The Palaszczuk Labor Government was peddling false hope for smaller builders with its media blitz on a government housing and schools building bonanza.
LNP Housing and Public Works Shadow Minister Stephen Bennett said a sea of media releases from Labor’s Mick de Brenni would have people believe there’d be work for all when the truth was something very different.
“The housing and school building projects he’s been spruiking can only be undertaken by large, pre-qualified (PQC) building companies,” Mr Bennett said.
“The reality is very few companies will be able to tender for these projects under Labor.
“Even before they can register, builders need to gain pre-qualified contractor status, which can take up to twelve months and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.”
Mr Bennett said there’d be no bonanza for smaller building contractors under Labor.
“Labor likes to keep it all with the bigger companies where most of the sites are ruled by union thugs from the CFMEU,” he said.
“Only the LNP has a plan to spread government construction work more fairly to ensure smaller, regional builders get a go without the need for costly government compliance and red tape.
“Under the LNP local builders will be given the genuine opportunity to compete for government building work.
“Only the LNP will build the schools, the roads and bridges to create jobs across Queensland.”
