30 July 2006 – 31 December 2009

Whole-of-Government Commercial and Financial Advisory Panel for Major Infrastructure Projects

The Whole of Government Commercial and Financial Advisory Panel for Major Infrastructure Projects (the panel) is designed to streamline the process for the engagement of external specialist commercial and financial advisory services, including those being evaluated under the Queensland Government’s Project Assurance and Value for Money Frameworks. The Panel operates under a Standing Offer Arrangement (SOA), which has been in place since 30 July 2006.

The aims of the Panel are:

• to achieve the best value for money in terms of price, quality and service delivery to the State
• to streamline the tendering process for the engagement of specialist advisors for major infrastructure projects, including Public Private Partnerships
• to reduce the time and cost incurred by consultants in tendering for recurrent commercial and financial advisory work
• to minimise the cost to the government of contracting for expert specialist advice.

Panel members

The following firms are members of the Panel:

• Aurecon Australia Pty Ltd
• BDO Kendalls
• Booz & Company (Aust) Pty Ltd
• Coffey Commercial Advisory Pty Ltd
• Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Australia
• Domain Company Pty Ltd
• Economic Associates Pty Ltd
• Ernst & Young Transaction Advisory Services
• Firecone Ventures Pty Ltd
• GDI Consulting
• KPMG Corporate Finance (Aust) Pty Ltd
• Pacific Road Corporate Finance
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Solute Consulting

Agency access to the Panel

All Queensland Government agencies are able to access this arrangement. Use of the panel is not available to non-government organisations or government-owned corporations.

Expiry of current Panel arrangement

The current Panel arrangement commenced on 30 July 2006 and was extended to 31 December 2009. The Panel is due to expire on 1 January 2010. From this date commercial and financial advisory services will be sourced via a preferred supplier arrangement. For further details on the preferred supplier arrangement, see "DIP Preferred Supplier Arrangement – Commercial and Financial Advisory Services".

Contact details for current Panel arrangement

For further information relating to the current Panel email us at paf@dip.qld.gov.au.

Future Arrangement (from 2010)

DIP Preferred Supplier Arrangement – Commercial and Financial Advisory Services (commencing 1 January 2010)

From 1 January 2010, commercial and financial advisory services for major infrastructure projects being evaluated under the Project Assurance and Value for Money Frameworks will be available under a preferred supplier arrangement. Services that fall under this category will be available for use by all Queensland Government agencies, facilitated through the Infrastructure Program Management Division.

Under this new arrangement, DIP will assess supplier responses to a set of pre-determined criteria relating to their qualifications and experience as well as their technical, managerial and financial capacities. Only the suppliers who satisfy the pre-qualification criteria will be included on the Department’s preferred supplier arrangement.

The Commercial/Financial Advisory Services categories offered within the preferred supplier arrangement are as follows:

• Commercial/Financial Advisory Services for Major Infrastructure Projects being evaluated under the Queensland Government Project Assurance Framework
• Commercial / Financial Advisory Services for Major Infrastructure Projects being evaluated under the Queensland Government Value for Money Framework.

Use of these services will assist Queensland Government agencies assess and develop infrastructure projects considered under the Queensland Government’s Project Assurance and Value for Money Frameworks.

Further information on preferred supplier arrangement

• Information on the preffered supplier arrangement, including the application process
• Information on the Project Assurance and Value for Money Frameworks
• Queries regarding the preferred supplier arrangement should be directed to psa@dip.qld.gov.au in the first instance.