Civic Facility Expenditure
For the Record
The Times-Age asked for Council expenditure on the civic facility since 2016.
They were advised that spending-wise, the project has had two distinct phases.
The first phase ran from Nov 2018 to June 2019, followed by a period of 14 months where no external costs were incurred. The second phase ran from August 2020 to August 2022.
The list below sets out total costs to date – including for the working group (for which some invoices for time have yet to be received).
Civic Centre ‐ project costs since July 2018 (4 years)
- Market demand assessments $59,000.00 (Jan 2019, Oct 2020)
- Tour of venues $3,268.00 (Bus & accommodation)
- External project management $177,182.72
- Internal project management $136,438.23 (Allocation of project team staff hours (total over 4 years)
- Architects (Concept designs) $145,067.44 (Including Silverwoods, Stephenson & Turner, Warren & Mahoney, Architectus)
- Engineering assessments $41,510.00 (Reports on District Building & Town Hall)
- Quantity Surveying $25,767.00
- Asbestos testing $12,900.00
- Procurement assistance $24,021.10 (Independent process for selection of architect, fundraiser & QS)
- Fundraising & project advice $13,860.00
- Property acquisition $92,943.95 (Legal advice, site testing, valuations)
- Civic Facility Independent Working Group $12,356.25
- Total costs to date (some invoices for members' time yet to be received) $744,314.69