Dear Marcus,

Thank you for your request for information about ICT projects.

We are processing your request according to the provisions of the Local
Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. We will respond to
your request within 20 working days of receipt of your request.

I have attached an information sheet on our processes and requirements
under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

If you have further questions please feel free to contact Rebecca Rowsell
on  [1][email address]  or 09 301 0101, quoting
reference 8140000432.
   
Kind regards
Privacy & LGOIMA Team 

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Dear Marcus

We have considered your request for information about "ICT projects that
have either failed or suffered large cost overruns".

We are unable to grant your request in its current form because the
information requested cannot be clearly identified and in any case would
be likely to require substantial collation and research.

However, you are welcome to refine your request by:

* Specifying a reasonable time-frame for the request - at present your
requests does not state the period of time for which the information
is sought, for example are you seeking data for the last financial
year?; and/or

* Restricting the scope of the request by focussing on particular search
terms, projects or people; and/or

* More clearly defining what you mean by "...projects that have either
failed or suffered large cost overruns...", for example, do you mean
projects that have run over budget by more than a certain amount?

If you would like to make a refinement please let me know by no later
than 20 September 2016 and we will reconsider your request. Otherwise it
is likely that your request will be refused because it has not been
specified with due particularity (as required by section 10(2) of the
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987) or under
section 17(f) of the Act on the basis that making the information
available would require substantial collation and research.

Please contact me on 09 301 0101 if you have any further questions or
would like to discuss ways your request could be refined. Alternatively,
if you are able to provide me with a contact number I am happy to call you
to discuss.

Kind regards

Rebecca Rowsell

Privacy and LGOIMA Team

----Original Message-----
From: Marcus [mailto:[FOI #4576 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 7 September 2016 5:50 p.m.
To: Official Information
Subject: Official Information request - Cost Overrun and Failed ICT
Projects
 
Dear Auckland Council,
 
I would like to request any, and all information on ICT projects that have
either failed or suffered large cost overruns.
 
I would also like to request names of the vendors chosen and where
possible, the reasoning for why those vendors were awarded contracts over
local entities.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Marcus
 
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Dear Marcus

I refer to my email dated 13 September 2016 (see copy attached) indicating
that we had considered your request for information about "ICT projects
that have either failed or suffered large cost overruns" but were unable
to grant your request in its current form because the information
requested cannot be clearly identified and in any case would be likely to
require substantial collation and research. 

I invited you to refine or clarify your request and gave you a deadline of
20 September 2016 to come back to me with your response.  Unfortunately, I
have heard nothing further from you and as you have not provided us with a
contact number I am unable to call you to discuss.

Accordingly, I am writing to confirm that we are unable to respond to your
request because it has not been specified with due particularity (as
required by section 10(2) of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987) and furthermore under section 17(f) of the Act on the
basis that making the information available would be likely to require
substantial collation and research.

I am closing your file.  However, should you wish to revisit this issue
and provide us with a refined request, we would be more happy to
consider the matter afresh.  It might be useful to discuss options for
refinement with one of the team.  You can speak to a member of the Privacy
and LGOIMA Team by contacting us on 09 301 0101 if you have any further
questions or would like to discuss ways you could submit a
refined request.

Kind regards

Rebecca Rowsell

Privacy and LGOIMA Team

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