❓ Mr. Wyatt questions the Treasurer regarding subcontractor non-payment issues at the Perth Children's Hospital project. The Treasurer denies receiving complaints and outlines payment responsibility.
AnsweredQoN 969Legislative Assembly
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PERTH
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL — SUBCONTRACTORS
969. Mr B.S. WYATT to the
Treasurer:
I refer to works on the new Perth Children's Hospital
being managed by Strategic Projects.
(1) Has the
department received any complaint from subcontractors regarding non-payments?
(2) What
processes are available within the Department of Treasury for subcontractors to
complain of non-payment?
(3) Do
recommendations arising from the government's construction
subcontractor investigation apply to subcontractors working on Department of
Treasury–managed projects such as the new children's hospital?
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL — SUBCONTRACTORS
969. Mr B.S. WYATT to the
Treasurer:
I refer to works on the new Perth Children's Hospital
being managed by Strategic Projects.
(1) Has the
department received any complaint from subcontractors regarding non-payments?
(2) What
processes are available within the Department of Treasury for subcontractors to
complain of non-payment?
(3) Do
recommendations arising from the government's construction
subcontractor investigation apply to subcontractors working on Department of
Treasury–managed projects such as the new children's hospital?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(3) That
question has been asked of me from the upper house and from this house, so this
is the third time, and I gave a good answer each time. I have received no
complaint about subcontractor issues at Perth Children's Hospital, and
I have checked with the people at Strategic Projects. The problem we had about
two years ago with the failure to pay subbies was with Building Management and
Works on diffuse, smaller projects valued up to $100 million, and we addressed
them quite effectively at that time and put in a range of measures including
transparency of bank accounts. Each special project differs from public–private
partnerships, which the state is not involved in very much, to Perth Children's
Hospital, which involves a subcontractor. John Holland and other major
contractors and subcontractors are responsible for those arrangements. If there
is any issue of late payment that might impede the development of the project,
they have a requirement to inform Strategic Projects, and I have been informed
that there has been no delay to payments. There might be some contractual
issues, but that is an entirely different matter.
question has been asked of me from the upper house and from this house, so this
is the third time, and I gave a good answer each time. I have received no
complaint about subcontractor issues at Perth Children's Hospital, and
I have checked with the people at Strategic Projects. The problem we had about
two years ago with the failure to pay subbies was with Building Management and
Works on diffuse, smaller projects valued up to $100 million, and we addressed
them quite effectively at that time and put in a range of measures including
transparency of bank accounts. Each special project differs from public–private
partnerships, which the state is not involved in very much, to Perth Children's
Hospital, which involves a subcontractor. John Holland and other major
contractors and subcontractors are responsible for those arrangements. If there
is any issue of late payment that might impede the development of the project,
they have a requirement to inform Strategic Projects, and I have been informed
that there has been no delay to payments. There might be some contractual
issues, but that is an entirely different matter.
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