A WA parliamentary question regarding the estimated steel fabrication requirements for the Oakajee Port and Rail project, including the proportion expected to be done in WA, other Australian, and overseas workshops. The Minister's response indicates that it's too early in the project's feasibility studies to provide accurate estimates.

AnsweredQoN 202Legislative Council
Asked
24 March 2011
Portfolio
Commerce

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OAKAJEE PORT AND RAIL PROJECT
I refer to the Oakajee Port and Rail project. (1) How much steel fabrication is estimated to be required in the construction of this project? (2) How much of this work is estimated will be done in Western Australian workshops? (3) How much of this work is estimated will be done in other Australian workshops? (4) How much of this work is estimated will be done overseas? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of question. (1) The Oakajee Port and Rail project is currently engaged in a number of engineering and design-related feasibility studies that will underpin a decision to proceed. As such, it is not yet possible to provide a useful estimate of steel fabrication requirements. (2)–(4) Not applicable.
(1) How much steel fabrication is estimated to be required in the construction of this project? (2) How much of this work is estimated will be done in Western Australian workshops? (3) How much of this work is estimated will be done in other Australian workshops? (4) How much of this work is estimated will be done overseas? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of question. (1) The Oakajee Port and Rail project is currently engaged in a number of engineering and design-related feasibility studies that will underpin a decision to proceed. As such, it is not yet possible to provide a useful estimate of steel fabrication requirements. (2)–(4) Not applicable.
(2) How much of this work is estimated will be done in Western Australian workshops? (3) How much of this work is estimated will be done in other Australian workshops? (4) How much of this work is estimated will be done overseas? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of question. (1) The Oakajee Port and Rail project is currently engaged in a number of engineering and design-related feasibility studies that will underpin a decision to proceed. As such, it is not yet possible to provide a useful estimate of steel fabrication requirements. (2)–(4) Not applicable.
(3) How much of this work is estimated will be done in other Australian workshops? (4) How much of this work is estimated will be done overseas? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of question. (1) The Oakajee Port and Rail project is currently engaged in a number of engineering and design-related feasibility studies that will underpin a decision to proceed. As such, it is not yet possible to provide a useful estimate of steel fabrication requirements. (2)–(4) Not applicable.
(4) How much of this work is estimated will be done overseas? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of question. (1) The Oakajee Port and Rail project is currently engaged in a number of engineering and design-related feasibility studies that will underpin a decision to proceed. As such, it is not yet possible to provide a useful estimate of steel fabrication requirements. (2)–(4) Not applicable.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of question. (1) The Oakajee Port and Rail project is currently engaged in a number of engineering and design-related feasibility studies that will underpin a decision to proceed. As such, it is not yet possible to provide a useful estimate of steel fabrication requirements. (2)–(4) Not applicable.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of question. (1) The Oakajee Port and Rail project is currently engaged in a number of engineering and design-related feasibility studies that will underpin a decision to proceed. As such, it is not yet possible to provide a useful estimate of steel fabrication requirements. (2)–(4) Not applicable.
(1) The Oakajee Port and Rail project is currently engaged in a number of engineering and design-related feasibility studies that will underpin a decision to proceed. As such, it is not yet possible to provide a useful estimate of steel fabrication requirements. (2)–(4) Not applicable.
(2)–(4) Not applicable.

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