❓ The WA government is addressing flammable cladding issues at several major hospitals. Remediation work is underway or planned, with costs estimated for Fiona Stanley and QEII, but still to be determined for Perth Children's Hospital.
AnsweredQoN 1233Legislative Assembly
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(1) For each of the following hospital sites listed please detail if any of the exterior panels also known as cladding at any of the buildings on the sites have been removed for the testing for flammability since May 2023; Fiona Stanley Hospital site, Perth Children’s Hospital site, Joondalup Health Campus, QEII site: (a) If yes: (i) How many panels were removed for testing since May 2023 at each individual hospital site; and (ii) When were such panels removed for testing at each individual site; and (b) Please provide a breakdown by hospital site, of how many of the exterior panels were identified as flammable? (2) For each of the hospital sites mentioned in (1), has a tender process been undertaken and administered by the department to replace exterior panels identified as flammable: (a) If yes, at which of the sites has the department issued contracts for tender to replace cladding identified as flammable: (i) If no, which sites haven’t had contracts either issued for tender or the department yet to identify a suitable vendor for the contract to be tendered to? (3) Have any buildings on the sites mentioned in (1) had exterior panels replaced following the tendering of contracts by the department: (a) If yes; please detail at which sites mentioned in (1) and at which of the buildings on such sites: (i) If no; which sites mentioned in (1) have had contracts tendered and issued where the replacement of flammable exterior cladding is yet to be undertaken; (ii) For each site mentioned in (1) what dates were the contracts awarded whereby flammable exterior panels are yet to be replaced; and (iii) When does the department expect exterior panels, found to be flammable, to be replaced? (4) Please detail all current and estimated costs associated with the replacement of exterior panels identified as flammable at all sites mentioned in (1)? (5) Please provide a breakdown of costs both current and expected as mentioned in (4) by each individual hospital site mentioned in (1)?
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Answered
12 September 2024
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
7 days
(1) 28 panels were removed at Perth Children’s Hospital in November 2023. All 28 panels were identified as flammable.
(2) A tender process has been undertaken for remediation work at buildings Fiona Stanely Hospital and Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre. Remediation at Joondalup Health Campus is being undertaken as part of the broader redevelopment.
Contracts have been issues for remediation work at buildings at Fiona Stanley Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre and Joondalup Health Campus.
(3) Panels have been replaced at Fiona Stanley Hospital Childcare Centre.
Remediation at Fiona Stanley Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre and Joondalup Health Campus, at buildings where contracts have been awarded, is yet to commence. Remediation at these buildings is anticipated in the 2025-26 and 2026-27 financial years.
(4) and (5)
Hospital Site
Estimated Cost / Project Budget ($’000)
Fiona Stanley Hospital
14,900
(Excluding Building B where business case is still in development and the completed Childcare Centre)
Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre
16,100
(Excluding Building PP where Statement of Intent is still in development)
Perth Children’s Hospital
TBC
Pending results of testing
(2) A tender process has been undertaken for remediation work at buildings Fiona Stanely Hospital and Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre. Remediation at Joondalup Health Campus is being undertaken as part of the broader redevelopment.
Contracts have been issues for remediation work at buildings at Fiona Stanley Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre and Joondalup Health Campus.
(3) Panels have been replaced at Fiona Stanley Hospital Childcare Centre.
Remediation at Fiona Stanley Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre and Joondalup Health Campus, at buildings where contracts have been awarded, is yet to commence. Remediation at these buildings is anticipated in the 2025-26 and 2026-27 financial years.
(4) and (5)
Hospital Site
Estimated Cost / Project Budget ($’000)
Fiona Stanley Hospital
14,900
(Excluding Building B where business case is still in development and the completed Childcare Centre)
Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre
16,100
(Excluding Building PP where Statement of Intent is still in development)
Perth Children’s Hospital
TBC
Pending results of testing
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