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David A. Burch

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28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the estimate for this cost centre is $19,000. This budget is used to provide extra lighting on private roads. St George’s Sewage Plant (CEP cost centre 75061)
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the estimate for this cost centre is $475,000. This budget supports implementation of the Water and Wastewater Master Plan in the East End. The funding will be used for providing operational resources to maintain the newly developed infrastructure currently being installed. Asbestos Disposal (CEP cost centre 75064)
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the 2024/25 estimate for this cost centre is $300,000, which will be used to continue the repacking of contain-ers that have deteriorated at the Government Quarry and also to ship adequately packed materials to the United States for permanent disposal. Structural Refurbishment of Bridges (CEP cost centre 75116)
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the 2024/25 estimate for this cost centre is $1,575,000. For the upcoming year repairs will continue on Watford Bridge and other repairs and maintenance on various bridges. Refurbishment of Ferry Docks and Public Landings (CEP cost centre 75117)
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the 2024/25 estimate for this cost centre is zero. To explain, there were repair works to minor docks and wharfs across the Island that were carried out in 2023/24, as well as the procurement of new fenders for King’s Wharf to allow for the s afe docking of megaclass cruise ships. Therefore, priority is now being given to …
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, this cost centre is used to carry out repairs and mitigating measures to the foreshore. The 2024/25 estimate for this budget is $837,000. This funding will be used for engineering design works to tackle various areas around the Island impact ed by erosion, particularly the South Shore. Causeway Refurbishment (CEP cost centre 75207)
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the 2024/25 estimate for this cost centre is $75,000. This is for regular maintenance and unseen costs. Tynes Bay Waste Treatment Expansion (CEP cost centre 75210) 624 28 February 2024 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Lt. Col. Hon. David A. Burch: Mr. Chairman, capital funding for fiscal [2024/25] is $3,645,000. These funds will be used for …
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the 2024/25 estimate for this cost centre is $1,370,000. This cost centre is used to carry out repairs to legacy ill-constructed walls and rock cuts at risk of collapse. It has been increased to deal with the many walls that have been identi fied over this past year. Quarry Refurbishment (CEP cost centre 75264)
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the 2024/25 estimate for this cost centre is $1,105,000 which will be used to fund upgrades at the Quarry Depot, decommissioning of the existing asphalt production plant and site preparation for a proposed new as-phalt plant, and training and testing site. Pembroke Canal Upgrade (CEP cost centre 75293)
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, this programme is for the upgrade of the Pembroke Canal. The 2024/25 estimate for this cost centre is $200,000. This funding will be used to advance initiatives to address flooding issues associated with the canal, including the cleaning of culverts, the removal of canal vegetation and debris. Reverse Osmosis Plants Electrical Systems (CEP cost centre 75294)
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, this programme has been created for the continuous upgrade of all the electrical control and remote monitoring systems in each of the water facilities. The 2024/25 estimate for this cost centre is $75,000. Tynes Bay Capital Maintenance (CEP cost centre 75308)
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the 2024/25 estimated total cost of this cost centre is $800,000 and will be used for the continuation of the plant stabilisation project now taking place at the Tynes Bay facility, which in total will be around $13 million. This project repl aces critical internal components of the boiler system to provide reliability of the boilers while the …
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the 2024/25 estimate for this cost centre is $75,000. This budget is used to address any further contamination discovered during the Morgan’s Point site development. The funds for this year will be used for continued monitoring of the site for any further spreading of contaminates on the government -owned land. Solid Waste Capital Maintenance (CEP cost centre 75043)
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the 2024/25 estimate for this cost centre is $500,000 and will primarily be used to replace ageing equipment and infrastructure at four sites: the special waste [site] in Sallyport; the recycling [plant] at the Government Quarry; the composti ng at Marsh Folly; and the land reclamation at the Airport Waste Management Facility. Additionally, the funds will be used …
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the 2024/25 estimate for this cost centre is $2,700,000. This budget will be used to effect repairs to the Swing Bridge as required, as current budget constraints cannot effect the needed replacement of the full bridge in the short term. Preparatory works [will] also be carried out for the replacement of the Swing Bridge planned to begin in …
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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I would now like to provide you with a summary of the status of the major acquisitions being managed by the Department of Works and Engineering, the details of which can be found on page C -14 of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure [2024/25]. Quarry Vehicles and Equipment (CEP cost centre 76495) Bermuda House of Assembly Lt. Col. Hon. …
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, this capital programme is aimed to have government lead by example with the replacement of combustion vehicles with electrical vehicles [EVs]. Using the data from our pilot study, we have identified areas within government that provide the b est opportunity for adoption based upon the upgradability of locations to provide the necessary charging infrastructure. It is envisioned that …
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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My intent is to give the Opposition as much opportunity to ask as many ques-tions that they would like.
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Let me start with . . . I am going to be all over the place based on the way the answers came in. But let me start . . . [Inaudible interjections ]
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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No problem. Let me start with the Office Relocations Capital cost centre, the one that you asked about $3.25 million. It is worth just reading what I said in the statement because it sets it out completely: This capital budget account allows for the planning and fitout costs for the moving and improving of government offices for 2024/25. This budget …