❓ Opposition MP Saffioti questions the Transport Minister Nalder about the $2.2 billion cost estimate for the Forrestfield-Airport Link, seeking a breakdown of costs. The Minister declines to provide specific cost details citing the ongoing tender process.
AnsweredQoN 545Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
FORRESTFIELD–AIRPORT
LINK — COSTINGS
545. Ms R. SAFFIOTI to the
Minister for Transport:
I refer to the minister's claim just now that this
airport rail is well planned.
(1) How did the minister arrive at the $2.2 billion costing
figure?
(2) How much
has been costed for land acquisition, station development, laying the tracks,
associated infrastructure, electricity infrastructure, escalation and
contingency?
LINK — COSTINGS
545. Ms R. SAFFIOTI to the
Minister for Transport:
I refer to the minister's claim just now that this
airport rail is well planned.
(1) How did the minister arrive at the $2.2 billion costing
figure?
(2) How much
has been costed for land acquisition, station development, laying the tracks,
associated infrastructure, electricity infrastructure, escalation and
contingency?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2)
In the next 12 months we will be going through a tender process during which
the government is committed to extracting the most favourable deal it can for
the people of Western Australia. As such, we will not be detailing exactly the
costings of this project.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Order, members! Member for Mandurah, I call you to order for the second time.
Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you again.
Mr D.C. NALDER : We
are a prudent and responsible government and we will deliver the best outcome
for Western Australia. We will make this available when the tender process is
finished, and it will be clear and transparent for everybody. As a result of
some past planning, we have tightened up processes. We have established a
couple of departments, and they are on committees, to ensure that we —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order,
members!
Mr P. Papalia :
What did you establish?
Mr D.C. NALDER : We
have established Strategic Projects, with Richard Mann, to ensure that we
undertake large projects and do them properly. Richard Mann was under Treasury,
and he sits on the committee —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the second time. Member for
Victoria Park, I call you for the first time.
Mr D.C. NALDER :
Richard Mann sits on the steering committee, in fact as deputy chair, that
oversees the development and planning of this project. Those Treasury
participants helped with the methodology used to define the costings of these
models. I am very comfortable with and confident of the process that has been
followed, and I look forward to delivering a fantastic project for Western
Australia.
In the next 12 months we will be going through a tender process during which
the government is committed to extracting the most favourable deal it can for
the people of Western Australia. As such, we will not be detailing exactly the
costings of this project.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Order, members! Member for Mandurah, I call you to order for the second time.
Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you again.
Mr D.C. NALDER : We
are a prudent and responsible government and we will deliver the best outcome
for Western Australia. We will make this available when the tender process is
finished, and it will be clear and transparent for everybody. As a result of
some past planning, we have tightened up processes. We have established a
couple of departments, and they are on committees, to ensure that we —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order,
members!
Mr P. Papalia :
What did you establish?
Mr D.C. NALDER : We
have established Strategic Projects, with Richard Mann, to ensure that we
undertake large projects and do them properly. Richard Mann was under Treasury,
and he sits on the committee —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the second time. Member for
Victoria Park, I call you for the first time.
Mr D.C. NALDER :
Richard Mann sits on the steering committee, in fact as deputy chair, that
oversees the development and planning of this project. Those Treasury
participants helped with the methodology used to define the costings of these
models. I am very comfortable with and confident of the process that has been
followed, and I look forward to delivering a fantastic project for Western
Australia.
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