A WA parliamentary question seeks details about the construction contract, cost variations, and contract management expenses for Acacia Prison. The Minister for Justice provides specific figures and explanations regarding these aspects.

AnsweredQoN 553Legislative Assembly
Asked
17 August 2000
Member
Portfolio
Justice

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(1) What was the contract price of the construction of the Acacia prison? (2) Has the Government agreed to any variations of the contract price? (3) What specific cost variations have been agreed to? (4) What was the contract management cost of the Acacia prison? (5) Have any variations been agreed to by the Government? (6) What are the specific cost variations? (7) Have any recommendations been made to the Government about cost variations in relation to the cost of construction or management of the Acacia prison? (8) What recommendations have been made? (9) Has the Government accepted or rejected any recommendations? (10) What recommendations have been accepted? (11) What recommendations have been rejected? Answered on 21 September 2000 The Minister

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Answered
21 September 2000
Response time
35 days
The Minister for Justice has provided the following reply: (1) $78,714,678 (2) Yes (3) Variation 1 - Reduction in length of incoming water main (price decrease of $8,055) Variation 2 - Change in cost of first three months deferred payments (price decrease of $20,374) Variation 3 - Provision for double bunking (price increase of $40,212) Variation 4 - Increase in Department of Environmental Protection Works Approval Application fees (price increase of $1,662) Variation 5 - Clean up of adjacent road (price increase of $33,350) Variation 6 - Provision of left-turn slip lane at Gt Eastern Highway (price increase $25,222) (4) Contract Management Costs since the Acacia Prison Design and Construction Agreement was signed have been $785,000 (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Yes (8) Refer to 3 (9) Yes (10) Refer to 3 (11) None
(2) Has the Government agreed to any variations of the contract price? (3) What specific cost variations have been agreed to? (4) What was the contract management cost of the Acacia prison? (5) Have any variations been agreed to by the Government? (6) What are the specific cost variations? (7) Have any recommendations been made to the Government about cost variations in relation to the cost of construction or management of the Acacia prison? (8) What recommendations have been made? (9) Has the Government accepted or rejected any recommendations? (10) What recommendations have been accepted? (11) What recommendations have been rejected? Answered on 21 September 2000 The Minister Replied: The Minister for Justice has provided the following reply: (1) $78,714,678 (2) Yes (3) Variation 1 - Reduction in length of incoming water main (price decrease of $8,055) Variation 2 - Change in cost of first three months deferred payments (price decrease of $20,374) Variation 3 - Provision for double bunking (price increase of $40,212) Variation 4 - Increase in Department of Environmental Protection Works Approval Application fees (price increase of $1,662) Variation 5 - Clean up of adjacent road (price increase of $33,350) Variation 6 - Provision of left-turn slip lane at Gt Eastern Highway (price increase $25,222) (4) Contract Management Costs since the Acacia Prison Design and Construction Agreement was signed have been $785,000 (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Yes (8) Refer to 3 (9) Yes (10) Refer to 3 (11) None
(3) What specific cost variations have been agreed to? (4) What was the contract management cost of the Acacia prison? (5) Have any variations been agreed to by the Government? (6) What are the specific cost variations? (7) Have any recommendations been made to the Government about cost variations in relation to the cost of construction or management of the Acacia prison? (8) What recommendations have been made? (9) Has the Government accepted or rejected any recommendations? (10) What recommendations have been accepted? (11) What recommendations have been rejected? Answered on 21 September 2000 The Minister Replied: The Minister for Justice has provided the following reply: (1) $78,714,678 (2) Yes (3) Variation 1 - Reduction in length of incoming water main (price decrease of $8,055) Variation 2 - Change in cost of first three months deferred payments (price decrease of $20,374) Variation 3 - Provision for double bunking (price increase of $40,212) Variation 4 - Increase in Department of Environmental Protection Works Approval Application fees (price increase of $1,662) Variation 5 - Clean up of adjacent road (price increase of $33,350) Variation 6 - Provision of left-turn slip lane at Gt Eastern Highway (price increase $25,222) (4) Contract Management Costs since the Acacia Prison Design and Construction Agreement was signed have been $785,000 (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Yes (8) Refer to 3 (9) Yes (10) Refer to 3 (11) None
(4) What was the contract management cost of the Acacia prison? (5) Have any variations been agreed to by the Government? (6) What are the specific cost variations? (7) Have any recommendations been made to the Government about cost variations in relation to the cost of construction or management of the Acacia prison? (8) What recommendations have been made? (9) Has the Government accepted or rejected any recommendations? (10) What recommendations have been accepted? (11) What recommendations have been rejected? Answered on 21 September 2000 The Minister Replied: The Minister for Justice has provided the following reply: (1) $78,714,678 (2) Yes (3) Variation 1 - Reduction in length of incoming water main (price decrease of $8,055) Variation 2 - Change in cost of first three months deferred payments (price decrease of $20,374) Variation 3 - Provision for double bunking (price increase of $40,212) Variation 4 - Increase in Department of Environmental Protection Works Approval Application fees (price increase of $1,662) Variation 5 - Clean up of adjacent road (price increase of $33,350) Variation 6 - Provision of left-turn slip lane at Gt Eastern Highway (price increase $25,222) (4) Contract Management Costs since the Acacia Prison Design and Construction Agreement was signed have been $785,000 (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Yes (8) Refer to 3 (9) Yes (10) Refer to 3 (11) None
(5) Have any variations been agreed to by the Government? (6) What are the specific cost variations? (7) Have any recommendations been made to the Government about cost variations in relation to the cost of construction or management of the Acacia prison? (8) What recommendations have been made? (9) Has the Government accepted or rejected any recommendations? (10) What recommendations have been accepted? (11) What recommendations have been rejected? Answered on 21 September 2000 The Minister Replied: The Minister for Justice has provided the following reply: (1) $78,714,678 (2) Yes (3) Variation 1 - Reduction in length of incoming water main (price decrease of $8,055) Variation 2 - Change in cost of first three months deferred payments (price decrease of $20,374) Variation 3 - Provision for double bunking (price increase of $40,212) Variation 4 - Increase in Department of Environmental Protection Works Approval Application fees (price increase of $1,662) Variation 5 - Clean up of adjacent road (price increase of $33,350) Variation 6 - Provision of left-turn slip lane at Gt Eastern Highway (price increase $25,222) (4) Contract Management Costs since the Acacia Prison Design and Construction Agreement was signed have been $785,000 (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Yes (8) Refer to 3 (9) Yes (10) Refer to 3 (11) None
(6) What are the specific cost variations? (7) Have any recommendations been made to the Government about cost variations in relation to the cost of construction or management of the Acacia prison? (8) What recommendations have been made? (9) Has the Government accepted or rejected any recommendations? (10) What recommendations have been accepted? (11) What recommendations have been rejected? Answered on 21 September 2000 The Minister Replied: The Minister for Justice has provided the following reply: (1) $78,714,678 (2) Yes (3) Variation 1 - Reduction in length of incoming water main (price decrease of $8,055) Variation 2 - Change in cost of first three months deferred payments (price decrease of $20,374) Variation 3 - Provision for double bunking (price increase of $40,212) Variation 4 - Increase in Department of Environmental Protection Works Approval Application fees (price increase of $1,662) Variation 5 - Clean up of adjacent road (price increase of $33,350) Variation 6 - Provision of left-turn slip lane at Gt Eastern Highway (price increase $25,222) (4) Contract Management Costs since the Acacia Prison Design and Construction Agreement was signed have been $785,000 (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Yes (8) Refer to 3 (9) Yes (10) Refer to 3 (11) None
(7) Have any recommendations been made to the Government about cost variations in relation to the cost of construction or management of the Acacia prison? (8) What recommendations have been made? (9) Has the Government accepted or rejected any recommendations? (10) What recommendations have been accepted? (11) What recommendations have been rejected? Answered on 21 September 2000 The Minister Replied: The Minister for Justice has provided the following reply: (1) $78,714,678 (2) Yes (3) Variation 1 - Reduction in length of incoming water main (price decrease of $8,055) Variation 2 - Change in cost of first three months deferred payments (price decrease of $20,374) Variation 3 - Provision for double bunking (price increase of $40,212) Variation 4 - Increase in Department of Environmental Protection Works Approval Application fees (price increase of $1,662) Variation 5 - Clean up of adjacent road (price increase of $33,350) Variation 6 - Provision of left-turn slip lane at Gt Eastern Highway (price increase $25,222) (4) Contract Management Costs since the Acacia Prison Design and Construction Agreement was signed have been $785,000 (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Yes (8) Refer to 3 (9) Yes (10) Refer to 3 (11) None
(8) What recommendations have been made? (9) Has the Government accepted or rejected any recommendations? (10) What recommendations have been accepted? (11) What recommendations have been rejected? Answered on 21 September 2000 The Minister Replied: The Minister for Justice has provided the following reply: (1) $78,714,678 (2) Yes (3) Variation 1 - Reduction in length of incoming water main (price decrease of $8,055) Variation 2 - Change in cost of first three months deferred payments (price decrease of $20,374) Variation 3 - Provision for double bunking (price increase of $40,212) Variation 4 - Increase in Department of Environmental Protection Works Approval Application fees (price increase of $1,662) Variation 5 - Clean up of adjacent road (price increase of $33,350) Variation 6 - Provision of left-turn slip lane at Gt Eastern Highway (price increase $25,222) (4) Contract Management Costs since the Acacia Prison Design and Construction Agreement was signed have been $785,000 (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Yes (8) Refer to 3 (9) Yes (10) Refer to 3 (11) None
(9) Has the Government accepted or rejected any recommendations? (10) What recommendations have been accepted? (11) What recommendations have been rejected? Answered on 21 September 2000 The Minister Replied: The Minister for Justice has provided the following reply: (1) $78,714,678 (2) Yes (3) Variation 1 - Reduction in length of incoming water main (price decrease of $8,055) Variation 2 - Change in cost of first three months deferred payments (price decrease of $20,374) Variation 3 - Provision for double bunking (price increase of $40,212) Variation 4 - Increase in Department of Environmental Protection Works Approval Application fees (price increase of $1,662) Variation 5 - Clean up of adjacent road (price increase of $33,350) Variation 6 - Provision of left-turn slip lane at Gt Eastern Highway (price increase $25,222) (4) Contract Management Costs since the Acacia Prison Design and Construction Agreement was signed have been $785,000 (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Yes (8) Refer to 3 (9) Yes (10) Refer to 3 (11) None
(10) What recommendations have been accepted? (11) What recommendations have been rejected? Answered on 21 September 2000 The Minister Replied: The Minister for Justice has provided the following reply: (1) $78,714,678 (2) Yes (3) Variation 1 - Reduction in length of incoming water main (price decrease of $8,055) Variation 2 - Change in cost of first three months deferred payments (price decrease of $20,374) Variation 3 - Provision for double bunking (price increase of $40,212) Variation 4 - Increase in Department of Environmental Protection Works Approval Application fees (price increase of $1,662) Variation 5 - Clean up of adjacent road (price increase of $33,350) Variation 6 - Provision of left-turn slip lane at Gt Eastern Highway (price increase $25,222) (4) Contract Management Costs since the Acacia Prison Design and Construction Agreement was signed have been $785,000 (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Yes (8) Refer to 3 (9) Yes (10) Refer to 3 (11) None
(11) What recommendations have been rejected? Answered on 21 September 2000 The Minister Replied: The Minister for Justice has provided the following reply: (1) $78,714,678 (2) Yes (3) Variation 1 - Reduction in length of incoming water main (price decrease of $8,055) Variation 2 - Change in cost of first three months deferred payments (price decrease of $20,374) Variation 3 - Provision for double bunking (price increase of $40,212) Variation 4 - Increase in Department of Environmental Protection Works Approval Application fees (price increase of $1,662) Variation 5 - Clean up of adjacent road (price increase of $33,350) Variation 6 - Provision of left-turn slip lane at Gt Eastern Highway (price increase $25,222) (4) Contract Management Costs since the Acacia Prison Design and Construction Agreement was signed have been $785,000 (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Yes (8) Refer to 3 (9) Yes (10) Refer to 3 (11) None
Answered on 21 September 2000 The Minister Replied: The Minister for Justice has provided the following reply: (1) $78,714,678 (2) Yes (3) Variation 1 - Reduction in length of incoming water main (price decrease of $8,055) Variation 2 - Change in cost of first three months deferred payments (price decrease of $20,374) Variation 3 - Provision for double bunking (price increase of $40,212) Variation 4 - Increase in Department of Environmental Protection Works Approval Application fees (price increase of $1,662) Variation 5 - Clean up of adjacent road (price increase of $33,350) Variation 6 - Provision of left-turn slip lane at Gt Eastern Highway (price increase $25,222) (4) Contract Management Costs since the Acacia Prison Design and Construction Agreement was signed have been $785,000 (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Yes (8) Refer to 3 (9) Yes (10) Refer to 3 (11) None

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