Firms still want Comm Games inquiry

The head of an Australian firm which lost the race to secure a tender for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games is still seeking answers over the bid process.

The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC) has come under fire for choosing US company Jack Morton Worldwide to organise the opening and closing ceremonies of the event.

Failed bid heads claim JMW is no better qualified than the Australian firms they were up against and have expressed concerns about the presence of former JMW employees Mik Auckland and Celia Smith as technical advisers to the bid evaluation committee.

Queensland's Commonwealth Games minister tabled key findings from a probity audit into the bid process on Thursday.

The husband-and-wife team of Mr Auckland and Ms Smith strenuously deny claims of bias.

While the audit said there was no conflict of interest, it did concede there is the "potential for a perception of a conflict of interest".

David Atkins, the chief executive of failed bidders David Atkins Enterprises, says an audit by Queensland's auditor-general is still required to determine if Mr Auckland or Ms Smith should have been allowed to be involved.

Mr Atkins said there had never been allegations of wrongdoing.

"What we've identified and what we're concerned about is that there are a number of people associated with the panel and the assessment process that have recent and very strong associations with the winning tenderer," Mr Atkins told AAP.

"The minister and the audit he has done separately and independently, to say there's a perception of that, is significant."

GOLDOC's communication with the losing bidders also came under criticism by minister Stirling Hinchliffe, a sentiment Mr Atkins shared.

"We worked really very, very hard and for a long time on that bid," he said.

"Not only that, we'd also won the previous tender for the handover ceremonies with all those same companies bidding a year and a half earlier.

"So we felt we had developed a good relationship with GOLDOC and would've expected a slightly more conciliatory response than we got."