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❓ Hon Kate Doust asks the Minister for Finance about pre-qualified building companies by Building Management and Works (BMW), their financial stability, and instances of insolvency, particularly those receiving BMW tenders since 2011. The Minister's response indicates support for the report's recommendations and ongoing implementation planning, without directly answering the specific questions.

AnsweredQoN 218Legislative Council

Asked

8 August 2013

Member

Hon Kate Doust

Portfolio

Finance

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I refer the Minister to the Small Business Commissioner’s report into the Construction Subcontractor Investigation, page 15 which states that at the time of the investigation, Building Management and Works (BMW) had prequalified 110 building companies, and I ask: (a) what were the names of each of these companies; (b) what was the pre-qualification level of each company; (c) why were these companies pre-qualified by BMW when some clearly weren’t financially stable; (d) how many of these companies have gone insolvent; and (e) which companies, who have received BMW managed tenders, have gone insolvent since 1 January 2011?

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Answered

19 September 2013

Responded by

Leader of the House representing the Minister for Finance

Response time

42 days

(a)-(e) Government supports all of the recommendations of the Report and they will be implemented. Planning for the implementation of the longer term recommendations is well progressed and will be completed shortly.

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