School builder could face cash penalty

the penalty clauses in place are probably so small that the contractor can absorb these easily and don't care if it over runs significantly.

The council are should have ensured heavier penalties were in place, the fact they do not want to disclose info on them says it all, as they don't want people to know the full extent of their failure.

COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE Only a ISLE OF WIGHT public officer would have the nerve to put such a statment to its local people you l all stand for anything and deserve all you get

So sorry to inforn you Janet Newton but perhaps you have not heard off the FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT and I advise any Tax payer to enquire what those claues were they must have been part of the planning agreement and all therin should be available to the puplic its them that pay your wages madam

Is the contractor insured against such events like bad weather? Is it possible to get such insurance?
The reason I ask, is that in this country we have bad weather in large doses sometimes. If contractors receive no protection at all from these time clauses soon all the contractors will go bust.
Whatever happened to trust and reliability? Its all gone out the window to all these stupid new rules and regulations that nippers have braught in, in my oppinion....
Age and experience is so important, most heads of departments these days have only just left collage and have no experiance whatsoever, ha ha ha.

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