MJW BUILDING — GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
1224. Hon NEIL THOMSON to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Housing:
To assist, this is quite an old
question, but it has been in the system for some time. I refer to question
without notice 780, which was directed to
the Minister for Finance, about the recent collapse of the company MJW Building,
as reported in the North West Telegraph on 11 October.
(1) When was the most recent
government contract issued to MJW?
(2) What was the size and nature of
that contract?
(3) Are there any other contracts
with MJW?
(4) Had any progress been made on
that contract?
(5) When did
staff at the Department of Finance become aware of any concerns about the
viability of MJW?
(6) When was the minister made
aware of those concerns?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. I note that this answer was correct as at Tuesday,
26 October 2021.
(1) The contract was issued on 21
July 2021.
(2) It was for the construction of two three-bedroom,
two-bathroom dwellings for Main Roads Western Australia with a contract
value of $2.2 million.
(3) Yes, the
Department of Communities has three other contracts with MJW, one of which has
reached practical completion.
(4) Yes.
(5) It was on the appointment of
the administrator.
(6) It was on the appointment of
the administrator.