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this week that work had not started, as the contract had yet to be signed with the con- tractor, Michael McNamara & Co.
Mr Fleming said: “It is a very complex 35-year contract and the final details have yet to be signed off on.”
Mr Fleming stressed that there was no stumbling block in relation to the contract. He
said: “It hasn’t been signed off on yet due to the complexity of the contract. We would hope to coy sTeLeCe (oem mmol mane CO) MOA YAmolelmn-l
the same time, you cannot rush
these things as there are a lot of
technical issues involved.” Councillors were told that the
project should be completed by February 2007 and Mr Fleming this week expressed confidence that the deadline would be met. He said that work would com- mence on the project as soon as the contract is signed.
However, Clir Christy Curtin expressed disappointment that the local authority had fallen behind schedule.
“It is imperative that it is now moved forward and that the staff and the public can work in a unified building,” he said.
“I would still hold the Coun- cil to the deadline of February 2007 and I would also still in- sist that provision be made for an in-house legal department, because there is a cast-iron case for it.”
The delay is the latest in a project that first envisaged the council transforming Our Lady’s Hospital into its new HQ. However that plan was scrapped, due to the prohibitive costs of the project.