Hon Simon O’Brien questions the meaning of "directly managed by Main Roads" for the Indian Ocean Drive project, inquiring about tendering processes and pre-qualification. The response clarifies Main Roads' role in engaging subcontractors and confirms pre-qualification compliance.

AnsweredQoN 43Legislative Council
Asked
20 February 2008
Portfolio
Planning and Infrastructure

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INDIAN OCEAN DRIVE — MANAGEMENT BY MAIN ROADS WESTERN AUSTRALIA
I refer to the joint press release of 4 December 2007 by the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure about stage 2 of the Indian Ocean Drive project, in which they advised that the stage would be “directly managed by Main Roads”. (1) What does the term “directly managed by Main Roads” mean? (2) Has Main Roads Western Australia been appointed as the contractor for this $125 million project? (3) If yes to (2), did Main Roads tender for the contract? (4) Is Main Roads pre-qualified to tender for the project in the way that other tenders are required to be? Hon SALLY TALBOT

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I thank Hon Simon O’Brien for some notice of this question. On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, I advise that the minister has provided an answer in the following terms — (1) Main Roads will engage and supervise a collection of subcontractors, consultants, and hired plant and resources to undertake the project. (2)-(3) Main Roads will deliver this project with a budget of $110 million under direct management. (4) Main Roads is the principal of the contract, and the team that is being assembled to deliver the project will meet the pre-qualification requirements.
(1) What does the term “directly managed by Main Roads” mean? (2) Has Main Roads Western Australia been appointed as the contractor for this $125 million project? (3) If yes to (2), did Main Roads tender for the contract? (4) Is Main Roads pre-qualified to tender for the project in the way that other tenders are required to be? Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Simon O’Brien for some notice of this question. On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, I advise that the minister has provided an answer in the following terms — (1) Main Roads will engage and supervise a collection of subcontractors, consultants, and hired plant and resources to undertake the project. (2)-(3) Main Roads will deliver this project with a budget of $110 million under direct management. (4) Main Roads is the principal of the contract, and the team that is being assembled to deliver the project will meet the pre-qualification requirements.
(2) Has Main Roads Western Australia been appointed as the contractor for this $125 million project? (3) If yes to (2), did Main Roads tender for the contract? (4) Is Main Roads pre-qualified to tender for the project in the way that other tenders are required to be? Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Simon O’Brien for some notice of this question. On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, I advise that the minister has provided an answer in the following terms — (1) Main Roads will engage and supervise a collection of subcontractors, consultants, and hired plant and resources to undertake the project. (2)-(3) Main Roads will deliver this project with a budget of $110 million under direct management. (4) Main Roads is the principal of the contract, and the team that is being assembled to deliver the project will meet the pre-qualification requirements.
(3) If yes to (2), did Main Roads tender for the contract? (4) Is Main Roads pre-qualified to tender for the project in the way that other tenders are required to be? Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Simon O’Brien for some notice of this question. On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, I advise that the minister has provided an answer in the following terms — (1) Main Roads will engage and supervise a collection of subcontractors, consultants, and hired plant and resources to undertake the project. (2)-(3) Main Roads will deliver this project with a budget of $110 million under direct management. (4) Main Roads is the principal of the contract, and the team that is being assembled to deliver the project will meet the pre-qualification requirements.
(4) Is Main Roads pre-qualified to tender for the project in the way that other tenders are required to be? Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Simon O’Brien for some notice of this question. On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, I advise that the minister has provided an answer in the following terms — (1) Main Roads will engage and supervise a collection of subcontractors, consultants, and hired plant and resources to undertake the project. (2)-(3) Main Roads will deliver this project with a budget of $110 million under direct management. (4) Main Roads is the principal of the contract, and the team that is being assembled to deliver the project will meet the pre-qualification requirements.
Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Simon O’Brien for some notice of this question. On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, I advise that the minister has provided an answer in the following terms — (1) Main Roads will engage and supervise a collection of subcontractors, consultants, and hired plant and resources to undertake the project. (2)-(3) Main Roads will deliver this project with a budget of $110 million under direct management. (4) Main Roads is the principal of the contract, and the team that is being assembled to deliver the project will meet the pre-qualification requirements.
I thank Hon Simon O’Brien for some notice of this question. On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, I advise that the minister has provided an answer in the following terms — (1) Main Roads will engage and supervise a collection of subcontractors, consultants, and hired plant and resources to undertake the project. (2)-(3) Main Roads will deliver this project with a budget of $110 million under direct management. (4) Main Roads is the principal of the contract, and the team that is being assembled to deliver the project will meet the pre-qualification requirements.
(1) Main Roads will engage and supervise a collection of subcontractors, consultants, and hired plant and resources to undertake the project. (2)-(3) Main Roads will deliver this project with a budget of $110 million under direct management. (4) Main Roads is the principal of the contract, and the team that is being assembled to deliver the project will meet the pre-qualification requirements.
(2)-(3) Main Roads will deliver this project with a budget of $110 million under direct management. (4) Main Roads is the principal of the contract, and the team that is being assembled to deliver the project will meet the pre-qualification requirements.
(4) Main Roads is the principal of the contract, and the team that is being assembled to deliver the project will meet the pre-qualification requirements.

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