(1) What was the length of road contained in the application for funding to upgrade the Delegate to Delegate River Road and Browns Camp Road, reference number N00752, through the Federal Road Safety Black Spot Program.

(2) (a) What is the exact location of the above section of road; and (b) how many curves in the above section of road required upgrading for safety reasons.

(3) (a) When did the work on the above project commence; (b) who were the contractors; (c) what was the final cost of the work; and (d) when was the work completed.

(4) (a) What tender process was followed in the letting of the above contracts; (b) when were tenders called; and (c) when was the successful tender advised.

(1) 11.7 km

(2) (a) The section of road which was the subject of an application for funding is on the Delegate to Delegate River Road (also known as Main Road 93) and extends from approximately 1.2 km south of Delegate to the Victorian border.

(b) There are many curves of varying degrees of curvature on this section of road. Each of these could have benefited from upgrading for safety reasons.

Thirteen specific locations were identified in the reverse tender by the successful tenderer for minor realignment, drainage, earthworks and pavement works on curves and approaches to curves.

(3) (a) Work commenced in early March 1999.

(b) Oxbara Pty Ltd (trading as Rye Plant Hire Pty Ltd).

(c) The cost of the work to the Black Spot Program was $250,000.

(d) The work was completed on 10 May 1999.

(4) (a) A “reverse tender” process, managed by the Southern Region Office of the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority in accordance with its established tender provisions.

(b) The tender was advertised on 24, 26, and 31 August and 9 September 1998. A pre-tender meeting was held on 9 September 1998 and tenders closed on 23 October 1998.

(c) The successful tenderer was advised on 15 February 1999.