4268 [ASSEMBLY] (2) Teaching and specialist chairs at the Perth Dental Hospital will be closed once the new Western Australian Centre for Oral Health is operational and further consideration is being given to the number of general practice chairs needed at the Perth Dental Hospital once WACOH is established. ROADS, KIMBERLEY REGION 700. Ms MacTIERNAN to the Minister representing the Minister for Transport: (1) With respect to the following road projects in the Kimberley Region - (a) Kalumburu Road; (b) Ord Farm Roads; (c) Tanami Road (Halls Creek); (d) Broome Bypass; (e) Derby Road (Great Northern Highway to Curtin Airbase); (f) Gibb River Road (between Derby and Wyndham); (g) Wyndham Spur, has a contract been awarded? (2) For each contract awarded - (a) on what date was the contract awarded; (b) who was the contract awarded to; (c) what was the cost of the contract; (d) when will the project be completed; and (e) if completed, what was the final cost of the contract? (3) If a contract has not been awarded - (a) when will a contract be awarded; (b) what is the estimated cost of the project; and (c) when is the estimated completion date of the project? Mr OMODEI replied: The Hon Minister for Transport has provided the following response: (1) (a) No. (b) Stage 1 – Yes, Stage 2 – No. (c)-(f) No. (g) Yes. (2) Ord Farm Roads – Stage 1 (a) 18 February 1997. (b) J J McDonald & Sons Engineering Pty Ltd (c) $9 304 126.43. (d) Completed 23 December 1997. (e) $9 604 198.25. Wyndham Spur (a) 25 June 1999. (b) BGC Contracting Pty Ltd. (c) $5 571 202.15. (d) December 1999. (e) Not applicable. (3) Kalumburu Road (a) 2008. (b) $10 million. (c) 2009. Ord Farm Roads – Stage 2 (a) 2006. (b) $25 million. (c) 2007. Tanami Road (Halls Creek) (a) 2003. (b) $10 million. (c) 2005. Broome Bypass (a) 2006. (b) $3.7 million. (c) 2006. Derby Road (Great Northern Highway to Curtin Airbase) (a) 2001. (b) $9.1 million. (c) 2002. Gibb River Road (between Derby and Wyndham) (a) Funded over a 10 year period with funds available every year. First year construction was carried out by Main Roads direct managed works in 1999. First Contract to be awarded for this work will be in 2000. [Tuesday, 21 December 1999] 4269 (b) $23.3 million. (c) 2008 ROADS, GREAT SOUTHERN REGION 701. Ms MacTIERNAN to the Minister representing the Minister for Transport: (1) With respect to the following road projects in the Great Southern Region - (a) widening and improvements to the Plantation Farm Roads; (b) widening and sealing of Settlement Road (Narrikup Abattoir project); (c) Albany-Lake Grace Road (Branson Road to Broomehill Road); (d) Albany Highway (Kojonup to Albany); (e) Albany Highway (to Ring Road); (f) Albany Ring Road (Albany Highway to Albany Port Road); (g) Muirs Highway (Hay River to Mt Barker); (h) Muirs Highway (Mt Barker); (i) Port Road (Great Southern); (j) South Coast Highway (extend four lanes); (k) South Coast Highway (Bakers Junction to Howie); (l) South Western Highway (Denmark to Walpole); (m) South Western Highway (Ring Road to Albany Highway), has a contract been awarded? (2) For each contract awarded - (a) on what date was the contract awarded; (b) who was the contract awarded to; (c) what was the cost of the contract; (d) when will the project be completed; and (e) if completed, what was the final cost of the contract? (3) If a contract has not been awarded - (a) when will a contract be awarded; (b) what is the estimated cost of the project; and (c) when is the estimated completion date of the project? Mr OMODEI replied: The Hon Minister for Transport has provided the following response: (1) (a) No. (b) Not applicable (local government project utilising a mix of in-house and contract resources). (c)-(i) No. (j) Not applicable (construction by Day Labour). (k)-(m) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) The road projects under question form part of Main Roads’ Ten Year Road Program. This program is re-prioritised annually and adjusted to suit available funding. Many of the "projects" span a number of years and are likely to comprise a number sub-projects or contracts. Many of these projects are at the early stages of planning and are not fully scoped. Hence the accuracy of time and cost information varies from project to project. Project Estimated Cost Estimated (Millions) Timing (a) $10.4 2004 (b) $6.0 1999-2000 (c) $33.7 2002-2007 (d) $28.7 2001-2004 (e) $2.0 2005 (f) $16.1 2005 (g) $15.5 2002-2005 (h) $9.7 2001 (i) $2.0 2005 (j) $1.7 1999 (k) $2.2 1999-2000 (l) $16.8 2000-2002 (m) $2.2 2006-2007 Notes: (d) costs include Kojonup north section. (g) project is Muirs Highway (Pardelup River to Mount Barker). (h) Assumed to be Mount Barker Northern Bypass Project. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, WESTERN PACIFIC CONSULTING 728. Mr RIPPER to the Minister representing the Minister for Transport: (1) Has the company 'Western Pacific Consulting' provided any form of service for departments under the Minister's control?.