2.3  Contract Details

Contractor

Signature date

Price at signature (base) $m

Quantities at signature

Price at 30 Jun 10 (base) $m

Quantities at Jun 10

Equipment

Notes

Thales Australia

Jun 99

898.6

6

1,042.6

4

Upgraded ships and concurrent refit.

7

Major equipment received and quantities to 30 Jun 10

Four ships have been accepted. Engineering and maintenance arrangements established.

Notes

Note 1:

This project's original DMO budget amount is that prior to achieving Second Pass Government approval.

Note 2:

Overseas travel not required.

Note 3:

Transfer to Project SEA 1428 PH 2A for the procurement of Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles on behalf of SEA 1390 PH 2.

Note 4:

Administrative Savings harvest.

Note 5:

Other expenditure comprises: operating expenditure, contingencies, other capital expenditure not attributable to the aforementioned prime contract and minor contract expenditure.

Note 6:

2009-10 Other payments include significant procurements: USA Foreign Military Sales technical verification & validation trials and ship crew training services ($2.9m); External service providers ($3.8m); initial spares procured outside the Prime Contract ($1.4m); and procurement of an Electronic Support System test set ($4.2m).

Note 7:

Other items of equipment under this contract include associated support facilities, training devices and spares, as noted in Section 1.2 of the PDSS. Furthermore, the original contract was structured requiring price increases to be agreed at the time for each ships major refit concurrent with Upgrade production. $29.1m of work for initial FFG Upgrade equipment spares were not included in the original contract.