❓ This parliamentary question concerns deferred maintenance liabilities in WA's health infrastructure and the Department's strategic capital planning to address these issues. The Minister's reply details the cost of a statewide review, the estimated maintenance requirements, and current allocations to address identified issues.
AnsweredQoN 875Legislative Assembly
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Major condition audit issues are also extinguished when major capital replacements or upgrades are undertaken. Examples include Bunbury/South West Health Campus, Perth Dental Hospital (Oral Health Centre contribution), Armadale, and Geraldton replacements, together with major upgrades at Kalgoorlie and Port Hedland. When completed, these projects alone will extinguish an estimated liability in excess of $24.0 million. The Department has a Strategic Capital Planning Group that will continue to monitor the needs in this area.
The Department has a Strategic Capital Planning Group that will continue to monitor the needs in this area.
The Department has a Strategic Capital Planning Group that will continue to monitor the needs in this area.
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Answered
23 November 2000
Response time
9 days
The Minister Replied:
1.
Yes. Symonds Facilities & Project Management was commissioned by the Health Department of Western Australia to project manage a number of consultants to undertake a statewide “Deferred Maintenance Liability Review” (Condition Audit).
2.
The total cost for all consultancies was approximately $964 000 and the final report was received in August 1998.
3.
Yes. Data for the report was collected in 1997/98 and its intent was to provide indicative maintenance requirements (based on known and pending problems) over a ten year period for strategic planning purposes.
Routine preventive maintenance undertaken directly by Health Services also addresses such issues.
The figure given in the report of $277 million is an estimate of what is needed to complete the required maintenance of all assets as at January 1998, and to continue to meet the anticipated maintenance requirements through to January 2008.
A specific amount was not quoted for a backlog in major maintenance, but it was projected that the amount of $277m would be required over a ten year period to ensure an ongoing "manageable" standard of maintenance. As an example, the Avon Health facility is reasonably new and the report indicated that some $3.3m would be needed over the ten year review period to maintain the facility at an acceptable level.
4.
The assignment of priorities for capital funding is a regular part of the Health Department's allocative process. For instance, the Health Department’s Capital Works Program currently includes an allocation of $29 million to address items identified in the review.
Other issues identified in the review are being addressed through statewide programs including minor works, WorkSafe Compliance and staff accommodation upgrades and replacements. Collectively over the current forward estimates period (3 years), these total approximately $40.0 million.
Major condition audit issues are also extinguished when major capital replacements or upgrades are undertaken. Examples include Bunbury/South West Health Campus, Perth Dental Hospital (Oral Health Centre contribution), Armadale, and Geraldton replacements, together with major upgrades at Kalgoorlie and Port Hedland. When completed, these projects alone will extinguish an estimated liability in excess of $24.0 million.
The Department has a Strategic Capital Planning Group that will continue to monitor the needs in this area.
1.
Yes. Symonds Facilities & Project Management was commissioned by the Health Department of Western Australia to project manage a number of consultants to undertake a statewide “Deferred Maintenance Liability Review” (Condition Audit).
2.
The total cost for all consultancies was approximately $964 000 and the final report was received in August 1998.
3.
Yes. Data for the report was collected in 1997/98 and its intent was to provide indicative maintenance requirements (based on known and pending problems) over a ten year period for strategic planning purposes.
Routine preventive maintenance undertaken directly by Health Services also addresses such issues.
The figure given in the report of $277 million is an estimate of what is needed to complete the required maintenance of all assets as at January 1998, and to continue to meet the anticipated maintenance requirements through to January 2008.
A specific amount was not quoted for a backlog in major maintenance, but it was projected that the amount of $277m would be required over a ten year period to ensure an ongoing "manageable" standard of maintenance. As an example, the Avon Health facility is reasonably new and the report indicated that some $3.3m would be needed over the ten year review period to maintain the facility at an acceptable level.
4.
The assignment of priorities for capital funding is a regular part of the Health Department's allocative process. For instance, the Health Department’s Capital Works Program currently includes an allocation of $29 million to address items identified in the review.
Other issues identified in the review are being addressed through statewide programs including minor works, WorkSafe Compliance and staff accommodation upgrades and replacements. Collectively over the current forward estimates period (3 years), these total approximately $40.0 million.
Major condition audit issues are also extinguished when major capital replacements or upgrades are undertaken. Examples include Bunbury/South West Health Campus, Perth Dental Hospital (Oral Health Centre contribution), Armadale, and Geraldton replacements, together with major upgrades at Kalgoorlie and Port Hedland. When completed, these projects alone will extinguish an estimated liability in excess of $24.0 million.
The Department has a Strategic Capital Planning Group that will continue to monitor the needs in this area.
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