Education Ministry abandons plan to cut school building contractors
The Education Ministry has reversed a proposal to reduce its school construction contractors from 190 to between nine and 15 operators.
The Ministry of Education will not proceed with its planned overhaul of how it selects contractors for school property builds. The ministry had been consulting the 190 builders it currently engages on proposed changes that would have significantly reduced the number of suppliers to between nine and 15 large operators across three regions. The reversal follows backlash during the consultation period.
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Education Ministry backs off slashing contractors used for school builds
The Ministry of Education will not slash the number of contractors used for school property builds, after backlash. In recent weeks, the ministry has been consulting the 190 builders it engages across its existing school property work on proposed changes…