House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2011-04-05 Daily Xml

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EDUCATION WORKS

In reply to Mr PISONI (Unley) (10 November 2010).

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Minister for Education, Minister for Early Childhood Development, Minister for Science and Information Economy): As reported in the Auditor-General's report, the $794,000.00 relates to consultancies and other non-government providers for Education Works projects, not merely the New Schools PPP project.

Of the $794,000 cost in 2009-10:

Amount Details
$13,856.00 Education Works stage 2, school amalgamations
$308,738.53 Aurecon (previously called Connell Wagner Pty Ltd) (see note below)
$376,012.53 Corrs Chambers Westgarth
$34,339.68 Reimbursement to the Department of Treasury and Finance for probity costs from Pitcher Partners in Victoria
$61,068.88 Crown Solicitor's Office, legal costs


Aurecon, as the lead consultant, included project management costs and fees from Walter Brooke as the architectural consultant, Rider Levett Bucknall as the cost consultant, and KPMG as the financial consultant.