❓ The Minister for Transport responds to a question about the Mandurah train station car park project and its role in economic recovery, highlighting the government's commitment to local businesses and job creation through Metronet projects. The Minister also defends the government's record against opposition criticisms regarding the involvement of local companies in Metronet.
AnsweredQoN 299Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
CORONAVIRUS —
ECONOMIC RECOVERY — TRANSPORT PROJECTS
299. Mr D.R. MICHAEL to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the key role that
transport construction projects will play in the state's economic
recovery from the impacts of COVID-19 .
(1) Can the
minister update the house on the work underway to deliver the new multistorey
car park at Mandurah train station?
(2) Can the
minister outline to the house how the project will support local WA businesses
and help protect local jobs?
ECONOMIC RECOVERY — TRANSPORT PROJECTS
299. Mr D.R. MICHAEL to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the key role that
transport construction projects will play in the state's economic
recovery from the impacts of COVID-19 .
(1) Can the
minister update the house on the work underway to deliver the new multistorey
car park at Mandurah train station?
(2) Can the
minister outline to the house how the project will support local WA businesses
and help protect local jobs?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Balcatta for
that question.
(1)–(2) The
McGowan government is committed to creating new jobs and opportunities for Western
Australians, in particular through our rail and road projects. Earlier this
month—I think about a week ago—we announced, member for Balcatta, that a Balcatta-based company, PS
Structures, is the preferred proponent to build a multistorey car park,
increasing the capacity of the Mandurah train station car park by about 700
bays. The $32 million election commitment will build on the footprint of the
existing northern car park and increase overall parking capacity to about 1 800
bays, member for Mandurah.
Mr D.A. Templeman : I'm
going to park in every single one of them!
Ms
R. SAFFIOTI : The member for
Mandurah has been a strong, serious advocate for this project and as a result
we have delivered it. He has also been a strong advocate for the
Lakelands train station, another project for which we went out to market for a request
for proposal and we are keen to progress this as soon as possible. The open
deck carpark will provide three levels of parking. It will have lifts and a staircase
and a visually appealing mixed screen facade. This is just another example of
Metronet delivering local jobs for local companies.
The
government is doing much with local companies. The Premier and I were in
Bassendean earlier this week with a supplier of key parts to our local
railcar manufacturing facility. A number of contracts have gone out to local
suppliers. It is supporting Western Australian companies. Of course, a preferred
proponent for the Tonkin gap project that we announced earlier this week has a series
of local Western Australian companies. It is not a surprise to see what the
opposition says about Metronet. The opposition spokesperson for transport, who
unfortunately cannot be in the chamber today, said on 24 April that we are
eliminating local companies from bidding on Metronet projects, which is
completely untrue. Particular criticism was levelled at the Bayswater station
contract, a contract won by Coleman Rail. I want to go through that because I think
it is very important. One of the key participants in that contract is Decmil.
People might know that Decmil hit some difficulty earlier this year and there
were some issues with its finances. On 27 April, The Australian Financial
Review questioned that organisation's ability to continue as a going
concern. However, because of contracts under Metronet, it has relaunched itself
through the stock exchange. In its stock exchange announcement it said that in Western
Australia, Decmil had been confirmed as a contractor on the Bayswater station
Metronet project by lead contractor Coleman Mail.
On
1 May, The West Australian reported that as a result of its involvement
in the Bayswater project, Decmil shares had skyrocketed after it beefed up its order book for two new contracts,
including work on Perth's new multibillion-dollar Metronet
project. We continue to see Western Australian companies at the forefront of
winning work in Western Australia. The level of criticism being applied by the
Liberal Party to many good companies out there such as BMD and Coleman Rail is
incredible—criticism of companies of Western Australian workers. They
are all aware of what is happening. There will not be a contractor of Metronet
that the opposition has not criticised by the next election. They are Western Australian
workers delivering our key projects. I, for one, support WA workers to deliver
our projects, as do all members of the government.
that question.
(1)–(2) The
McGowan government is committed to creating new jobs and opportunities for Western
Australians, in particular through our rail and road projects. Earlier this
month—I think about a week ago—we announced, member for Balcatta, that a Balcatta-based company, PS
Structures, is the preferred proponent to build a multistorey car park,
increasing the capacity of the Mandurah train station car park by about 700
bays. The $32 million election commitment will build on the footprint of the
existing northern car park and increase overall parking capacity to about 1 800
bays, member for Mandurah.
Mr D.A. Templeman : I'm
going to park in every single one of them!
Ms
R. SAFFIOTI : The member for
Mandurah has been a strong, serious advocate for this project and as a result
we have delivered it. He has also been a strong advocate for the
Lakelands train station, another project for which we went out to market for a request
for proposal and we are keen to progress this as soon as possible. The open
deck carpark will provide three levels of parking. It will have lifts and a staircase
and a visually appealing mixed screen facade. This is just another example of
Metronet delivering local jobs for local companies.
The
government is doing much with local companies. The Premier and I were in
Bassendean earlier this week with a supplier of key parts to our local
railcar manufacturing facility. A number of contracts have gone out to local
suppliers. It is supporting Western Australian companies. Of course, a preferred
proponent for the Tonkin gap project that we announced earlier this week has a series
of local Western Australian companies. It is not a surprise to see what the
opposition says about Metronet. The opposition spokesperson for transport, who
unfortunately cannot be in the chamber today, said on 24 April that we are
eliminating local companies from bidding on Metronet projects, which is
completely untrue. Particular criticism was levelled at the Bayswater station
contract, a contract won by Coleman Rail. I want to go through that because I think
it is very important. One of the key participants in that contract is Decmil.
People might know that Decmil hit some difficulty earlier this year and there
were some issues with its finances. On 27 April, The Australian Financial
Review questioned that organisation's ability to continue as a going
concern. However, because of contracts under Metronet, it has relaunched itself
through the stock exchange. In its stock exchange announcement it said that in Western
Australia, Decmil had been confirmed as a contractor on the Bayswater station
Metronet project by lead contractor Coleman Mail.
On
1 May, The West Australian reported that as a result of its involvement
in the Bayswater project, Decmil shares had skyrocketed after it beefed up its order book for two new contracts,
including work on Perth's new multibillion-dollar Metronet
project. We continue to see Western Australian companies at the forefront of
winning work in Western Australia. The level of criticism being applied by the
Liberal Party to many good companies out there such as BMD and Coleman Rail is
incredible—criticism of companies of Western Australian workers. They
are all aware of what is happening. There will not be a contractor of Metronet
that the opposition has not criticised by the next election. They are Western Australian
workers delivering our key projects. I, for one, support WA workers to deliver
our projects, as do all members of the government.
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