NSW project account
Dubbo Health Service Redevelopment (Stages 1, 2, 3 and 4)
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Reporting boundary
One of the audit's three case studies. Costs below are stage-specific: the $79.8m/$91.3m/$84.7m figures relate to Stages 1 and 2 combined; the $150m/$163.5m figures relate to Stages 3 and 4 combined. Do NOT sum them into a single project total. The Western Cancer Centre is described as a separate but parallel project.
Cost as published, edition by edition
What each edition said this would cost
6 observations
| Edition | Published figure | Publisher | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance audit, final report (website version), 45 pp | $79.8mAs printed: $79.8 millionCapital meaning not yet reviewedInterpretation statusNot yet classified · Not stated | Document mining | Machine-read |
| Performance audit, final report (website version), 45 pp | $91.3mAs printed: $91.3 millionCapital meaning not yet reviewedInterpretation statusNot yet classified · Not stated | Document mining | Machine-read |
| Performance audit, final report (website version), 45 pp | $150mAs printed: 150,000 ($'000)Capital meaning not yet reviewedInterpretation statusNot yet classified · Not stated | Document mining | Machine-read |
| Performance audit, final report (website version), 45 pp | $163.5mAs printed: $163.5 millionCapital meaning not yet reviewedInterpretation statusNot yet classified · Not stated | Document mining | Machine-read |
| Performance audit, final report (website version), 45 pp | $84.7mAs printed: $84.7 millionCapital meaning not yet reviewedInterpretation statusNot yet classified · Not stated | Document mining | Machine-read |
| Performance audit, final report (website version), 45 pp | $150mAs printed: 150,000 ($'000)Capital meaning not yet reviewedInterpretation statusNot yet classified · Not stated | Document mining | Machine-read |
Recorded particulars
What else the sources state
Cost
- Reason for variance
- Health Infrastructure advised adverse site conditions including asbestos containing materials and ground conditions delayed works for the main building with completion forecast for March 2021, around 21 months later than planned in the final business case. Document miningMachine-read
- Reason for variance
- Delays were mainly due to insolvency of the early works contractor resulting in their departure from the project. The ensuing 11-month delay in completing the early works significantly impacted the overall schedule and delivery of main construction works. Document miningThe audit notes the insolvency affected nine separate Health Infrastructure projects, three of which had yet to reach practical completion, and also affected state-funded projects in other sectors. The contractor is not named in the report.Machine-read
- Reason for variance
- Delivery of the main construction works were further impacted by disputes with the main works contractor over the scope of works for the renal unit resulting in Health Infrastructure terminating the contract in November 2016 following lengthy negotiations over several months. Document miningThe renal unit scope was ultimately transferred to Stages 3 and 4 and delivered in December 2019, around five years later than originally planned in the business case. The main works contractor is not named in the report.Machine-read
Sources
Original documents
Document mining, Health capital works — NSW Auditor-General's Report to Parliament (Performance Audit)
Chapter 4, heading 'Limited due diligence with prospective contractors risks avoidable delays and costs', printed p.28 (PDF p.32)
Open original sourceDocument mining, Health capital works — NSW Auditor-General's Report to Parliament (Performance Audit)
Chapter 4, printed p.28 (PDF p.32)
Open original sourceDocument mining, Health capital works — NSW Auditor-General's Report to Parliament (Performance Audit)
Exhibit 4, printed p.15 (PDF p.19), row 'Dubbo Hospital / Redevelopment of Stage 3 and 4', 'Funding committed in 2015 $'000'
Open original sourceDocument mining, Health capital works — NSW Auditor-General's Report to Parliament (Performance Audit)
Chapter 4, printed p.28 (PDF p.32), third bullet
Open original source, Health capital works — NSW Auditor-General's Report to Parliament (Performance Audit)