Impact of project slippage

2.14  The ANAO's review has confirmed that none of the Major Projects in this report have exceeded their approved budgeted cost. However, the cost of schedule slippage provided for in budgetary adjustments can be significant.

2.15  The ANAO's analysis at Table 4 identifies that the DMO had received a total of an additional $295 million in price indexation, between the forecast FOC and the year ending 30 June 2011, for projects in the MPR sample, which are yet to achieve FOC.62 These projects are: Wedgetail ($115.2 million); ARH Tiger Helicopters ($12.5 million); FFG Upgrade ($97.6 million); HF Modernisation ($63.4 million); Armidales ($4.6 million); and Collins RCS ($1.8 million).

Table 4
Price Indexation received since project's original FOC date

Project

Price Indexation to Original FOC ($m)

Price Indexation at 30 June 2011 ($m)

Price Indexation received since original FOC date ($m)

Wedgetail

607.8

723.0

115.2

ARH Tiger Helicopters

405.7

418.2

12.5

Air to Air Refuel

484.1

484.1

0.0

FFG Upgrade

132.7

230.3

97.6

HF Modernisation

84.7

148.1

63.4

Armidales

69.9

74.5

4.6

Collins RCS

54.7

56.5

1.8

Stand Off Weapon

62.6

62.6

0.0

TOTAL

1 902.1

2 197.2

295.1

Source:  2010-11 MPR and Project Cost Approval Histories.




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62 Sourced from the DMO's Project Cost Approval History statements and calculated on the supplementary price indexation the projects received after their original FOC date. This figure does not include additional costs incurred to run the project office, i.e. project staff salary and wages.