❓ A WA parliamentary question raises concerns about the fairness of multiple bids from subsidiaries of Leighton Holdings for Department of Transport contracts, prompting a review of the practice.
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(1) Is the minister aware that Leighton Holdings Ltd owns Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd, Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd and John Holland Construction and Engineering Pty Ltd? (2) Is the minister aware that Leighton Holdings’ annual report states that it provides strategic direction and planning, financial management and market positioning to its subsidiaries Leighton Contractors, John Holland and Thiess Contractors? (3) Has Main Roads or the minister had discussions about the unfairness of multiple bids for contracts within his portfolio from subsidiaries of the same owner? (4) Is the minister aware that in a contract involving work on the Roe Highway, two of the three pre-qualifiers were owned by Leighton Holdings and that a situation could possibly arise in which all three pre-qualifiers were owned by Leighton Holdings? (5) Will the minister and the Government review the practice of multiple bidding, which allows several subsidiaries of the same group to bid for the same Department of Transport contracts? (6) Is the minister aware that in New South Wales this type of multiple bidding is not permitted? (7) Is it proper that all three of these companies could bid for the same project? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. I am aware that Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd and Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd are 100 per cent owned by Leighton Holdings Ltd, which also has a 70 per cent share in John Holland Group Pty Ltd. (2) Yes. I am also aware that the three mentioned companies are individual and separate legal entities and operate independently on contract tendering. (3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(2) Is the minister aware that Leighton Holdings’ annual report states that it provides strategic direction and planning, financial management and market positioning to its subsidiaries Leighton Contractors, John Holland and Thiess Contractors? (3) Has Main Roads or the minister had discussions about the unfairness of multiple bids for contracts within his portfolio from subsidiaries of the same owner? (4) Is the minister aware that in a contract involving work on the Roe Highway, two of the three pre-qualifiers were owned by Leighton Holdings and that a situation could possibly arise in which all three pre-qualifiers were owned by Leighton Holdings? (5) Will the minister and the Government review the practice of multiple bidding, which allows several subsidiaries of the same group to bid for the same Department of Transport contracts? (6) Is the minister aware that in New South Wales this type of multiple bidding is not permitted? (7) Is it proper that all three of these companies could bid for the same project? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. I am aware that Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd and Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd are 100 per cent owned by Leighton Holdings Ltd, which also has a 70 per cent share in John Holland Group Pty Ltd. (2) Yes. I am also aware that the three mentioned companies are individual and separate legal entities and operate independently on contract tendering. (3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(3) Has Main Roads or the minister had discussions about the unfairness of multiple bids for contracts within his portfolio from subsidiaries of the same owner? (4) Is the minister aware that in a contract involving work on the Roe Highway, two of the three pre-qualifiers were owned by Leighton Holdings and that a situation could possibly arise in which all three pre-qualifiers were owned by Leighton Holdings? (5) Will the minister and the Government review the practice of multiple bidding, which allows several subsidiaries of the same group to bid for the same Department of Transport contracts? (6) Is the minister aware that in New South Wales this type of multiple bidding is not permitted? (7) Is it proper that all three of these companies could bid for the same project? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. I am aware that Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd and Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd are 100 per cent owned by Leighton Holdings Ltd, which also has a 70 per cent share in John Holland Group Pty Ltd. (2) Yes. I am also aware that the three mentioned companies are individual and separate legal entities and operate independently on contract tendering. (3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(4) Is the minister aware that in a contract involving work on the Roe Highway, two of the three pre-qualifiers were owned by Leighton Holdings and that a situation could possibly arise in which all three pre-qualifiers were owned by Leighton Holdings? (5) Will the minister and the Government review the practice of multiple bidding, which allows several subsidiaries of the same group to bid for the same Department of Transport contracts? (6) Is the minister aware that in New South Wales this type of multiple bidding is not permitted? (7) Is it proper that all three of these companies could bid for the same project? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. I am aware that Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd and Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd are 100 per cent owned by Leighton Holdings Ltd, which also has a 70 per cent share in John Holland Group Pty Ltd. (2) Yes. I am also aware that the three mentioned companies are individual and separate legal entities and operate independently on contract tendering. (3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(5) Will the minister and the Government review the practice of multiple bidding, which allows several subsidiaries of the same group to bid for the same Department of Transport contracts? (6) Is the minister aware that in New South Wales this type of multiple bidding is not permitted? (7) Is it proper that all three of these companies could bid for the same project? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. I am aware that Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd and Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd are 100 per cent owned by Leighton Holdings Ltd, which also has a 70 per cent share in John Holland Group Pty Ltd. (2) Yes. I am also aware that the three mentioned companies are individual and separate legal entities and operate independently on contract tendering. (3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(6) Is the minister aware that in New South Wales this type of multiple bidding is not permitted? (7) Is it proper that all three of these companies could bid for the same project? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. I am aware that Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd and Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd are 100 per cent owned by Leighton Holdings Ltd, which also has a 70 per cent share in John Holland Group Pty Ltd. (2) Yes. I am also aware that the three mentioned companies are individual and separate legal entities and operate independently on contract tendering. (3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(7) Is it proper that all three of these companies could bid for the same project? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. I am aware that Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd and Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd are 100 per cent owned by Leighton Holdings Ltd, which also has a 70 per cent share in John Holland Group Pty Ltd. (2) Yes. I am also aware that the three mentioned companies are individual and separate legal entities and operate independently on contract tendering. (3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. I am aware that Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd and Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd are 100 per cent owned by Leighton Holdings Ltd, which also has a 70 per cent share in John Holland Group Pty Ltd. (2) Yes. I am also aware that the three mentioned companies are individual and separate legal entities and operate independently on contract tendering. (3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. I am aware that Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd and Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd are 100 per cent owned by Leighton Holdings Ltd, which also has a 70 per cent share in John Holland Group Pty Ltd. (2) Yes. I am also aware that the three mentioned companies are individual and separate legal entities and operate independently on contract tendering. (3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(1) Yes. I am aware that Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd and Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd are 100 per cent owned by Leighton Holdings Ltd, which also has a 70 per cent share in John Holland Group Pty Ltd. (2) Yes. I am also aware that the three mentioned companies are individual and separate legal entities and operate independently on contract tendering. (3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(2) Yes. I am also aware that the three mentioned companies are individual and separate legal entities and operate independently on contract tendering. (3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(7) Yes.
(2) Is the minister aware that Leighton Holdings’ annual report states that it provides strategic direction and planning, financial management and market positioning to its subsidiaries Leighton Contractors, John Holland and Thiess Contractors? (3) Has Main Roads or the minister had discussions about the unfairness of multiple bids for contracts within his portfolio from subsidiaries of the same owner? (4) Is the minister aware that in a contract involving work on the Roe Highway, two of the three pre-qualifiers were owned by Leighton Holdings and that a situation could possibly arise in which all three pre-qualifiers were owned by Leighton Holdings? (5) Will the minister and the Government review the practice of multiple bidding, which allows several subsidiaries of the same group to bid for the same Department of Transport contracts? (6) Is the minister aware that in New South Wales this type of multiple bidding is not permitted? (7) Is it proper that all three of these companies could bid for the same project? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. I am aware that Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd and Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd are 100 per cent owned by Leighton Holdings Ltd, which also has a 70 per cent share in John Holland Group Pty Ltd. (2) Yes. I am also aware that the three mentioned companies are individual and separate legal entities and operate independently on contract tendering. (3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(3) Has Main Roads or the minister had discussions about the unfairness of multiple bids for contracts within his portfolio from subsidiaries of the same owner? (4) Is the minister aware that in a contract involving work on the Roe Highway, two of the three pre-qualifiers were owned by Leighton Holdings and that a situation could possibly arise in which all three pre-qualifiers were owned by Leighton Holdings? (5) Will the minister and the Government review the practice of multiple bidding, which allows several subsidiaries of the same group to bid for the same Department of Transport contracts? (6) Is the minister aware that in New South Wales this type of multiple bidding is not permitted? (7) Is it proper that all three of these companies could bid for the same project? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. I am aware that Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd and Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd are 100 per cent owned by Leighton Holdings Ltd, which also has a 70 per cent share in John Holland Group Pty Ltd. (2) Yes. I am also aware that the three mentioned companies are individual and separate legal entities and operate independently on contract tendering. (3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(4) Is the minister aware that in a contract involving work on the Roe Highway, two of the three pre-qualifiers were owned by Leighton Holdings and that a situation could possibly arise in which all three pre-qualifiers were owned by Leighton Holdings? (5) Will the minister and the Government review the practice of multiple bidding, which allows several subsidiaries of the same group to bid for the same Department of Transport contracts? (6) Is the minister aware that in New South Wales this type of multiple bidding is not permitted? (7) Is it proper that all three of these companies could bid for the same project? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. I am aware that Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd and Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd are 100 per cent owned by Leighton Holdings Ltd, which also has a 70 per cent share in John Holland Group Pty Ltd. (2) Yes. I am also aware that the three mentioned companies are individual and separate legal entities and operate independently on contract tendering. (3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(5) Will the minister and the Government review the practice of multiple bidding, which allows several subsidiaries of the same group to bid for the same Department of Transport contracts? (6) Is the minister aware that in New South Wales this type of multiple bidding is not permitted? (7) Is it proper that all three of these companies could bid for the same project? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. I am aware that Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd and Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd are 100 per cent owned by Leighton Holdings Ltd, which also has a 70 per cent share in John Holland Group Pty Ltd. (2) Yes. I am also aware that the three mentioned companies are individual and separate legal entities and operate independently on contract tendering. (3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(6) Is the minister aware that in New South Wales this type of multiple bidding is not permitted? (7) Is it proper that all three of these companies could bid for the same project? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. I am aware that Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd and Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd are 100 per cent owned by Leighton Holdings Ltd, which also has a 70 per cent share in John Holland Group Pty Ltd. (2) Yes. I am also aware that the three mentioned companies are individual and separate legal entities and operate independently on contract tendering. (3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(7) Is it proper that all three of these companies could bid for the same project? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. I am aware that Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd and Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd are 100 per cent owned by Leighton Holdings Ltd, which also has a 70 per cent share in John Holland Group Pty Ltd. (2) Yes. I am also aware that the three mentioned companies are individual and separate legal entities and operate independently on contract tendering. (3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. I am aware that Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd and Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd are 100 per cent owned by Leighton Holdings Ltd, which also has a 70 per cent share in John Holland Group Pty Ltd. (2) Yes. I am also aware that the three mentioned companies are individual and separate legal entities and operate independently on contract tendering. (3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. I am aware that Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd and Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd are 100 per cent owned by Leighton Holdings Ltd, which also has a 70 per cent share in John Holland Group Pty Ltd. (2) Yes. I am also aware that the three mentioned companies are individual and separate legal entities and operate independently on contract tendering. (3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(1) Yes. I am aware that Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd and Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd are 100 per cent owned by Leighton Holdings Ltd, which also has a 70 per cent share in John Holland Group Pty Ltd. (2) Yes. I am also aware that the three mentioned companies are individual and separate legal entities and operate independently on contract tendering. (3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(2) Yes. I am also aware that the three mentioned companies are individual and separate legal entities and operate independently on contract tendering. (3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(3) Following a recent assessment to pre-qualify three companies for a major project, two of the unsuccessful companies raised the fairness of selecting two companies from the same parent group. Subsequent legal advice supported the approach adopted by Main Roads. (4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(4) Yes. (5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(5) The process is already under review. Main Roads will continue to ensure that it has a process whereby sufficient independent bids are obtained. (6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(6) As part of the review process, Main Roads has made inquiries with its counterparts in the eastern States and, from those discussions, it appears that those agencies do in fact accept bids from firms that have the same parent companies. (7) Yes.
(7) Yes.
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