,
Natalie
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From: Natalie Farell <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, 2 December 2024 10:48 am
To: [FOI #29400 email]
<[FOI #29400 email]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - First Funding Round of
Products to Projects - Contracts & Provincial Growth Expectations
Kia ora J Michael,
I acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 1
December 2024 for the following information:
In respect of each of these 12 projects [selected for the First Funding
Round of the Products to Projects initiative in alliance with the
Provincial Growth Fund in November 2019, July 2020 and November 2020],
would you please provide a copy of the contract entered into with the
provider entity (or entities), including details of any undertakings
regarding the future location of business operations, the nature of those
operations and the employment expected to be created in those locations.
In the event that the contracts themselves are unable to be provided,
would you please provide, in respect of each project, details of any
undertakings regarding the future location of business operations, the
nature of those operations and the employment expected to be created in
those locations.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 20 January 2025, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received. Please note this timeframe takes into
account the summer holidays (25 December to 15 January). If we are unable
to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of
that timeframe.
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me at
[email address]. If any additional factors come to light which are
relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that
these can be taken into account.
Ngā mihi,
Natalie
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From: J Michael
Kia ora Natalie,
Thank you for your interim response. I see my information request as being fairly straight forward, so I do not see the need for a phone call. However, if you would like to clarify anything please contact me by email via the FYI website.
The information being sought in respect of each of the 12 Products to Projects contracts is:-
1.) details of any undertakings regarding the future location of business operations (e.g. an undertaking to locate business operations in Whanganui);
2.) the nature of those operations (e.g. the business operations will be a factory site for all production of the product developed with PF2050 funding); and
3.) the employment expected to be created in those locations (e.g. 15 FTEs in the factory).
The details of the undertakings should also include the enforceability of the undertakings (if at all) and the prospective contractual consequences of them not being met (e.g. any obligation to return funding received).
If this information is all contained in the respective funding contracts, then the easiest will likely be to simply provide copies of these contracts.
Yours sincerely,
J Michael
From: Natalie Farell
Predator Free 2050 Limited
Kia ora J Michael,
Thank you for your quick reply. The added detail you provided is helpful
and will assist us with processing. I will contact you by email through
the FYI website if we have any further questions.
Ngā mihi,
Natalie
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From: Natalie Farell <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, 2 December 2024 10:48 am
To: [FOI #29400 email]
<[FOI #29400 email]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - First Funding Round of
Products to Projects - Contracts & Provincial Growth Expectations
Kia ora J Michael,
I acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 1
December 2024 for the following information:
In respect of each of these 12 projects [selected for the First Funding
Round of the Products to Projects initiative in alliance with the
Provincial Growth Fund in November 2019, July 2020 and November 2020],
would you please provide a copy of the contract entered into with the
provider entity (or entities), including details of any undertakings
regarding the future location of business operations, the nature of those
operations and the employment expected to be created in those locations.
In the event that the contracts themselves are unable to be provided,
would you please provide, in respect of each project, details of any
undertakings regarding the future location of business operations, the
nature of those operations and the employment expected to be created in
those locations.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 20 January 2025, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received. Please note this timeframe takes into
account the summer holidays (25 December to 15 January). If we are unable
to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of
that timeframe.
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me at
[email address]. If any additional factors come to light which are
relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that
these can be taken into account.
Ngā mihi,
Natalie
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