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807 - Regional Transport and Roads - REGIONAL ROADS AND TRANSPORT RECOVERY PACKAGE - NOT ACCREDITED

Farraway, Sam to the Minister for Jobs and Tourism, Special Minister of State, Minister for Roads, Minister for the Arts, and Minister for Music and the Night-time Economy representing the Minister for Regional Transport and Roads
REGIONAL ROADS AND TRANSPORT RECOVERY PACKAGE - NOT ACCREDITED

(1) Can the Minister please list the councils that are not accredited to do Road Maintenance Council Contracts work?
Answer -

I am advised

In total, there are 96 Councils in regional New South Wales, 65 councils have a Road Maintenance Council Contract and 31 councils do not have a Road Maintenance Council Contract. The current Conditions of Road Maintenance Council Contract require the council to hold R2 Prequalification.

Of the councils with a Road Maintenance Council Contract, four councils do not hold R2 Prequalification. Narrandera Council has advised that it will cease participation in Road Maintenance Council Contracts from 1 September 2023. Shellharbour City Council, Lachlan Shire Council and Orange City Council are actively preparing applications to seek prequalification. Transport for NSW is working with these councils to achieve prequalification.

Question asked on 5 July 2023 (session 58-1) and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 41
Answer received on 26 July 2023 and to be published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 56

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