GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS — HUAWEI
638. Hon
PETER COLLIER to the minister
representing the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the telecommunications contract
awarded to Huawei.
(1) Is the value
of the radio system replacement project $136.l million as advertised on the
Public Transport Authority website or $205.7 million as reported on the Tenders
WA website?
(2) What is the
reason for the variation in values outlined in (1) and the breakdown of the
value of the contract?
(3) What date was
the contract signed and who signed the contract on behalf of the state
government?
(4) Will the
automatic control system use the system being implemented through the radio
system replacement project; and, if not, why not?
(5) Will the
public safety mobile broadband network use the system being implemented through
the radio system replacement project; and, if not, why not?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the Leader of the Opposition
for some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) The
radio system replacement project has two parts: the design and build contract
for $125.27 million plus other project costs of $10.83 million; and a maintenance
contract valued at $80.45 million for five years with two five-year options.
The design and build contract, plus the other project costs equal $136.1 million,
which was identified on the Public Transport Authority website project page.
The design and build contract plus the maintenance contract equal $205.72 million,
which was advertised on the Tenders WA website as the total contract values
potentially being awarded.
(3) The date was
6 July 2018. It was Nina Lyhne, acting chief executive officer, PTA.
(4) The next
generation of train-control systems referred to as automatic train control is
in the very early stages of concept development and is around a 10-year
project.
(5) Various
emergency service agencies are developing future proposals for public safety
messaging. Use of the train radio system infrastructure is a possible option
among many other options, but this proposal is in early stages of development
by other agencies.