❓ Question regarding a reported $100 million cost increase for the Northbridge Link project before construction began. The Treasurer avoids guaranteeing no further cost increases and deflects by criticising the previous government's project management.
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NORTHBRIDGE LINK — COST
I refer to the Northbridge Link project and the fact that, on the Premier’s second day as Treasurer, his Minister for Transport announced a budget blow-out of more than $100 million before work on the project had even commenced. (1) Can the Treasurer guarantee that there will be no further cost or time blow-outs on this project? (2) In light of the Treasurer’s statement in the house yesterday that the final estimates by Treasury of both revenue and departmental expenditure will be taken right up to the moment at which the budget goes to printing, will the blow-out be included in the upcoming budget or forward estimates; and, if not, why not? Mr C.J. BARNETT
I refer to the Northbridge Link project and the fact that, on the Premier’s second day as Treasurer, his Minister for Transport announced a budget blow-out of more than $100 million before work on the project had even commenced. (1) Can the Treasurer guarantee that there will be no further cost or time blow-outs on this project? (2) In light of the Treasurer’s statement in the house yesterday that the final estimates by Treasury of both revenue and departmental expenditure will be taken right up to the moment at which the budget goes to printing, will the blow-out be included in the upcoming budget or forward estimates; and, if not, why not? Mr C.J. BARNETT
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(1)–(2) The sinking of the rail line and the bus station and the creation of a town square is an extraordinarily complex project — Mr E.S. Ripper : So blow-outs don’t matter? Mr C.J. BARNETT : My goodness. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Since the time of the initial costings, the revised costings, as the engineering design has been progressed, have added an extra $100 million to the cost of the project. It is not a blow-out; the project has not even started. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Will that be it? Will there be any more? So $100 million is not a blow-out? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
(1) Can the Treasurer guarantee that there will be no further cost or time blow-outs on this project? (2) In light of the Treasurer’s statement in the house yesterday that the final estimates by Treasury of both revenue and departmental expenditure will be taken right up to the moment at which the budget goes to printing, will the blow-out be included in the upcoming budget or forward estimates; and, if not, why not? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(2) The sinking of the rail line and the bus station and the creation of a town square is an extraordinarily complex project — Mr E.S. Ripper : So blow-outs don’t matter? Mr C.J. BARNETT : My goodness. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Since the time of the initial costings, the revised costings, as the engineering design has been progressed, have added an extra $100 million to the cost of the project. It is not a blow-out; the project has not even started. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Will that be it? Will there be any more? So $100 million is not a blow-out? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
(2) In light of the Treasurer’s statement in the house yesterday that the final estimates by Treasury of both revenue and departmental expenditure will be taken right up to the moment at which the budget goes to printing, will the blow-out be included in the upcoming budget or forward estimates; and, if not, why not? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(2) The sinking of the rail line and the bus station and the creation of a town square is an extraordinarily complex project — Mr E.S. Ripper : So blow-outs don’t matter? Mr C.J. BARNETT : My goodness. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Since the time of the initial costings, the revised costings, as the engineering design has been progressed, have added an extra $100 million to the cost of the project. It is not a blow-out; the project has not even started. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Will that be it? Will there be any more? So $100 million is not a blow-out? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(2) The sinking of the rail line and the bus station and the creation of a town square is an extraordinarily complex project — Mr E.S. Ripper : So blow-outs don’t matter? Mr C.J. BARNETT : My goodness. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Since the time of the initial costings, the revised costings, as the engineering design has been progressed, have added an extra $100 million to the cost of the project. It is not a blow-out; the project has not even started. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Will that be it? Will there be any more? So $100 million is not a blow-out? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
(1)–(2) The sinking of the rail line and the bus station and the creation of a town square is an extraordinarily complex project — Mr E.S. Ripper : So blow-outs don’t matter? Mr C.J. BARNETT : My goodness. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Since the time of the initial costings, the revised costings, as the engineering design has been progressed, have added an extra $100 million to the cost of the project. It is not a blow-out; the project has not even started. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Will that be it? Will there be any more? So $100 million is not a blow-out? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr E.S. Ripper : So blow-outs don’t matter? Mr C.J. BARNETT : My goodness. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Since the time of the initial costings, the revised costings, as the engineering design has been progressed, have added an extra $100 million to the cost of the project. It is not a blow-out; the project has not even started. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Will that be it? Will there be any more? So $100 million is not a blow-out? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : My goodness. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Since the time of the initial costings, the revised costings, as the engineering design has been progressed, have added an extra $100 million to the cost of the project. It is not a blow-out; the project has not even started. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Will that be it? Will there be any more? So $100 million is not a blow-out? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Since the time of the initial costings, the revised costings, as the engineering design has been progressed, have added an extra $100 million to the cost of the project. It is not a blow-out; the project has not even started. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Will that be it? Will there be any more? So $100 million is not a blow-out? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Since the time of the initial costings, the revised costings, as the engineering design has been progressed, have added an extra $100 million to the cost of the project. It is not a blow-out; the project has not even started. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Will that be it? Will there be any more? So $100 million is not a blow-out? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr B.S. Wyatt : Will that be it? Will there be any more? So $100 million is not a blow-out? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
(1) Can the Treasurer guarantee that there will be no further cost or time blow-outs on this project? (2) In light of the Treasurer’s statement in the house yesterday that the final estimates by Treasury of both revenue and departmental expenditure will be taken right up to the moment at which the budget goes to printing, will the blow-out be included in the upcoming budget or forward estimates; and, if not, why not? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(2) The sinking of the rail line and the bus station and the creation of a town square is an extraordinarily complex project — Mr E.S. Ripper : So blow-outs don’t matter? Mr C.J. BARNETT : My goodness. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Since the time of the initial costings, the revised costings, as the engineering design has been progressed, have added an extra $100 million to the cost of the project. It is not a blow-out; the project has not even started. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Will that be it? Will there be any more? So $100 million is not a blow-out? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
(2) In light of the Treasurer’s statement in the house yesterday that the final estimates by Treasury of both revenue and departmental expenditure will be taken right up to the moment at which the budget goes to printing, will the blow-out be included in the upcoming budget or forward estimates; and, if not, why not? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(2) The sinking of the rail line and the bus station and the creation of a town square is an extraordinarily complex project — Mr E.S. Ripper : So blow-outs don’t matter? Mr C.J. BARNETT : My goodness. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Since the time of the initial costings, the revised costings, as the engineering design has been progressed, have added an extra $100 million to the cost of the project. It is not a blow-out; the project has not even started. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Will that be it? Will there be any more? So $100 million is not a blow-out? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(2) The sinking of the rail line and the bus station and the creation of a town square is an extraordinarily complex project — Mr E.S. Ripper : So blow-outs don’t matter? Mr C.J. BARNETT : My goodness. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Since the time of the initial costings, the revised costings, as the engineering design has been progressed, have added an extra $100 million to the cost of the project. It is not a blow-out; the project has not even started. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Will that be it? Will there be any more? So $100 million is not a blow-out? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
(1)–(2) The sinking of the rail line and the bus station and the creation of a town square is an extraordinarily complex project — Mr E.S. Ripper : So blow-outs don’t matter? Mr C.J. BARNETT : My goodness. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Since the time of the initial costings, the revised costings, as the engineering design has been progressed, have added an extra $100 million to the cost of the project. It is not a blow-out; the project has not even started. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Will that be it? Will there be any more? So $100 million is not a blow-out? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr E.S. Ripper : So blow-outs don’t matter? Mr C.J. BARNETT : My goodness. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Since the time of the initial costings, the revised costings, as the engineering design has been progressed, have added an extra $100 million to the cost of the project. It is not a blow-out; the project has not even started. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Will that be it? Will there be any more? So $100 million is not a blow-out? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : My goodness. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Since the time of the initial costings, the revised costings, as the engineering design has been progressed, have added an extra $100 million to the cost of the project. It is not a blow-out; the project has not even started. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Will that be it? Will there be any more? So $100 million is not a blow-out? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Since the time of the initial costings, the revised costings, as the engineering design has been progressed, have added an extra $100 million to the cost of the project. It is not a blow-out; the project has not even started. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Will that be it? Will there be any more? So $100 million is not a blow-out? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Since the time of the initial costings, the revised costings, as the engineering design has been progressed, have added an extra $100 million to the cost of the project. It is not a blow-out; the project has not even started. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Will that be it? Will there be any more? So $100 million is not a blow-out? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr B.S. Wyatt : Will that be it? Will there be any more? So $100 million is not a blow-out? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought — Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr B.S. Wyatt : How else would you describe $100 million above and beyond the initial cost? The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, by my calculation the Premier had been on his feet for less than a minute. He is endeavouring to answer the questions that you have put to him. Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I call you formally for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think that the definition of a blow-out — Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr B.S. Wyatt : Is greater than $100 million. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, even though you have asked the question, I formally call you for the first time. You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would have thought that the definition of a blow-out would be that the actual construction and delivery cost of a project exceeded the figure that had been established after a tender had been awarded and a contract had been signed. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : The member for Armadale has been out doorknocking, selling the resource super profits tax, saying, “This will cost you your job—vote for me!” Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : You support a resource rent tax, don’t you? Isn’t that what you’ve told the Prime Minister? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Once a tender has been awarded and a contract has been signed, if the final construction and delivery costs exceed the contract amount, that is a blow-out. When further refined work is done on the tender and the design — Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : This gives us a rough idea why members opposite could not manage a single project, does it not? It gives us a damn good idea! “Look at that arena—it’ll be fantastic when it’s finished!” It is going to cost close to $600 million and it started at about $170 million. That is a blow-out. After the contract had been awarded, the former government had a bright idea: “Why don’t we have some car parking space?” Brilliant! That is a blow-out; that is incompetent. This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
This work has not even started — Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr M. McGowan : You’re going to have a blow-out! The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, so are you. I formally call you for the first time. Member for Victoria Park, I would have thought you might have appreciated the advice that I offered you earlier, if you had read between the lines. I formally call you for the second time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : When the contract is awarded and the contract prices are negotiated and agreed, that is the starting point. This is a complicated project; no doubt about it. When the final price is determined, that is the starting point. The Perth city Link project is an important project; it will revitalise the central area of Perth. I cannot make a guarantee, but the management of projects under this government is already demonstrably far, far superior to the management of projects under the previous Labor government.
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