House of Assembly - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2009-07-14 Daily Xml

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SCHOOL BUSES

483 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (19 May 2009). How many school bus contracts are currently in operation, how many of these contracts are released for public tender and how many are not, and why are these contracts not released?

The Hon. J.D. LOMAX-SMITH (Adelaide—Minister for Education, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for Tourism, Minister for the City of Adelaide): The Department of Education and Children's Services currently has 280 school bus contracts in operation.

All school bus contracts are for individual fixed term contracts of 5 years plus a 5 year right of renewal.

All school bus contract services are advertised for public tender when the existing contracts expire.