❓ A parliamentary question regarding the collapse of Consolidated Constructions and its impact on subcontractors working on the Marble Bar road project. The question seeks information on the company's pre-qualification, past projects, and changes to pre-qualification processes.
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Some notice of this question has been given. Given that subcontractors on the Marble Bar road contract continue to languish financially after placing their trust in the now collapsed Consolidated Constructions Pty Ltd and its status as a pre-qualified R4 tenderer, I ask - (1) Was Consolidated Constructions required to provide to Main Roads WA evidence of its experience and expertise in road construction prior to being awarded the contract for the Marble Bar road? (2) If so, will the minister please provide the date, location and cost of the last road project, excluding bridges, built by Consolidated Constructions in the past 12 years? (3) Have there been any changes to the pre-qualification formula or scales for road and bridge construction at Main Roads; and, if so, what was the date of those changes? (4) Will the minister please provide the last date on which Consolidated Constructions was required to submit financial and other relevant information to Main Roads to support its R4 - up to $10 million - pre-qualification status for road construction? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN
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First, again there is an error in the preamble to the question. We have been extremely proactive in addressing the plight of the subcontractors. Members may recall that last Thursday I announced that a $700 000 contract has been awarded to major contractor KJ Stubbs Earthmoving and Mining Contracting Pty Ltd. I have recently been up north and have seen that company at work. We are getting on with the job of providing opportunities for all of those subcontractors and suppliers to assist them to retrieve their situation. (1) Yes, as part of the pre-qualification requirements. (2) Construction of the bridge, tunnel and roadworks over railway and Roe Highway stage 3, which was a $30 million contract granted in 1998 by a National Party transport minister. (3) The pre-qualification process commenced in 1993. Since that time, there have been two major changes, the most recent being on 1 July 2002. That increased the focus on quality, occupational health and financial capacity to undertake the work, and introduced the notion of yearly reviews of a company’s qualifications. (4) The last date on which it provided information was April 2003.
(1) Was Consolidated Constructions required to provide to Main Roads WA evidence of its experience and expertise in road construction prior to being awarded the contract for the Marble Bar road? (2) If so, will the minister please provide the date, location and cost of the last road project, excluding bridges, built by Consolidated Constructions in the past 12 years? (3) Have there been any changes to the pre-qualification formula or scales for road and bridge construction at Main Roads; and, if so, what was the date of those changes? (4) Will the minister please provide the last date on which Consolidated Constructions was required to submit financial and other relevant information to Main Roads to support its R4 - up to $10 million - pre-qualification status for road construction? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: First, again there is an error in the preamble to the question. We have been extremely proactive in addressing the plight of the subcontractors. Members may recall that last Thursday I announced that a $700 000 contract has been awarded to major contractor KJ Stubbs Earthmoving and Mining Contracting Pty Ltd. I have recently been up north and have seen that company at work. We are getting on with the job of providing opportunities for all of those subcontractors and suppliers to assist them to retrieve their situation. (1) Yes, as part of the pre-qualification requirements. (2) Construction of the bridge, tunnel and roadworks over railway and Roe Highway stage 3, which was a $30 million contract granted in 1998 by a National Party transport minister. (3) The pre-qualification process commenced in 1993. Since that time, there have been two major changes, the most recent being on 1 July 2002. That increased the focus on quality, occupational health and financial capacity to undertake the work, and introduced the notion of yearly reviews of a company’s qualifications. (4) The last date on which it provided information was April 2003.
(2) If so, will the minister please provide the date, location and cost of the last road project, excluding bridges, built by Consolidated Constructions in the past 12 years? (3) Have there been any changes to the pre-qualification formula or scales for road and bridge construction at Main Roads; and, if so, what was the date of those changes? (4) Will the minister please provide the last date on which Consolidated Constructions was required to submit financial and other relevant information to Main Roads to support its R4 - up to $10 million - pre-qualification status for road construction? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: First, again there is an error in the preamble to the question. We have been extremely proactive in addressing the plight of the subcontractors. Members may recall that last Thursday I announced that a $700 000 contract has been awarded to major contractor KJ Stubbs Earthmoving and Mining Contracting Pty Ltd. I have recently been up north and have seen that company at work. We are getting on with the job of providing opportunities for all of those subcontractors and suppliers to assist them to retrieve their situation. (1) Yes, as part of the pre-qualification requirements. (2) Construction of the bridge, tunnel and roadworks over railway and Roe Highway stage 3, which was a $30 million contract granted in 1998 by a National Party transport minister. (3) The pre-qualification process commenced in 1993. Since that time, there have been two major changes, the most recent being on 1 July 2002. That increased the focus on quality, occupational health and financial capacity to undertake the work, and introduced the notion of yearly reviews of a company’s qualifications. (4) The last date on which it provided information was April 2003.
(3) Have there been any changes to the pre-qualification formula or scales for road and bridge construction at Main Roads; and, if so, what was the date of those changes? (4) Will the minister please provide the last date on which Consolidated Constructions was required to submit financial and other relevant information to Main Roads to support its R4 - up to $10 million - pre-qualification status for road construction? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: First, again there is an error in the preamble to the question. We have been extremely proactive in addressing the plight of the subcontractors. Members may recall that last Thursday I announced that a $700 000 contract has been awarded to major contractor KJ Stubbs Earthmoving and Mining Contracting Pty Ltd. I have recently been up north and have seen that company at work. We are getting on with the job of providing opportunities for all of those subcontractors and suppliers to assist them to retrieve their situation. (1) Yes, as part of the pre-qualification requirements. (2) Construction of the bridge, tunnel and roadworks over railway and Roe Highway stage 3, which was a $30 million contract granted in 1998 by a National Party transport minister. (3) The pre-qualification process commenced in 1993. Since that time, there have been two major changes, the most recent being on 1 July 2002. That increased the focus on quality, occupational health and financial capacity to undertake the work, and introduced the notion of yearly reviews of a company’s qualifications. (4) The last date on which it provided information was April 2003.
(4) Will the minister please provide the last date on which Consolidated Constructions was required to submit financial and other relevant information to Main Roads to support its R4 - up to $10 million - pre-qualification status for road construction? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: First, again there is an error in the preamble to the question. We have been extremely proactive in addressing the plight of the subcontractors. Members may recall that last Thursday I announced that a $700 000 contract has been awarded to major contractor KJ Stubbs Earthmoving and Mining Contracting Pty Ltd. I have recently been up north and have seen that company at work. We are getting on with the job of providing opportunities for all of those subcontractors and suppliers to assist them to retrieve their situation. (1) Yes, as part of the pre-qualification requirements. (2) Construction of the bridge, tunnel and roadworks over railway and Roe Highway stage 3, which was a $30 million contract granted in 1998 by a National Party transport minister. (3) The pre-qualification process commenced in 1993. Since that time, there have been two major changes, the most recent being on 1 July 2002. That increased the focus on quality, occupational health and financial capacity to undertake the work, and introduced the notion of yearly reviews of a company’s qualifications. (4) The last date on which it provided information was April 2003.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: First, again there is an error in the preamble to the question. We have been extremely proactive in addressing the plight of the subcontractors. Members may recall that last Thursday I announced that a $700 000 contract has been awarded to major contractor KJ Stubbs Earthmoving and Mining Contracting Pty Ltd. I have recently been up north and have seen that company at work. We are getting on with the job of providing opportunities for all of those subcontractors and suppliers to assist them to retrieve their situation. (1) Yes, as part of the pre-qualification requirements. (2) Construction of the bridge, tunnel and roadworks over railway and Roe Highway stage 3, which was a $30 million contract granted in 1998 by a National Party transport minister. (3) The pre-qualification process commenced in 1993. Since that time, there have been two major changes, the most recent being on 1 July 2002. That increased the focus on quality, occupational health and financial capacity to undertake the work, and introduced the notion of yearly reviews of a company’s qualifications. (4) The last date on which it provided information was April 2003.
First, again there is an error in the preamble to the question. We have been extremely proactive in addressing the plight of the subcontractors. Members may recall that last Thursday I announced that a $700 000 contract has been awarded to major contractor KJ Stubbs Earthmoving and Mining Contracting Pty Ltd. I have recently been up north and have seen that company at work. We are getting on with the job of providing opportunities for all of those subcontractors and suppliers to assist them to retrieve their situation. (1) Yes, as part of the pre-qualification requirements. (2) Construction of the bridge, tunnel and roadworks over railway and Roe Highway stage 3, which was a $30 million contract granted in 1998 by a National Party transport minister. (3) The pre-qualification process commenced in 1993. Since that time, there have been two major changes, the most recent being on 1 July 2002. That increased the focus on quality, occupational health and financial capacity to undertake the work, and introduced the notion of yearly reviews of a company’s qualifications. (4) The last date on which it provided information was April 2003.
(1) Yes, as part of the pre-qualification requirements. (2) Construction of the bridge, tunnel and roadworks over railway and Roe Highway stage 3, which was a $30 million contract granted in 1998 by a National Party transport minister. (3) The pre-qualification process commenced in 1993. Since that time, there have been two major changes, the most recent being on 1 July 2002. That increased the focus on quality, occupational health and financial capacity to undertake the work, and introduced the notion of yearly reviews of a company’s qualifications. (4) The last date on which it provided information was April 2003.
(2) Construction of the bridge, tunnel and roadworks over railway and Roe Highway stage 3, which was a $30 million contract granted in 1998 by a National Party transport minister. (3) The pre-qualification process commenced in 1993. Since that time, there have been two major changes, the most recent being on 1 July 2002. That increased the focus on quality, occupational health and financial capacity to undertake the work, and introduced the notion of yearly reviews of a company’s qualifications. (4) The last date on which it provided information was April 2003.
(3) The pre-qualification process commenced in 1993. Since that time, there have been two major changes, the most recent being on 1 July 2002. That increased the focus on quality, occupational health and financial capacity to undertake the work, and introduced the notion of yearly reviews of a company’s qualifications. (4) The last date on which it provided information was April 2003.
(4) The last date on which it provided information was April 2003.
(1) Was Consolidated Constructions required to provide to Main Roads WA evidence of its experience and expertise in road construction prior to being awarded the contract for the Marble Bar road? (2) If so, will the minister please provide the date, location and cost of the last road project, excluding bridges, built by Consolidated Constructions in the past 12 years? (3) Have there been any changes to the pre-qualification formula or scales for road and bridge construction at Main Roads; and, if so, what was the date of those changes? (4) Will the minister please provide the last date on which Consolidated Constructions was required to submit financial and other relevant information to Main Roads to support its R4 - up to $10 million - pre-qualification status for road construction? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: First, again there is an error in the preamble to the question. We have been extremely proactive in addressing the plight of the subcontractors. Members may recall that last Thursday I announced that a $700 000 contract has been awarded to major contractor KJ Stubbs Earthmoving and Mining Contracting Pty Ltd. I have recently been up north and have seen that company at work. We are getting on with the job of providing opportunities for all of those subcontractors and suppliers to assist them to retrieve their situation. (1) Yes, as part of the pre-qualification requirements. (2) Construction of the bridge, tunnel and roadworks over railway and Roe Highway stage 3, which was a $30 million contract granted in 1998 by a National Party transport minister. (3) The pre-qualification process commenced in 1993. Since that time, there have been two major changes, the most recent being on 1 July 2002. That increased the focus on quality, occupational health and financial capacity to undertake the work, and introduced the notion of yearly reviews of a company’s qualifications. (4) The last date on which it provided information was April 2003.
(2) If so, will the minister please provide the date, location and cost of the last road project, excluding bridges, built by Consolidated Constructions in the past 12 years? (3) Have there been any changes to the pre-qualification formula or scales for road and bridge construction at Main Roads; and, if so, what was the date of those changes? (4) Will the minister please provide the last date on which Consolidated Constructions was required to submit financial and other relevant information to Main Roads to support its R4 - up to $10 million - pre-qualification status for road construction? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: First, again there is an error in the preamble to the question. We have been extremely proactive in addressing the plight of the subcontractors. Members may recall that last Thursday I announced that a $700 000 contract has been awarded to major contractor KJ Stubbs Earthmoving and Mining Contracting Pty Ltd. I have recently been up north and have seen that company at work. We are getting on with the job of providing opportunities for all of those subcontractors and suppliers to assist them to retrieve their situation. (1) Yes, as part of the pre-qualification requirements. (2) Construction of the bridge, tunnel and roadworks over railway and Roe Highway stage 3, which was a $30 million contract granted in 1998 by a National Party transport minister. (3) The pre-qualification process commenced in 1993. Since that time, there have been two major changes, the most recent being on 1 July 2002. That increased the focus on quality, occupational health and financial capacity to undertake the work, and introduced the notion of yearly reviews of a company’s qualifications. (4) The last date on which it provided information was April 2003.
(3) Have there been any changes to the pre-qualification formula or scales for road and bridge construction at Main Roads; and, if so, what was the date of those changes? (4) Will the minister please provide the last date on which Consolidated Constructions was required to submit financial and other relevant information to Main Roads to support its R4 - up to $10 million - pre-qualification status for road construction? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: First, again there is an error in the preamble to the question. We have been extremely proactive in addressing the plight of the subcontractors. Members may recall that last Thursday I announced that a $700 000 contract has been awarded to major contractor KJ Stubbs Earthmoving and Mining Contracting Pty Ltd. I have recently been up north and have seen that company at work. We are getting on with the job of providing opportunities for all of those subcontractors and suppliers to assist them to retrieve their situation. (1) Yes, as part of the pre-qualification requirements. (2) Construction of the bridge, tunnel and roadworks over railway and Roe Highway stage 3, which was a $30 million contract granted in 1998 by a National Party transport minister. (3) The pre-qualification process commenced in 1993. Since that time, there have been two major changes, the most recent being on 1 July 2002. That increased the focus on quality, occupational health and financial capacity to undertake the work, and introduced the notion of yearly reviews of a company’s qualifications. (4) The last date on which it provided information was April 2003.
(4) Will the minister please provide the last date on which Consolidated Constructions was required to submit financial and other relevant information to Main Roads to support its R4 - up to $10 million - pre-qualification status for road construction? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: First, again there is an error in the preamble to the question. We have been extremely proactive in addressing the plight of the subcontractors. Members may recall that last Thursday I announced that a $700 000 contract has been awarded to major contractor KJ Stubbs Earthmoving and Mining Contracting Pty Ltd. I have recently been up north and have seen that company at work. We are getting on with the job of providing opportunities for all of those subcontractors and suppliers to assist them to retrieve their situation. (1) Yes, as part of the pre-qualification requirements. (2) Construction of the bridge, tunnel and roadworks over railway and Roe Highway stage 3, which was a $30 million contract granted in 1998 by a National Party transport minister. (3) The pre-qualification process commenced in 1993. Since that time, there have been two major changes, the most recent being on 1 July 2002. That increased the focus on quality, occupational health and financial capacity to undertake the work, and introduced the notion of yearly reviews of a company’s qualifications. (4) The last date on which it provided information was April 2003.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: First, again there is an error in the preamble to the question. We have been extremely proactive in addressing the plight of the subcontractors. Members may recall that last Thursday I announced that a $700 000 contract has been awarded to major contractor KJ Stubbs Earthmoving and Mining Contracting Pty Ltd. I have recently been up north and have seen that company at work. We are getting on with the job of providing opportunities for all of those subcontractors and suppliers to assist them to retrieve their situation. (1) Yes, as part of the pre-qualification requirements. (2) Construction of the bridge, tunnel and roadworks over railway and Roe Highway stage 3, which was a $30 million contract granted in 1998 by a National Party transport minister. (3) The pre-qualification process commenced in 1993. Since that time, there have been two major changes, the most recent being on 1 July 2002. That increased the focus on quality, occupational health and financial capacity to undertake the work, and introduced the notion of yearly reviews of a company’s qualifications. (4) The last date on which it provided information was April 2003.
First, again there is an error in the preamble to the question. We have been extremely proactive in addressing the plight of the subcontractors. Members may recall that last Thursday I announced that a $700 000 contract has been awarded to major contractor KJ Stubbs Earthmoving and Mining Contracting Pty Ltd. I have recently been up north and have seen that company at work. We are getting on with the job of providing opportunities for all of those subcontractors and suppliers to assist them to retrieve their situation. (1) Yes, as part of the pre-qualification requirements. (2) Construction of the bridge, tunnel and roadworks over railway and Roe Highway stage 3, which was a $30 million contract granted in 1998 by a National Party transport minister. (3) The pre-qualification process commenced in 1993. Since that time, there have been two major changes, the most recent being on 1 July 2002. That increased the focus on quality, occupational health and financial capacity to undertake the work, and introduced the notion of yearly reviews of a company’s qualifications. (4) The last date on which it provided information was April 2003.
(1) Yes, as part of the pre-qualification requirements. (2) Construction of the bridge, tunnel and roadworks over railway and Roe Highway stage 3, which was a $30 million contract granted in 1998 by a National Party transport minister. (3) The pre-qualification process commenced in 1993. Since that time, there have been two major changes, the most recent being on 1 July 2002. That increased the focus on quality, occupational health and financial capacity to undertake the work, and introduced the notion of yearly reviews of a company’s qualifications. (4) The last date on which it provided information was April 2003.
(2) Construction of the bridge, tunnel and roadworks over railway and Roe Highway stage 3, which was a $30 million contract granted in 1998 by a National Party transport minister. (3) The pre-qualification process commenced in 1993. Since that time, there have been two major changes, the most recent being on 1 July 2002. That increased the focus on quality, occupational health and financial capacity to undertake the work, and introduced the notion of yearly reviews of a company’s qualifications. (4) The last date on which it provided information was April 2003.
(3) The pre-qualification process commenced in 1993. Since that time, there have been two major changes, the most recent being on 1 July 2002. That increased the focus on quality, occupational health and financial capacity to undertake the work, and introduced the notion of yearly reviews of a company’s qualifications. (4) The last date on which it provided information was April 2003.
(4) The last date on which it provided information was April 2003.
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