HUAWEI — RADIO
SYSTEMS REPLACEMENT CONTRACT
1264. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the minister representing the Minister for Transport:
I
refer to the contract to build a mobile data network for Perth's public
train system after the cessation of the previous contract with Huawei.
(1) Has the
government finalised the cessation of the contract with Huawei and UGL; and, if
so, what was the cost to cease the contract?
(2) If no to (1), when is this
expected to be completed?
(3) What is the revised expected
cost of this project and when is it expected to commence?
(4) How will local firm UGL be
supported during this new tender process?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable Leader of
the Opposition for some notice of the question. The following answer has been
provided to me by the Minister for Transport.
(1) Yes, the contract has been
terminated. Any claims arising from the termination are still to be determined.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) The project
is continuing. Any revision in the budget will be considered following
consideration of responses to the recent tender process for a new technical
provider.
(4) The state
government's focus is to achieve the best value for taxpayers while
supporting local jobs in the delivery of this contract.