AUSTRALIND —
PASSENGER PLATFORMS UPGRADE
623. Hon COLIN HOLT to the minister
representing the Minister for Transport:
During my speech on
the budget on 14 June 2018, I raised some concerns about the costs associated
with the design and build of three rail platforms on the Australind line—Yarloop,
Cookernup and North Dandalup. The minister said in response to question without
notice 368 that there was no tender process for the design and build of these
platforms.
(1)
Has the minister asked for a review of the outrageous costs associated with the
design and build of three modest platforms?
(2) If yes to (1),
please table the review.
(3)
Is the minister confident that value for money is being delivered by the Public
Transport Authority on these projects?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1)
The design for the Yarloop station upgrade includes three car parking bays—one
accessible—kerbing, new bitumen, fencing of the historic loading ramp
that is adjacent to the platform and the construction of a high-level platform.
The construction cost of the high-level platform is consistent with the
escalated construction cost of a lesser designed platform built at Meckering in
2007–08.
Further to the
response given to the member under parliamentary question without notice 397 on
16 May 2018, the final costs for the new platforms at Cookernup and North
Dandalup are currently not known by the Public Transport Authority. However, it
expects that they will be similar to, if not less than, the cost of the high-level
platform at Yarloop station.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) Yes.