❓ Ms. Saffioti questions the Minister for Transport regarding budget overruns on the Great Northern Highway upgrade, specifically the Bindi Bindi curves, and whether legal advice cautioned against variations. The Minister acknowledges the overrun on the isolated contract but claims overall project savings allow for additional initiatives like the New Norcia bypass.
AnsweredQoN 235Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
GREAT NORTHERN HIGHWAY — UPGRADE
235. Ms R. SAFFIOTI to the Minister for
Transport:
I have a supplementary question.
(1) How can the
minister say it is coming in under budget when his own answer shows that it is
coming in more than 20 per cent over budget?
(2) Did the
minister receive legal advice recommending against these variations?
235. Ms R. SAFFIOTI to the Minister for
Transport:
I have a supplementary question.
(1) How can the
minister say it is coming in under budget when his own answer shows that it is
coming in more than 20 per cent over budget?
(2) Did the
minister receive legal advice recommending against these variations?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) When
I talk about it being ''under budget'', a number of other
initiatives fall into that overall project, so if we look at an isolated
contract, then, yes, this is 22 per cent over. But we are also delivering a bypass
around New Norcia and the monks at New Norcia are extremely pleased with this
initiative. We are able to deliver these because of the overall savings that we
are making right across the transport portfolio, so when I talk about what is
happening on Great Northern Highway, I am not talking about just the Bindi
Bindi curves. We will deliver a fantastic outcome for the communities along
Great Northern Highway as a result of great processes. With regard to the
specific question on the legal advice, I will take it on notice and refer back
to the member.
I talk about it being ''under budget'', a number of other
initiatives fall into that overall project, so if we look at an isolated
contract, then, yes, this is 22 per cent over. But we are also delivering a bypass
around New Norcia and the monks at New Norcia are extremely pleased with this
initiative. We are able to deliver these because of the overall savings that we
are making right across the transport portfolio, so when I talk about what is
happening on Great Northern Highway, I am not talking about just the Bindi
Bindi curves. We will deliver a fantastic outcome for the communities along
Great Northern Highway as a result of great processes. With regard to the
specific question on the legal advice, I will take it on notice and refer back
to the member.
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