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    <name>Estimates Replies</name>
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      <name>Consultants and Contractors</name>
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          <heading>Consultants and Contractors</heading>
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        <name>In reply to Mr WHETSTONE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Chaffey</electorate>
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          <question date="2025-09-16T01:30:00+09:30">
            <name>Consultants and Contractors</name>
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            <timeStamp time="2025-09-17T00:00:00+09:30" />In reply to <by role="member" id="4339" referenceid="578eb1a82ef14e8ab4261939b72f9549" uid="618f70a00fee43a5ae051ca8560d1a6f">Mr WHETSTONE (Chaffey)  </by>(19 June 2025).  (Estimates Committee A)</inserted>
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        <name>The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Croydon</electorate>
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            <name>Premier</name>
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          <question date="2025-09-16T01:30:00+09:30">
            <name>Consultants and Contractors</name>
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            <by role="member" id="5084" referenceid="5e4189c3f09746759e26a644a9e66bcf" uid="b98e9a99226441b08f4809b489c4cdff">The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Premier):</by>  I have been advised that for Infrastructure SA:</inserted>
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          <inserted>The estimated total cost for engagement of consultants and contractors in 2025-26 is $256,325.</inserted>
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          <inserted>The following is a summary of external consultants that have been engaged at a total estimated cost above $10,000, the nature of work undertaken, and the estimated cost for 2025-26. </inserted>
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                <cell>Consultancies</cell>
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                <cell>AMC Consultants Pty Ltd</cell>
                <cell>SA Magnetite Processing Assessment</cell>
                <cell>$24,948</cell>
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              <row>
                <cell>Flywheel Advisory</cell>
                <cell>Advice on unlocking magnetite in SA</cell>
                <cell>$28,738 </cell>
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              <row>
                <cell>RLB SA Pty Ltd</cell>
                <cell>Cost review and benchmarking advice</cell>
                <cell>$12,207 </cell>
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              <row>
                <cell>Simunye Group Pty Ltd</cell>
                <cell>Geospatial Evaluation and Advisory </cell>
                <cell>$42,211 </cell>
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              <row>
                <cell>Turner &amp; Townsend Pty Ltd</cell>
                <cell>SA Government Building Requirements Review</cell>
                <cell>$41,620</cell>
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          <inserted>The following is a summary of external contractors that have been engaged at a total estimated cost above $10,000, the nature of work undertaken, and the estimated cost for 2025-26.</inserted>
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                <cell>Inuxure Pty Ltd</cell>
                <cell>Assurance Reviewer</cell>
                <cell>$12,300</cell>
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              <row>
                <cell>Mark Roby</cell>
                <cell>Assurance Reviewer</cell>
                <cell>$12,320</cell>
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              <row>
                <cell>Project Services Intl Pty Ltd</cell>
                <cell>Assurance Reviewer</cell>
                <cell>$11,825</cell>
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              <row>
                <cell>Pier2Pier Consulting Pty Ltd</cell>
                <cell>Assurance Reviewer</cell>
                <cell>$15,360</cell>
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              <row>
                <cell>Lisle Health Collaborative Scott Lisle</cell>
                <cell>Assurance Reviewer</cell>
                <cell>$13,200</cell>
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              <row>
                <cell>Inside Infrastructure Pty Ltd</cell>
                <cell>Assurance Reviewer</cell>
                <cell>$17,246</cell>
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                <cell>Assurance Infrastructure</cell>
                <cell>Review of ISAAF and supporting materials</cell>
                <cell>$24,350</cell>
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