Mr. Robert Watt:

There are lessons from this project that we have taken into account in the context of, for example, the national maternity hospital, which has been built now on the site at Elm Park. For all future major projects, we need to learn from it.

Without prejudging that review, which is a good idea, there are many, many issues involved in this contract going back to the original site specification, location of the site, the scale of the build, the actual size and design of the build, the extent to which decisions were made in the absence of detailed designs and so on. I spoke to this committee previously just on this matter a few years ago and to three other committees. The Chairman is right about the need for a formal review. There are many lessons, including the form of contract, which is a matter for DPER, and on the balance of rights between the contractor and the State. There are many, many issues that absolutely we need to reflect upon.