Further to his answer to question S1W-18868 on 12 October 2001, whether any members of the design team had reservations about the ability o…

Answered Asked by Margo MacDonald SNP Lodged 19 Oct 2001

The question

To ask the Presiding Officer, further to his answer to question S1W-18868 on 12 October 2001, whether any members of the design team had reservations about the ability of Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd to perform according to their contract.

The answer

Answered by David Steel on 14 Nov 2001 · 26 days after it was lodged, on time

Performance monitoring of all contractors is a normal on-going process of the management of the Parliament building project. As a result of this process, Design Team members began to have concerns about the performance of Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd during May 2001. The Convener of the Holyrood Progress Group has informed me that tangible assurances, in terms of recovery programmes and sample delivery dates, were subsequently provided by the contractor and work commenced on site in June 2001.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-19252 by reference.