❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the costs and consultants involved in the construction of a new Department of Parks and Wildlife office in Bunbury, specifically focusing on survey work, excavation, and consultant fees. The Minister provided a detailed breakdown of costs and offered a briefing.
AnsweredQoN 4170Legislative Council
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(1) I refer to the new Department of Parks and Wildlife office to be built on Koombana Drive, Bunbury, and I ask: (a) how much money has been paid to MNG licenced surveyors for survey work completed to date; (b) how much money has been paid to Ultrameg surveyors for survey work completed to date; (c) how much money has been paid to Georadar for survey work completed to date; (d) what was the total cost of the recent excavation works to find Samuel Wright and reburial; (e) who is the geotechnical consultant to the project; (f) how much money has been paid to the geotechnical consultant to date; (g) who is the environmental consultant to the project; (h) how much money has been paid to the environmental consultant to date; (i) who has been engaged as planning consultant to the project; (j) how much funding has been paid to the planning consultant to date; (k) who has been engaged as the architect to the project; (l) how much funding has been paid to the architect to date; (m) what other consultants have been engaged to do work in relation to the project (identify each consultant); and (n) in relation to (m), how much funding has been paid to date to each consultant? (2) In relation to all consultants engaged in relation to the project, the new Department of Parks and Wildlife office on Koombana Drive, Bunbury, including but not limited to those identified in (1), will the Minister table the completed surveys and reports? (3) If no to (2), why not? (4) I understand the department has compiled all the survey work outcomes and related information onto one file being the survey plan with overlays of information and that this has been provided to the Western Australia Museum and the City of Bunbury, and I ask if the Minister will please table the file/survey plan with layers? (5) If no to (4), why not?
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Answered
16 August 2016
Responded by
Minister for Planning representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
56 days
The Minister for Environment has provided the following response.
On 14 July 2016 the Department of Parks and Wildlife offered the Member a briefing on the project to enable her to ask any questions in relation to the project. The Member has yet to accept that offer.
(1)
(a) $33,041 to 30 June 2016.
(b) Ultramag Geophysics was paid $31,768.31.
(c) Nil.
(d) $74,424.54.
(e) WML Consultants.
(f) $380 - note that the Department of Finance, Building Management and Works section would have met other costs.
(g)-(h) Waves Environmental Pty Ltd - $156,890.40, Calytrix Consulting Pty Ltd - $26,145.87 and Jacobs Group Australia Pty Ltd. - $9,253.25, each to 30 June 2016.
(i)-(j) There is no planning consultant.
(k) Ferguson Architects.
(l) $85,307 - note that the Department of Finance Building Management and Works section would have met other costs.
(m)-(n) Plan E landscape architects - $19,890.
Ralph Beattie Bosworth cost consultants - $354.
BG and E Pty Ltd engineers - $1,470.
Wood and Grieve engineers - $6,200.
Construction Hydraulic Design Pty Ltd - $3,400.
DB Mechanical Consulting - $300.
Precision Drainage - $88,909.26 including $64,090.50 of dewatering costs relating to the excavation of the Samuel Wright.
The above are costs up to 30 June 2016 met by Parks and Wildlife relating to site investigations and initial design work. The Department of Finance, Building Management and Works section, would have met other costs and may have appointed other consultants. Note that some consultants may also be appointed as sub-consultants to the above consultants.
(2)-(3) Design work is ongoing. Most consultants’ reports and advice are iterative and adaptive to design changes. Reports prepared by Ultramag Geophysics and WML Consultants are tabled. [See Tabled Paper Nos. # and #].
(4)-(5) There are multiple survey layers covering a range of site information which are not easily produced in a format for tabling. A briefing has been offered to the Member by the Department of Parks and Wildlife and available digital survey information can be viewed at such time.
On 14 July 2016 the Department of Parks and Wildlife offered the Member a briefing on the project to enable her to ask any questions in relation to the project. The Member has yet to accept that offer.
(1)
(a) $33,041 to 30 June 2016.
(b) Ultramag Geophysics was paid $31,768.31.
(c) Nil.
(d) $74,424.54.
(e) WML Consultants.
(f) $380 - note that the Department of Finance, Building Management and Works section would have met other costs.
(g)-(h) Waves Environmental Pty Ltd - $156,890.40, Calytrix Consulting Pty Ltd - $26,145.87 and Jacobs Group Australia Pty Ltd. - $9,253.25, each to 30 June 2016.
(i)-(j) There is no planning consultant.
(k) Ferguson Architects.
(l) $85,307 - note that the Department of Finance Building Management and Works section would have met other costs.
(m)-(n) Plan E landscape architects - $19,890.
Ralph Beattie Bosworth cost consultants - $354.
BG and E Pty Ltd engineers - $1,470.
Wood and Grieve engineers - $6,200.
Construction Hydraulic Design Pty Ltd - $3,400.
DB Mechanical Consulting - $300.
Precision Drainage - $88,909.26 including $64,090.50 of dewatering costs relating to the excavation of the Samuel Wright.
The above are costs up to 30 June 2016 met by Parks and Wildlife relating to site investigations and initial design work. The Department of Finance, Building Management and Works section, would have met other costs and may have appointed other consultants. Note that some consultants may also be appointed as sub-consultants to the above consultants.
(2)-(3) Design work is ongoing. Most consultants’ reports and advice are iterative and adaptive to design changes. Reports prepared by Ultramag Geophysics and WML Consultants are tabled. [See Tabled Paper Nos. # and #].
(4)-(5) There are multiple survey layers covering a range of site information which are not easily produced in a format for tabling. A briefing has been offered to the Member by the Department of Parks and Wildlife and available digital survey information can be viewed at such time.
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