The Building Safety Bill – the urgency of now

By Chloë McCulloch2020-07-29T05:00:00

The new legislation will change the industry for the better, and not a moment too soon

Should we be shocked at the evidence emerging from the ongoing Grenfell Tower Inquiry over the past few weeks? Rydon has provided detailed information on a range of issues related to the refurbishment, in particular how the design and build contractor relied on specialist subcontractors for design expertise, how it under-reported potential savings to its client to make up for its own “adding-up error” in the bid, and how it expected building control to check safety issues.

Given that we know about the terrible loss of life caused by the fire at Grenfell Tower, it has been hard to listen to at times, but for those experienced in the way construction works – and especially the way design and build contracts work – it has perhaps not been that shocking.

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