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(7) How many corrective services officers have been trained or retrained by or on behalf of the ACT Government purposely for the provision of corrective services at the AMC.

(8) In relation to part (7), can the Minister outline the numbers of corrective services officers that have graduated from courses provided or paid for by the ACT Government and on what dates they graduated.

(9) In relation to part (8), subsequent to course graduation, can the Minister specify if corrective services officers are employed by the ACT Government and what is the nature of the work being undertaken by these graduates while the AMC remains offline.

(10) Can the Minister advise if those officers outlined in part (9) were employed as corrective officers from the commencement of their relevant courses.

(11) What has been the cost per month since November 2007 to the ACT Government for the remuneration of corrective services officers, as either trainees or graduate staff, that are or were intended to be employed at the AMC.

(12) In relation to part (11), what has been the retention rate of graduates or trainees that are or were intended to be employed at the AMC.

Mr Corbell: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

Part (1)

The main companies that were contracted by the ACT Government to construct the AMC or to provide services that were necessary for the completion of the AMC were as follows:

• Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd (SKM) – Program Manager Consultancy

• Codd Stenders Pty Ltd and May & Russell Architects Pty Ltd (CSMR) Joint Venture – Design Consultancy

• Canberra Contractors Pty Ltd – Early Works Construction

• BMD Major Projects Pty Ltd – Bulk Earthworks Construction

• Bovis Lend Lease (BLL) Pty Ltd – Main Works Construction

• W P Brown and Partners – site investigation and preliminary assessment

• Brown Consulting (ACT) – site survey

• Wayne Smith and Co – probity audit (Program Manager Consultant) and probity audit (Main Works Construction)

• Blake Dawson Waldron – probity audit (Design Consultant)

• ACTEWAGL – electrical site services

• Yarralumla Nursery – plants for verge landscape

There were also a large number of subcontracts to the major contractors for various works and services.

Part (2)

Costs of completed contracts are:

• Canberra Contractors Pty Ltd – Early Works Construction – $2,332,751.51

• BMD Major Projects Pty Ltd – Bulk Earthworks Construction – $3,193,387.81

• W P Brown and Partners – site investigation and preliminary assessment – $218,165.12


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