Susan Jefferies

Oh dear, the ship sails further towards disaster.

We have a comment from the Chief Executive that he is ‘waiting to be advised of developments’, should the man in this position not be insisting on answers ?

then from another senior Council Officer we hear

The cost consultant (Davis Langdon) and the constructor (Carillion) continue to work towards an agreed maximum price.  Regrettably there have been several setbacks since the County Council meeting with two of the lowest price sub-contractors going in to receivership and further tenders not being returned due the buoyant market for large construction projects

Several setbacks ?  I read minor setbacks as bad news, a few setbacks as very bad news financially, to admit to several setbacks in Officerese is total  standstill, disaster or moving backwards.  No this does not make good sense.