Passenger Transport service contracts - Bus and light rail

Under section 39(3f) of the Passenger Transport Act 1994 I am required to:

• report on the probity of the process leading to six service contracts being awarded from July 2020 for providing bus and light rail passenger transport services in metropolitan Adelaide
• examine the contracts.

We concluded that:

• we did not identify any specific probity matters that would suggest that the procurement process was compromised
• the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure designed and established processes for conducting the procurement that were consistent with sound probity principles
• in carrying out the processes the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure maintained sufficient documentation consistent with appropriate standards for most areas of the procurement other than for four specific areas of the procurement.

We also noted that there were some departures for specific practices and procedures. They were not systemic or pervasive but did warrant consideration to improve processes for future procurements. 

For examining the contracts we concluded that the services contracts met the requirements of 
the Passenger Transport Act 1994.