with our suppliers has really been key to delivering successful projects. I think something like 93 or 94 percent has been delivered by local suppliers within Western Downs.” Financial management became a hallmark of the program’s success. “Because of the method of engagement with the contractors in the market, it’s looking like the delivery of the program will be about $50 million under the recognised funding, so at about $120 million. That’s where it’s landing, to the point that the Queensland Reconstruction Authority have now said that we’re now no longer the largest program by value because we’ve delivered so much under,” Cook shares. 32 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 06, ISSUE 12
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