❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice from 2006 regarding the New Metro Rail project, specifically focusing on costs, claims from contractors, and completion dates. The Minister provides some information but withholds details citing commercial confidentiality.
AnsweredQoN 674Legislative Assembly
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Will the Minister advise the following in regard to the New Metro Rail project -
(1) What is the most up-to-date estimate of the total cost of the entire project?
(2) What is the most up-to-date estimate of the total interest costs associated with borrowings used to fund the entire project?
(3) Have provisions for claims made by the Leighton-Kumagai Joint Venture and RailLink been included within the above cost estimates?
(a) If so, what is the value of the claims from RailLink included in the estimates?
(b) If so, what is the value of the claims from the Leighton-Kumagai Joint Venture included in the estimate?
(c) If so, what are the categories that the RailLink claims fall into, and the associated values?
(d) If so, what are the categories that the Leighton-Kumagai Joint Venture claims fall into, and the associated values?
(e) If not, why not?
(4) What is the value of all outstanding claims from RailLink?
(5) What is the value of all outstanding claims from the Leighton-Kumagai Joint Venture?
(6) What are the categories that the RailLink claims in (4) fall into, and the associated values?
(7) What are the categories that the Leighton-Kumagai Joint Venture claims in (5) fall into, and the associated values?
(8) What is the value of all approved claims from RailLink?
(9) What is the value of all approved claims from the Leighton-Kumagai Joint Venture?
(10) What is the most up-to-date estimate of the completion date for the entire project?
(11) When will the public be able to access trains to the city on the Southern Suburbs railway from -
(a) Rockingham?
(b) Mandurah?
(1) What is the most up-to-date estimate of the total cost of the entire project?
(2) What is the most up-to-date estimate of the total interest costs associated with borrowings used to fund the entire project?
(3) Have provisions for claims made by the Leighton-Kumagai Joint Venture and RailLink been included within the above cost estimates?
(a) If so, what is the value of the claims from RailLink included in the estimates?
(b) If so, what is the value of the claims from the Leighton-Kumagai Joint Venture included in the estimate?
(c) If so, what are the categories that the RailLink claims fall into, and the associated values?
(d) If so, what are the categories that the Leighton-Kumagai Joint Venture claims fall into, and the associated values?
(e) If not, why not?
(4) What is the value of all outstanding claims from RailLink?
(5) What is the value of all outstanding claims from the Leighton-Kumagai Joint Venture?
(6) What are the categories that the RailLink claims in (4) fall into, and the associated values?
(7) What are the categories that the Leighton-Kumagai Joint Venture claims in (5) fall into, and the associated values?
(8) What is the value of all approved claims from RailLink?
(9) What is the value of all approved claims from the Leighton-Kumagai Joint Venture?
(10) What is the most up-to-date estimate of the completion date for the entire project?
(11) When will the public be able to access trains to the city on the Southern Suburbs railway from -
(a) Rockingham?
(b) Mandurah?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
3 May 2006
Responded by
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
36 days
(b) If so, what is the value of the claims from the Leighton-Kumagai Joint Venture included in the estimate? (c) If so, what are the categories that the RailLink claims fall into, and the associated values? (d) If so, what are the categories that the Leighton-Kumagai Joint Venture claims fall into, and the associated values? (e) If not, why not?
(c) If so, what are the categories that the RailLink claims fall into, and the associated values? (d) If so, what are the categories that the Leighton-Kumagai Joint Venture claims fall into, and the associated values? (e) If not, why not?
(d) If so, what are the categories that the Leighton-Kumagai Joint Venture claims fall into, and the associated values? (e) If not, why not?
(e) If not, why not?
(b) Mandurah?
(2) The estimate of the total cost of interest on the capital borrowings to fund the New MetroRail Project over the 33 year financial life of the project is currently being reviewed and will be provided to the Member next week. (3) Provisions for variation claims that have been approved and for legitimate claims already lodged by the contractors and a provision for estimated future payments on claims was made in the recent review of the budget and were included in the additional contingency allowance of $49.801 million that was announced in April. (3) a - e, (4)-(7) I am not able to provide this detail as it includes contract information that must remain confidential between the Public Transport Authority and each contractor. However I have previously advised that some notice has been given of $250m in claims, the majority of which we believe, on the basis of professional advice, have no substance. (8) To the end of March, there have been $4.27 million of approved variations under this contract. (9) To the end of March, there have been $2.15 million of approved variations under this contract. (10) The expected completion time of the New MetroRail Project to Mandurah is the end of July 2007. This date depends on maintaining the anticipated rate of works in the critical City section. (11) The anticipated time for commencement of public train services on the Southern Suburbs Railway is currently the end of July 2007.
(3) Provisions for variation claims that have been approved and for legitimate claims already lodged by the contractors and a provision for estimated future payments on claims was made in the recent review of the budget and were included in the additional contingency allowance of $49.801 million that was announced in April. (3) a - e, (4)-(7) I am not able to provide this detail as it includes contract information that must remain confidential between the Public Transport Authority and each contractor. However I have previously advised that some notice has been given of $250m in claims, the majority of which we believe, on the basis of professional advice, have no substance. (8) To the end of March, there have been $4.27 million of approved variations under this contract. (9) To the end of March, there have been $2.15 million of approved variations under this contract. (10) The expected completion time of the New MetroRail Project to Mandurah is the end of July 2007. This date depends on maintaining the anticipated rate of works in the critical City section. (11) The anticipated time for commencement of public train services on the Southern Suburbs Railway is currently the end of July 2007.
(3) Provisions for variation claims that have been approved and for legitimate claims already lodged by the contractors and a provision for estimated future payments on claims was made in the recent review of the budget and were included in the additional contingency allowance of $49.801 million that was announced in April. (3) a - e, (4)-(7) I am not able to provide this detail as it includes contract information that must remain confidential between the Public Transport Authority and each contractor. However I have previously advised that some notice has been given of $250m in claims, the majority of which we believe, on the basis of professional advice, have no substance. (8) To the end of March, there have been $4.27 million of approved variations under this contract. (9) To the end of March, there have been $2.15 million of approved variations under this contract. (10) The expected completion time of the New MetroRail Project to Mandurah is the end of July 2007. This date depends on maintaining the anticipated rate of works in the critical City section. (11) The anticipated time for commencement of public train services on the Southern Suburbs Railway is currently the end of July 2007.
(3) a - e, (4)-(7) I am not able to provide this detail as it includes contract information that must remain confidential between the Public Transport Authority and each contractor. However I have previously advised that some notice has been given of $250m in claims, the majority of which we believe, on the basis of professional advice, have no substance. (8) To the end of March, there have been $4.27 million of approved variations under this contract. (9) To the end of March, there have been $2.15 million of approved variations under this contract. (10) The expected completion time of the New MetroRail Project to Mandurah is the end of July 2007. This date depends on maintaining the anticipated rate of works in the critical City section. (11) The anticipated time for commencement of public train services on the Southern Suburbs Railway is currently the end of July 2007.
I am not able to provide this detail as it includes contract information that must remain confidential between the Public Transport Authority and each contractor. However I have previously advised that some notice has been given of $250m in claims, the majority of which we believe, on the basis of professional advice, have no substance. (8) To the end of March, there have been $4.27 million of approved variations under this contract. (9) To the end of March, there have been $2.15 million of approved variations under this contract. (10) The expected completion time of the New MetroRail Project to Mandurah is the end of July 2007. This date depends on maintaining the anticipated rate of works in the critical City section. (11) The anticipated time for commencement of public train services on the Southern Suburbs Railway is currently the end of July 2007.
(8) To the end of March, there have been $4.27 million of approved variations under this contract. (9) To the end of March, there have been $2.15 million of approved variations under this contract. (10) The expected completion time of the New MetroRail Project to Mandurah is the end of July 2007. This date depends on maintaining the anticipated rate of works in the critical City section. (11) The anticipated time for commencement of public train services on the Southern Suburbs Railway is currently the end of July 2007.
(9) To the end of March, there have been $2.15 million of approved variations under this contract. (10) The expected completion time of the New MetroRail Project to Mandurah is the end of July 2007. This date depends on maintaining the anticipated rate of works in the critical City section. (11) The anticipated time for commencement of public train services on the Southern Suburbs Railway is currently the end of July 2007.
(10) The expected completion time of the New MetroRail Project to Mandurah is the end of July 2007. This date depends on maintaining the anticipated rate of works in the critical City section. (11) The anticipated time for commencement of public train services on the Southern Suburbs Railway is currently the end of July 2007.
(11) The anticipated time for commencement of public train services on the Southern Suburbs Railway is currently the end of July 2007.
(c) If so, what are the categories that the RailLink claims fall into, and the associated values? (d) If so, what are the categories that the Leighton-Kumagai Joint Venture claims fall into, and the associated values? (e) If not, why not?
(d) If so, what are the categories that the Leighton-Kumagai Joint Venture claims fall into, and the associated values? (e) If not, why not?
(e) If not, why not?
(b) Mandurah?
(2) The estimate of the total cost of interest on the capital borrowings to fund the New MetroRail Project over the 33 year financial life of the project is currently being reviewed and will be provided to the Member next week. (3) Provisions for variation claims that have been approved and for legitimate claims already lodged by the contractors and a provision for estimated future payments on claims was made in the recent review of the budget and were included in the additional contingency allowance of $49.801 million that was announced in April. (3) a - e, (4)-(7) I am not able to provide this detail as it includes contract information that must remain confidential between the Public Transport Authority and each contractor. However I have previously advised that some notice has been given of $250m in claims, the majority of which we believe, on the basis of professional advice, have no substance. (8) To the end of March, there have been $4.27 million of approved variations under this contract. (9) To the end of March, there have been $2.15 million of approved variations under this contract. (10) The expected completion time of the New MetroRail Project to Mandurah is the end of July 2007. This date depends on maintaining the anticipated rate of works in the critical City section. (11) The anticipated time for commencement of public train services on the Southern Suburbs Railway is currently the end of July 2007.
(3) Provisions for variation claims that have been approved and for legitimate claims already lodged by the contractors and a provision for estimated future payments on claims was made in the recent review of the budget and were included in the additional contingency allowance of $49.801 million that was announced in April. (3) a - e, (4)-(7) I am not able to provide this detail as it includes contract information that must remain confidential between the Public Transport Authority and each contractor. However I have previously advised that some notice has been given of $250m in claims, the majority of which we believe, on the basis of professional advice, have no substance. (8) To the end of March, there have been $4.27 million of approved variations under this contract. (9) To the end of March, there have been $2.15 million of approved variations under this contract. (10) The expected completion time of the New MetroRail Project to Mandurah is the end of July 2007. This date depends on maintaining the anticipated rate of works in the critical City section. (11) The anticipated time for commencement of public train services on the Southern Suburbs Railway is currently the end of July 2007.
(3) Provisions for variation claims that have been approved and for legitimate claims already lodged by the contractors and a provision for estimated future payments on claims was made in the recent review of the budget and were included in the additional contingency allowance of $49.801 million that was announced in April. (3) a - e, (4)-(7) I am not able to provide this detail as it includes contract information that must remain confidential between the Public Transport Authority and each contractor. However I have previously advised that some notice has been given of $250m in claims, the majority of which we believe, on the basis of professional advice, have no substance. (8) To the end of March, there have been $4.27 million of approved variations under this contract. (9) To the end of March, there have been $2.15 million of approved variations under this contract. (10) The expected completion time of the New MetroRail Project to Mandurah is the end of July 2007. This date depends on maintaining the anticipated rate of works in the critical City section. (11) The anticipated time for commencement of public train services on the Southern Suburbs Railway is currently the end of July 2007.
(3) a - e, (4)-(7) I am not able to provide this detail as it includes contract information that must remain confidential between the Public Transport Authority and each contractor. However I have previously advised that some notice has been given of $250m in claims, the majority of which we believe, on the basis of professional advice, have no substance. (8) To the end of March, there have been $4.27 million of approved variations under this contract. (9) To the end of March, there have been $2.15 million of approved variations under this contract. (10) The expected completion time of the New MetroRail Project to Mandurah is the end of July 2007. This date depends on maintaining the anticipated rate of works in the critical City section. (11) The anticipated time for commencement of public train services on the Southern Suburbs Railway is currently the end of July 2007.
I am not able to provide this detail as it includes contract information that must remain confidential between the Public Transport Authority and each contractor. However I have previously advised that some notice has been given of $250m in claims, the majority of which we believe, on the basis of professional advice, have no substance. (8) To the end of March, there have been $4.27 million of approved variations under this contract. (9) To the end of March, there have been $2.15 million of approved variations under this contract. (10) The expected completion time of the New MetroRail Project to Mandurah is the end of July 2007. This date depends on maintaining the anticipated rate of works in the critical City section. (11) The anticipated time for commencement of public train services on the Southern Suburbs Railway is currently the end of July 2007.
(8) To the end of March, there have been $4.27 million of approved variations under this contract. (9) To the end of March, there have been $2.15 million of approved variations under this contract. (10) The expected completion time of the New MetroRail Project to Mandurah is the end of July 2007. This date depends on maintaining the anticipated rate of works in the critical City section. (11) The anticipated time for commencement of public train services on the Southern Suburbs Railway is currently the end of July 2007.
(9) To the end of March, there have been $2.15 million of approved variations under this contract. (10) The expected completion time of the New MetroRail Project to Mandurah is the end of July 2007. This date depends on maintaining the anticipated rate of works in the critical City section. (11) The anticipated time for commencement of public train services on the Southern Suburbs Railway is currently the end of July 2007.
(10) The expected completion time of the New MetroRail Project to Mandurah is the end of July 2007. This date depends on maintaining the anticipated rate of works in the critical City section. (11) The anticipated time for commencement of public train services on the Southern Suburbs Railway is currently the end of July 2007.
(11) The anticipated time for commencement of public train services on the Southern Suburbs Railway is currently the end of July 2007.
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