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DESALINATION PLANT

Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite—Leader of the Opposition) (14:06): My question is to the Minister for Water Security. Is the $1.374 billion cost for the desalination plant at Port Stanvac, provided to the house yesterday, the complete and final cost for the plant, for the land, for remediation of the site, and for all transfer pipelines and associated infrastructure?

The Hon. K.A. MAYWALD (Chaffey—Minister for the River Murray, Minister for Water Security) (14:06): It astounds me that the Leader of the Opposition does not understand the procurement processes of government. What we have at the moment and what we announced yesterday is an updated cost estimate, based on the prices the plant is estimated to cost in full at the conclusion of the process. However, it has also been very, very clearly stated that it is subject to the final design and conditions of the plant that will be incorporated in that final design, which is currently out to tender.

A process is being undertaken at the moment, where three consortia have been short listed to develop up, in early contractor participation with the government on the final design of the plant. Once that final design of the plant is known then the accurate costings will be released. What we were talking about yesterday is again an estimate.

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