Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 4 July 2011:

(1) In regards to Pontville Detention Centre:

  (a) when was the tender let for the construction of the Centre;

  (b) was Fairbrother's selected as a single select tender;

  (c) were other companies, such as Hazell Bros, Hansen Yuncken, VOS Construction and Joinery Pty Ltd, Macquarie Builders or any other company, approached in relation to putting in a tender; if not, why not;

  (d) which firm of architects was given the task of doing the drawings for the Centre;

  (e) when were the architects engaged;

  (f) when was the first lot of drawings made available;

  (g) how often have the drawings been revised;

  (h) were the architects obtained on a single select tender; if so, why; if not, what other architectural firms or businesses were approached;

     (i) when will work on the Centre commence;

  (j) when is it anticipated that work on the Centre will be completed; and

  (k) have other contractors been able to obtain work for various aspects of the Centre; if so, for each contractor can the following be provided:

     (i) the name of the contractor,

     (ii) the value of each contract, and

     (iii) how they were selected.

(2) In regard to the Northern Territory Detention centre, when is it anticipated that that Centre currently under construction will be completed.