Page 5580 - Week 14 - Thursday, 30 November 2017

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(c) Cardno (NSW/ACT) Pty Ltd for minor works (including preparation of a Development Application for site servicing such as providing sewer, water, electricity and gas connections and planting of street trees).

(d) Canberra Surveys Pty Ltd for survey work (including boundary surveys for subdivision).

(3) As at 23 November 2017, the ACT Government has not entered into any construction or building contracts for the public housing proposal at part Block 1 Section 45 in Chapman.

(4) As part of the public housing renewal program, the ACT Government has spent the following money on site investigation and preparation of the Development Application for the public housing proposal at Block 2 Section 29 in Wright as at 23 November 2017:

(a) Land purchase: Block 2 Section 29 in Wright is Territory-owned land and as such there are no purchase costs incurred for the public housing proposal.

(b) Land holding costs: Block 2 Section 29 in Wright is Territory-owned land and is managed as per any other unleased Territory land in the ACT. As such no land holding costs have been incurred for the public housing proposal. Fencing on site was installed by the Suburban Land Agency as part of their business-as-usual approach for managing vacant sites in new estates.

(c) Design consulting: Design costs for the public housing proposal are typical of the design work required to prepare a Development Application. The costs include site studies (including noise assessments), detailed engineering studies (including traffic studies and structural, hydraulic, mechanical, electrical and civil engineering advice), architectural work, accessibility advice, energy assessments, landscape architectural work, and Building Code of Australia certification. The cost incurred as at 23 November 2017 is $201,361.82 (excluding GST).

(d) Bushfire risk management consulting – The Public Housing Renewal Taskforce has not received bushfire risk management advice for Block 2 Section 29 in Wright as it is not located in or near a Bushfire Prone Area.

(e) Contractor costs: The contractor costs include site investigation work (including the preparation of Site Investigation Reports and other due diligence studies such as tree assessments, traffic assessments and geotechnical studies) and survey work to identify levels and boundaries of the site (including survey work required to support subdivision). The costs incurred as at 23 November 2017 is $54,000.00 (excluding GST).

(f) Machinery: The ACT Government has not incurred any machinery costs directly. Any machinery costs will be incorporated into contract costs at part (e).

(g) Marketing and advertising: The Public Housing Renewal Taskforce has not engaged in marketing or advertising of the public housing proposal. Some minor costs have been incurred for community engagement.

(h) Other relevant categories of costs: There are no other relevant categories of costs for the public housing proposal.

(5) The following contracts had been signed by the ACT Government, including the Public Housing Renewal Taskforce, as at 23 November 2017, for the public housing proposal at Block 2 Section 29 in Wright:


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