The South Australian Productivity Commission has identified issues in government procurement in the following areas:

• the cost of the tender process
• delays and lack of transparency of the tender process
• aggregated contracts
• restricted approach to market
• limited information on pipeline of future work
• poor quality of tender
• focus on immediate cost instead of whole of life cost
• capacity of public authorities to evaluate tenders
• free and fair trade
• delayed payment
• sub-contractor exposure to head contractor failure
• requirements of local industry participation policies

We would appreciate any relevant examples or evidence demonstrating your views and experiences in response to the following questions: