Letters
The Waihinga project
I read with interest the article in the Martinborough Star, March 2018, re the delays due to the weather and availability of building materials for the Town Hall project.
In the article, the CEO Paul Crimp states that he and the South Wairarapa District council “are extremely grateful to the contractors who are holding their prices even as the regular prices increase and are thankful that the construction management group is working hard to ensure the project stays on budget”.
I don’t understand why the council should be “grateful'” to Rick Zschokke for not passing on cost increases when we have a fixed price contract in place?
Weather conditions and shortages of material should have no bearing on a fixed price contract. Where I come from, a fixed price is exactly that. Or is this simply a way of softening up the ratepayer for the inevitable cost overruns for this project?
I look forward to some clarification from the council.
Yours sincerely,
Bruce Sullivan, Martinborough.
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