Brett Mason (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Education) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Education, Senator Carr. I ask whether the minister recalls, in answering a question from Senator Feeney last week, saying:

Construction is always a low-bid industry, and in the difficult economic times competition becomes even more intense.

Can the minister now guarantee that, for every project funded by the Building the Education Revolution, the Commonwealth government is ensuring a competitive tender process is undertaken and the most competitive quotes are being awarded contracts?