❓ Mr. Logan questions the Minister for Sport and Recreation about cost overruns at the Kwinana Motorplex. Minister Carpenter acknowledges significant cost increases, blaming the previous government's planning and budget allocation.
AnsweredQoN 127Legislative Assembly
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KWINANA MOTORPLEX, COST BLOW OUT 127. Mr LOGAN to the Minister for Sport and Recreation: Have the construction costs of the Kwinana motorplex blown out? Mr CARPENTER
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. Unfortunately, the Kwinana motorplex will cost significantly more than we were informed it would cost. This is a difficulty in the current environment, and one of many difficulties that we have inherited. Politics aside, it is important for the people of Western Australia to know what we are faced with with the Kwinana motorplex. It was a controversial development right from the very beginning. Alternatives could have been looked at but were not, including a site at Wanneroo that may well have provided a better option. Nevertheless, we have the Kwinana motorplex. The original proposition of the Government went with a $16 million budget allocation. There was speculation at the time that it would be an insufficient allocation. The first consultants’ calculation was that the complex as proposed and designed originally would cost $30 million - double the then budget allocation. Given that would have been an untenable situation, the then Government had another look at the proposed complex and cut back on some of the design work. The revised cost estimate was then $21.4 million, which was still $5.4 million over the $16 million budget allocation. In response to that, the proposed development was modified yet again. The project was put out to tender with a notional budget allocation of $16 million. The tender price came out above the tender estimate by $2.5 million. More modifications were made and other facilities were removed from the proposition. As a result, the speedway track that the former Government had built requires essentials that the proponents were promised would be delivered. The ticketing building still requires modifying, emergency power needs to be provided to the public address system, catering area storage has to be provided and more space has to be provided for the medical centre. Other changes are also needed to bring the motorplex up to the standard that the proponents were promised. To meet specifications, at least another $1.5 million is needed. Unfortunately, this Government must confront this situation, which is part of what is colloquially known as the Barnett black hole. Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I always welcome interjections from “24.94”. The Leader of the National Party has a point, but one thing I do not lack is “ticker”. This is one of several issues I have to confront, which have been bequeathed me by the present Leader of the Opposition. There are many additions to the black hole in education, but in relation to this specific project, it was important to report to the Parliament and to the people of Western Australia, on the situation regarding the Kwinana motorplex.
KWINANA MOTORPLEX, COST BLOW OUT
Have the construction costs of the Kwinana motorplex blown out? Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Unfortunately, the Kwinana motorplex will cost significantly more than we were informed it would cost. This is a difficulty in the current environment, and one of many difficulties that we have inherited. Politics aside, it is important for the people of Western Australia to know what we are faced with with the Kwinana motorplex. It was a controversial development right from the very beginning. Alternatives could have been looked at but were not, including a site at Wanneroo that may well have provided a better option. Nevertheless, we have the Kwinana motorplex. The original proposition of the Government went with a $16 million budget allocation. There was speculation at the time that it would be an insufficient allocation. The first consultants’ calculation was that the complex as proposed and designed originally would cost $30 million - double the then budget allocation. Given that would have been an untenable situation, the then Government had another look at the proposed complex and cut back on some of the design work. The revised cost estimate was then $21.4 million, which was still $5.4 million over the $16 million budget allocation. In response to that, the proposed development was modified yet again. The project was put out to tender with a notional budget allocation of $16 million. The tender price came out above the tender estimate by $2.5 million. More modifications were made and other facilities were removed from the proposition. As a result, the speedway track that the former Government had built requires essentials that the proponents were promised would be delivered. The ticketing building still requires modifying, emergency power needs to be provided to the public address system, catering area storage has to be provided and more space has to be provided for the medical centre. Other changes are also needed to bring the motorplex up to the standard that the proponents were promised. To meet specifications, at least another $1.5 million is needed. Unfortunately, this Government must confront this situation, which is part of what is colloquially known as the Barnett black hole. Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I always welcome interjections from “24.94”. The Leader of the National Party has a point, but one thing I do not lack is “ticker”. This is one of several issues I have to confront, which have been bequeathed me by the present Leader of the Opposition. There are many additions to the black hole in education, but in relation to this specific project, it was important to report to the Parliament and to the people of Western Australia, on the situation regarding the Kwinana motorplex.
Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Unfortunately, the Kwinana motorplex will cost significantly more than we were informed it would cost. This is a difficulty in the current environment, and one of many difficulties that we have inherited. Politics aside, it is important for the people of Western Australia to know what we are faced with with the Kwinana motorplex. It was a controversial development right from the very beginning. Alternatives could have been looked at but were not, including a site at Wanneroo that may well have provided a better option. Nevertheless, we have the Kwinana motorplex. The original proposition of the Government went with a $16 million budget allocation. There was speculation at the time that it would be an insufficient allocation. The first consultants’ calculation was that the complex as proposed and designed originally would cost $30 million - double the then budget allocation. Given that would have been an untenable situation, the then Government had another look at the proposed complex and cut back on some of the design work. The revised cost estimate was then $21.4 million, which was still $5.4 million over the $16 million budget allocation. In response to that, the proposed development was modified yet again. The project was put out to tender with a notional budget allocation of $16 million. The tender price came out above the tender estimate by $2.5 million. More modifications were made and other facilities were removed from the proposition. As a result, the speedway track that the former Government had built requires essentials that the proponents were promised would be delivered. The ticketing building still requires modifying, emergency power needs to be provided to the public address system, catering area storage has to be provided and more space has to be provided for the medical centre. Other changes are also needed to bring the motorplex up to the standard that the proponents were promised. To meet specifications, at least another $1.5 million is needed. Unfortunately, this Government must confront this situation, which is part of what is colloquially known as the Barnett black hole. Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I always welcome interjections from “24.94”. The Leader of the National Party has a point, but one thing I do not lack is “ticker”. This is one of several issues I have to confront, which have been bequeathed me by the present Leader of the Opposition. There are many additions to the black hole in education, but in relation to this specific project, it was important to report to the Parliament and to the people of Western Australia, on the situation regarding the Kwinana motorplex.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. Unfortunately, the Kwinana motorplex will cost significantly more than we were informed it would cost. This is a difficulty in the current environment, and one of many difficulties that we have inherited. Politics aside, it is important for the people of Western Australia to know what we are faced with with the Kwinana motorplex. It was a controversial development right from the very beginning. Alternatives could have been looked at but were not, including a site at Wanneroo that may well have provided a better option. Nevertheless, we have the Kwinana motorplex. The original proposition of the Government went with a $16 million budget allocation. There was speculation at the time that it would be an insufficient allocation. The first consultants’ calculation was that the complex as proposed and designed originally would cost $30 million - double the then budget allocation. Given that would have been an untenable situation, the then Government had another look at the proposed complex and cut back on some of the design work. The revised cost estimate was then $21.4 million, which was still $5.4 million over the $16 million budget allocation. In response to that, the proposed development was modified yet again. The project was put out to tender with a notional budget allocation of $16 million. The tender price came out above the tender estimate by $2.5 million. More modifications were made and other facilities were removed from the proposition. As a result, the speedway track that the former Government had built requires essentials that the proponents were promised would be delivered. The ticketing building still requires modifying, emergency power needs to be provided to the public address system, catering area storage has to be provided and more space has to be provided for the medical centre. Other changes are also needed to bring the motorplex up to the standard that the proponents were promised. To meet specifications, at least another $1.5 million is needed. Unfortunately, this Government must confront this situation, which is part of what is colloquially known as the Barnett black hole. Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I always welcome interjections from “24.94”. The Leader of the National Party has a point, but one thing I do not lack is “ticker”. This is one of several issues I have to confront, which have been bequeathed me by the present Leader of the Opposition. There are many additions to the black hole in education, but in relation to this specific project, it was important to report to the Parliament and to the people of Western Australia, on the situation regarding the Kwinana motorplex.
Unfortunately, the Kwinana motorplex will cost significantly more than we were informed it would cost. This is a difficulty in the current environment, and one of many difficulties that we have inherited. Politics aside, it is important for the people of Western Australia to know what we are faced with with the Kwinana motorplex. It was a controversial development right from the very beginning. Alternatives could have been looked at but were not, including a site at Wanneroo that may well have provided a better option. Nevertheless, we have the Kwinana motorplex. The original proposition of the Government went with a $16 million budget allocation. There was speculation at the time that it would be an insufficient allocation. The first consultants’ calculation was that the complex as proposed and designed originally would cost $30 million - double the then budget allocation. Given that would have been an untenable situation, the then Government had another look at the proposed complex and cut back on some of the design work. The revised cost estimate was then $21.4 million, which was still $5.4 million over the $16 million budget allocation. In response to that, the proposed development was modified yet again. The project was put out to tender with a notional budget allocation of $16 million. The tender price came out above the tender estimate by $2.5 million. More modifications were made and other facilities were removed from the proposition. As a result, the speedway track that the former Government had built requires essentials that the proponents were promised would be delivered. The ticketing building still requires modifying, emergency power needs to be provided to the public address system, catering area storage has to be provided and more space has to be provided for the medical centre. Other changes are also needed to bring the motorplex up to the standard that the proponents were promised. To meet specifications, at least another $1.5 million is needed. Unfortunately, this Government must confront this situation, which is part of what is colloquially known as the Barnett black hole. Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I always welcome interjections from “24.94”. The Leader of the National Party has a point, but one thing I do not lack is “ticker”. This is one of several issues I have to confront, which have been bequeathed me by the present Leader of the Opposition. There are many additions to the black hole in education, but in relation to this specific project, it was important to report to the Parliament and to the people of Western Australia, on the situation regarding the Kwinana motorplex.
The original proposition of the Government went with a $16 million budget allocation. There was speculation at the time that it would be an insufficient allocation. The first consultants’ calculation was that the complex as proposed and designed originally would cost $30 million - double the then budget allocation. Given that would have been an untenable situation, the then Government had another look at the proposed complex and cut back on some of the design work. The revised cost estimate was then $21.4 million, which was still $5.4 million over the $16 million budget allocation. In response to that, the proposed development was modified yet again. The project was put out to tender with a notional budget allocation of $16 million. The tender price came out above the tender estimate by $2.5 million. More modifications were made and other facilities were removed from the proposition. As a result, the speedway track that the former Government had built requires essentials that the proponents were promised would be delivered. The ticketing building still requires modifying, emergency power needs to be provided to the public address system, catering area storage has to be provided and more space has to be provided for the medical centre. Other changes are also needed to bring the motorplex up to the standard that the proponents were promised. To meet specifications, at least another $1.5 million is needed. Unfortunately, this Government must confront this situation, which is part of what is colloquially known as the Barnett black hole. Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I always welcome interjections from “24.94”. The Leader of the National Party has a point, but one thing I do not lack is “ticker”. This is one of several issues I have to confront, which have been bequeathed me by the present Leader of the Opposition. There are many additions to the black hole in education, but in relation to this specific project, it was important to report to the Parliament and to the people of Western Australia, on the situation regarding the Kwinana motorplex.
As a result, the speedway track that the former Government had built requires essentials that the proponents were promised would be delivered. The ticketing building still requires modifying, emergency power needs to be provided to the public address system, catering area storage has to be provided and more space has to be provided for the medical centre. Other changes are also needed to bring the motorplex up to the standard that the proponents were promised. To meet specifications, at least another $1.5 million is needed. Unfortunately, this Government must confront this situation, which is part of what is colloquially known as the Barnett black hole. Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I always welcome interjections from “24.94”. The Leader of the National Party has a point, but one thing I do not lack is “ticker”. This is one of several issues I have to confront, which have been bequeathed me by the present Leader of the Opposition. There are many additions to the black hole in education, but in relation to this specific project, it was important to report to the Parliament and to the people of Western Australia, on the situation regarding the Kwinana motorplex.
Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I always welcome interjections from “24.94”. The Leader of the National Party has a point, but one thing I do not lack is “ticker”. This is one of several issues I have to confront, which have been bequeathed me by the present Leader of the Opposition. There are many additions to the black hole in education, but in relation to this specific project, it was important to report to the Parliament and to the people of Western Australia, on the situation regarding the Kwinana motorplex.
Mr CARPENTER: I always welcome interjections from “24.94”. The Leader of the National Party has a point, but one thing I do not lack is “ticker”. This is one of several issues I have to confront, which have been bequeathed me by the present Leader of the Opposition. There are many additions to the black hole in education, but in relation to this specific project, it was important to report to the Parliament and to the people of Western Australia, on the situation regarding the Kwinana motorplex.
KWINANA MOTORPLEX, COST BLOW OUT
Have the construction costs of the Kwinana motorplex blown out? Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Unfortunately, the Kwinana motorplex will cost significantly more than we were informed it would cost. This is a difficulty in the current environment, and one of many difficulties that we have inherited. Politics aside, it is important for the people of Western Australia to know what we are faced with with the Kwinana motorplex. It was a controversial development right from the very beginning. Alternatives could have been looked at but were not, including a site at Wanneroo that may well have provided a better option. Nevertheless, we have the Kwinana motorplex. The original proposition of the Government went with a $16 million budget allocation. There was speculation at the time that it would be an insufficient allocation. The first consultants’ calculation was that the complex as proposed and designed originally would cost $30 million - double the then budget allocation. Given that would have been an untenable situation, the then Government had another look at the proposed complex and cut back on some of the design work. The revised cost estimate was then $21.4 million, which was still $5.4 million over the $16 million budget allocation. In response to that, the proposed development was modified yet again. The project was put out to tender with a notional budget allocation of $16 million. The tender price came out above the tender estimate by $2.5 million. More modifications were made and other facilities were removed from the proposition. As a result, the speedway track that the former Government had built requires essentials that the proponents were promised would be delivered. The ticketing building still requires modifying, emergency power needs to be provided to the public address system, catering area storage has to be provided and more space has to be provided for the medical centre. Other changes are also needed to bring the motorplex up to the standard that the proponents were promised. To meet specifications, at least another $1.5 million is needed. Unfortunately, this Government must confront this situation, which is part of what is colloquially known as the Barnett black hole. Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I always welcome interjections from “24.94”. The Leader of the National Party has a point, but one thing I do not lack is “ticker”. This is one of several issues I have to confront, which have been bequeathed me by the present Leader of the Opposition. There are many additions to the black hole in education, but in relation to this specific project, it was important to report to the Parliament and to the people of Western Australia, on the situation regarding the Kwinana motorplex.
Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Unfortunately, the Kwinana motorplex will cost significantly more than we were informed it would cost. This is a difficulty in the current environment, and one of many difficulties that we have inherited. Politics aside, it is important for the people of Western Australia to know what we are faced with with the Kwinana motorplex. It was a controversial development right from the very beginning. Alternatives could have been looked at but were not, including a site at Wanneroo that may well have provided a better option. Nevertheless, we have the Kwinana motorplex. The original proposition of the Government went with a $16 million budget allocation. There was speculation at the time that it would be an insufficient allocation. The first consultants’ calculation was that the complex as proposed and designed originally would cost $30 million - double the then budget allocation. Given that would have been an untenable situation, the then Government had another look at the proposed complex and cut back on some of the design work. The revised cost estimate was then $21.4 million, which was still $5.4 million over the $16 million budget allocation. In response to that, the proposed development was modified yet again. The project was put out to tender with a notional budget allocation of $16 million. The tender price came out above the tender estimate by $2.5 million. More modifications were made and other facilities were removed from the proposition. As a result, the speedway track that the former Government had built requires essentials that the proponents were promised would be delivered. The ticketing building still requires modifying, emergency power needs to be provided to the public address system, catering area storage has to be provided and more space has to be provided for the medical centre. Other changes are also needed to bring the motorplex up to the standard that the proponents were promised. To meet specifications, at least another $1.5 million is needed. Unfortunately, this Government must confront this situation, which is part of what is colloquially known as the Barnett black hole. Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I always welcome interjections from “24.94”. The Leader of the National Party has a point, but one thing I do not lack is “ticker”. This is one of several issues I have to confront, which have been bequeathed me by the present Leader of the Opposition. There are many additions to the black hole in education, but in relation to this specific project, it was important to report to the Parliament and to the people of Western Australia, on the situation regarding the Kwinana motorplex.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. Unfortunately, the Kwinana motorplex will cost significantly more than we were informed it would cost. This is a difficulty in the current environment, and one of many difficulties that we have inherited. Politics aside, it is important for the people of Western Australia to know what we are faced with with the Kwinana motorplex. It was a controversial development right from the very beginning. Alternatives could have been looked at but were not, including a site at Wanneroo that may well have provided a better option. Nevertheless, we have the Kwinana motorplex. The original proposition of the Government went with a $16 million budget allocation. There was speculation at the time that it would be an insufficient allocation. The first consultants’ calculation was that the complex as proposed and designed originally would cost $30 million - double the then budget allocation. Given that would have been an untenable situation, the then Government had another look at the proposed complex and cut back on some of the design work. The revised cost estimate was then $21.4 million, which was still $5.4 million over the $16 million budget allocation. In response to that, the proposed development was modified yet again. The project was put out to tender with a notional budget allocation of $16 million. The tender price came out above the tender estimate by $2.5 million. More modifications were made and other facilities were removed from the proposition. As a result, the speedway track that the former Government had built requires essentials that the proponents were promised would be delivered. The ticketing building still requires modifying, emergency power needs to be provided to the public address system, catering area storage has to be provided and more space has to be provided for the medical centre. Other changes are also needed to bring the motorplex up to the standard that the proponents were promised. To meet specifications, at least another $1.5 million is needed. Unfortunately, this Government must confront this situation, which is part of what is colloquially known as the Barnett black hole. Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I always welcome interjections from “24.94”. The Leader of the National Party has a point, but one thing I do not lack is “ticker”. This is one of several issues I have to confront, which have been bequeathed me by the present Leader of the Opposition. There are many additions to the black hole in education, but in relation to this specific project, it was important to report to the Parliament and to the people of Western Australia, on the situation regarding the Kwinana motorplex.
Unfortunately, the Kwinana motorplex will cost significantly more than we were informed it would cost. This is a difficulty in the current environment, and one of many difficulties that we have inherited. Politics aside, it is important for the people of Western Australia to know what we are faced with with the Kwinana motorplex. It was a controversial development right from the very beginning. Alternatives could have been looked at but were not, including a site at Wanneroo that may well have provided a better option. Nevertheless, we have the Kwinana motorplex. The original proposition of the Government went with a $16 million budget allocation. There was speculation at the time that it would be an insufficient allocation. The first consultants’ calculation was that the complex as proposed and designed originally would cost $30 million - double the then budget allocation. Given that would have been an untenable situation, the then Government had another look at the proposed complex and cut back on some of the design work. The revised cost estimate was then $21.4 million, which was still $5.4 million over the $16 million budget allocation. In response to that, the proposed development was modified yet again. The project was put out to tender with a notional budget allocation of $16 million. The tender price came out above the tender estimate by $2.5 million. More modifications were made and other facilities were removed from the proposition. As a result, the speedway track that the former Government had built requires essentials that the proponents were promised would be delivered. The ticketing building still requires modifying, emergency power needs to be provided to the public address system, catering area storage has to be provided and more space has to be provided for the medical centre. Other changes are also needed to bring the motorplex up to the standard that the proponents were promised. To meet specifications, at least another $1.5 million is needed. Unfortunately, this Government must confront this situation, which is part of what is colloquially known as the Barnett black hole. Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I always welcome interjections from “24.94”. The Leader of the National Party has a point, but one thing I do not lack is “ticker”. This is one of several issues I have to confront, which have been bequeathed me by the present Leader of the Opposition. There are many additions to the black hole in education, but in relation to this specific project, it was important to report to the Parliament and to the people of Western Australia, on the situation regarding the Kwinana motorplex.
The original proposition of the Government went with a $16 million budget allocation. There was speculation at the time that it would be an insufficient allocation. The first consultants’ calculation was that the complex as proposed and designed originally would cost $30 million - double the then budget allocation. Given that would have been an untenable situation, the then Government had another look at the proposed complex and cut back on some of the design work. The revised cost estimate was then $21.4 million, which was still $5.4 million over the $16 million budget allocation. In response to that, the proposed development was modified yet again. The project was put out to tender with a notional budget allocation of $16 million. The tender price came out above the tender estimate by $2.5 million. More modifications were made and other facilities were removed from the proposition. As a result, the speedway track that the former Government had built requires essentials that the proponents were promised would be delivered. The ticketing building still requires modifying, emergency power needs to be provided to the public address system, catering area storage has to be provided and more space has to be provided for the medical centre. Other changes are also needed to bring the motorplex up to the standard that the proponents were promised. To meet specifications, at least another $1.5 million is needed. Unfortunately, this Government must confront this situation, which is part of what is colloquially known as the Barnett black hole. Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I always welcome interjections from “24.94”. The Leader of the National Party has a point, but one thing I do not lack is “ticker”. This is one of several issues I have to confront, which have been bequeathed me by the present Leader of the Opposition. There are many additions to the black hole in education, but in relation to this specific project, it was important to report to the Parliament and to the people of Western Australia, on the situation regarding the Kwinana motorplex.
As a result, the speedway track that the former Government had built requires essentials that the proponents were promised would be delivered. The ticketing building still requires modifying, emergency power needs to be provided to the public address system, catering area storage has to be provided and more space has to be provided for the medical centre. Other changes are also needed to bring the motorplex up to the standard that the proponents were promised. To meet specifications, at least another $1.5 million is needed. Unfortunately, this Government must confront this situation, which is part of what is colloquially known as the Barnett black hole. Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I always welcome interjections from “24.94”. The Leader of the National Party has a point, but one thing I do not lack is “ticker”. This is one of several issues I have to confront, which have been bequeathed me by the present Leader of the Opposition. There are many additions to the black hole in education, but in relation to this specific project, it was important to report to the Parliament and to the people of Western Australia, on the situation regarding the Kwinana motorplex.
Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I always welcome interjections from “24.94”. The Leader of the National Party has a point, but one thing I do not lack is “ticker”. This is one of several issues I have to confront, which have been bequeathed me by the present Leader of the Opposition. There are many additions to the black hole in education, but in relation to this specific project, it was important to report to the Parliament and to the people of Western Australia, on the situation regarding the Kwinana motorplex.
Mr CARPENTER: I always welcome interjections from “24.94”. The Leader of the National Party has a point, but one thing I do not lack is “ticker”. This is one of several issues I have to confront, which have been bequeathed me by the present Leader of the Opposition. There are many additions to the black hole in education, but in relation to this specific project, it was important to report to the Parliament and to the people of Western Australia, on the situation regarding the Kwinana motorplex.
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