❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice seeks detailed cost breakdowns for the Premier's new office, covering security, utilities, landscaping, and modifications since November 2012. The response provides specific figures and explanations, particularly regarding water metering and defect rectification costs.
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I refer to the new Office of the Premier at 1 Parliament Place, West Perth, and I ask: (a) what has been the cost of security services for the Office since 1 November 2012; (b) what has been the cost of electricity for the Office since 1 November 2012; (c) what has been the cost of gas for the Office since 1 November 2012; (d) what has been the cost of water for the Office since 1 November 2012; (e) what been the cost of gardening and landscaping since 1 November 2012; and (f) what has been the cost of any internal office modifications or remedial works since 1 November 2012?
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Answered
7 August 2013
Responded by
Hon C.J. Barnett
Response time
57 days
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
(a)$394,656.58 (excluding GST)
(b) $85,243.33 (excluding GST)
(c) $568.77 (excluding GST)
(d) Water for the Office of the Premier is still connected through the Constitutional Centre. Building management is currently resolving the matter to have each building separately metered. The latest account from the Water Corporation issued on 21 May 2013 for the period 13 November 2012 to 15 May 2013 totals $443.30 for both buildings.
(e) $24,062.56 (excluding GST). This includes costs of establishing garden beds and lawn areas.
(f) No internal office modifications or remedial works have been undertaken since
1 November 2012 beyond the agreed project scope. Work undertaken has been to rectify building defects and address matters not fully covered in the contract documentation. The rectification of construction defects is a cost to the builder and not a cost to the State. All State government building budgets include contingencies as a financial provision to address risks associated with the procurement methodology and unanticipated matters that arise throughout the delivery of the projects, including matters not covered in the contract documentation.
(a)$394,656.58 (excluding GST)
(b) $85,243.33 (excluding GST)
(c) $568.77 (excluding GST)
(d) Water for the Office of the Premier is still connected through the Constitutional Centre. Building management is currently resolving the matter to have each building separately metered. The latest account from the Water Corporation issued on 21 May 2013 for the period 13 November 2012 to 15 May 2013 totals $443.30 for both buildings.
(e) $24,062.56 (excluding GST). This includes costs of establishing garden beds and lawn areas.
(f) No internal office modifications or remedial works have been undertaken since
1 November 2012 beyond the agreed project scope. Work undertaken has been to rectify building defects and address matters not fully covered in the contract documentation. The rectification of construction defects is a cost to the builder and not a cost to the State. All State government building budgets include contingencies as a financial provision to address risks associated with the procurement methodology and unanticipated matters that arise throughout the delivery of the projects, including matters not covered in the contract documentation.
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