House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Personal Explanation Personal Explanation Henley Surf Life Saving Club HENLEY SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly Wright Minister for Police Minister for Correctional Services Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Road Safety Minister for Multicultural Affairs The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety, Minister for Multicultural Affairs) (11:02): I seek leave to make a personal explanation. Leave granted. The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: On 17 May, I took a question on notice from the member for Davenport concerning the new Henley Surf Life Saving Club. He asked if any claims had been made by the builder due to delays in being able to begin construction. I received advice from SAFECOM during the parliamentary winter break that no claims had been made and I subsequently tabled my response on 4 September. This was the first sitting day following the winter break. On 22 October, SAFECOM formally advised me that three claims were made as part of the builder's progress payments. These were respectively lodged on 30 April, 30 May and 30 June, but were only brought to SAFECOM's attention through a meeting of the Project Control Committee on 17 October. A claim for a delay of 40 days was made at a cost of $31,488.70 from a total project commitment of $3.57 million. These claims were approved by the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure as the project managers. They could not be accepted for processing until 7 June as the necessary bank guarantees were not in place prior. SAFECOM has advised that the delays involved unexpected complexities with the amalgamation of three crown land titles and a portion of a road to be closed.