Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, , 21:08 to 26:51
The department provides an itemized list of contracted amounts for various hotels in the Nadi area used for delegates and workforce accommodation.
Topics: Travel and event costs, Procurement
Speakers: David Higgins, Hon Sarah Henderson, Unknown Speaker, Mr. David Higgins
uh were working with a range of uh venues across uh the the Nandi area. Um uh I can give you a list of the the properties we were we were working with and then the the contracted uh amounts but as as um I've said as the minister said um these won't be the final amounts.
>> Yes, please if you could go through each hotel and the cost.
>> Certainly. So uh the Sheran uh Fiji Golf and Beach Resort, which was the the principal venue for the the preop, um the the contract uh the contract value um uh was um or is 2,113,000. >> The Sophetel um 2,830,000. Oh, sorry. Beg you pardon. 22 2 million um Yes. 2 283706 is the amount. >> The Hilton 1,51,091. Mhm. The Rison Blue 19,800
>> Sorry, what was that last hotel?
>> The Rison Blue. >> Uh 19,866. The Crown Plaza 995,650. The Fiji Gateway Hotel, 37,000. the Tanoa International uh 94,157, the Novatel, 90,850, the Tokataka Resort, uh 102,749. The Windham Garden 172,890 The Seable 313,595 The Nagi Hotel 88,710 10 uh the Grand Western H sorry the Grand West villas uh 17,985
>> and how many nights accommodation is
this for in total? Um I I couldn't uh tell you um in in terms of the information I have in front of me because it's a these um these venues were used for to support delegates. They're also used to support workforce accommodation. And so there's a there's a a range of arrangements. Delegates might have been on the ground for for 3 or 4 days. Some of the workforce were there for for longer. This was also to support the the Fijian workforce. So um I would have to take on on notice a breakdown with respect to to knights
>> if you could please and if you could come back to us u today um that would be if you can that would be appreciated. What did the what is the cost of ground
>> Um I I don't have a ground transport total um for you senator in part because Fiji was responsible for delivering transport. We provided support for it in terms of um a range of elements um including uh providing some sort of operational and logistical support but transport services um in the main were provided by the government of Fiji.
>> So you've mentioned that there might be some reimbursement from delegates and others. How much money are you is it expected that you will actually the government will be spending? What's the actual cost that's estimated based on agreements that have been made for reimbursement?
>> So, I I've given you the outer bound of the of the total accommodation and venue cost. I cannot give you an accurate indication of of how much will be recouped from from that amount, Senator.
>> So, can you give me a ballpark?
>> I I I can't, I'm afraid. Not until the that that has been reconciled.
>> So, who's agreed to repay their costs?
again, Senator, I I um I don't have that information in front of me. Um we retained the the government of Australia retained um accommodation across a range of venues in order to ensure that there were was going to be ample accommodation for delegates attending. that that's the arrangement we entered into. The the reconciliation with respect to to um who used those those rooms and for for what length is is still being resolved with the with the venues themselves. Um and and I I cannot give you an accurate
>> and when will that reconciliation process conclude?
>> Um I I suspect it will probably take the the rem about another month or so according to our technical people, but um I I certainly don't have it now. Uh