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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 8 Hansard (26 August) . . Page.. 2461 ..

MR STEFANIAK (continuing):

I would hope in most instances schools would find themselves with perhaps a little more money. In terms of schools generally, we do have problems in raising sufficient money. That is one of the reasons why we also have the schools equity fund.

MS McRAE: Can the Minister give us a list of the schools that have actually contacted his department, as opposed to him? Will you answer the question in terms of what you actually intend to do? Are you allocating money from that equity fund or are you just going to leave them floundering?

MR STEFANIAK: In terms of the equity fund, Ms McRae, I understand the money has now been allocated.

Mrs Carnell: Mr Speaker, I ask that all further questions be placed on the notice paper.

MRS CARNELL: I would like to add to an answer that I gave in question time. I was asked whether planning approvals had been given for the dumping of the rubble. I understand that both National Capital Authority works approval and Planning and Land Management approval have been sought and given for the dumping of the rubble.

MRS CARNELL: I did take on notice a question with regard to the contracts that had been let for Bruce Stadium. Mr Speaker, CRI Project Management Pty Ltd, as those opposite would be aware, have been appointed as project managers for the redevelopment. CRI will carry out the duties of project manager, including management of design, consultancies, quality assurance and the program for the whole project. They will prepare documentation and a cost plan for the project; they will assess tenders and submit recommendations to the Territory for approval; they will administer contracts; they will submit monthly progress claims for the project for payment; and they will submit a monthly report to the Territory. Mr Speaker, in conjunction with CRI, Graf Consulting International have been appointed as a specified subcontractor. Graf's scope of works includes preparing the design brief, undertaking tenancy negotiations, preparing and implementing the business plan, and establishing a sales and marketing campaign with regard to finance.

As well as that, a number of Canberra companies are part of the redevelopment team. An integral part of the appointment of CRI Project Management Pty Ltd and Graf Consulting International is the use of local companies in various consultancy and construction roles. The design team of consultants are: Cox Architect, as coordinating consultants and architect, Barry Webb and Associates, Murtagh Bond, R.A. Young and Associates, WT Partnership, and Connell Wagner. All of these consultants are long-established Canberra-based companies. Expressions of interest were also received -

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