Cost of Laing O’Rourke’s £130m arts job could jump again, council boss admits

By Jim Dunton2019-11-06T06:00:00

The latest incarnation of the theatre element of OMA's The Factory

Factory scheme in Manchester has already blown budget once

Manchester council has been warned that costs on Laing O’Rourke’s scheme to build an arts complex in the city called The Factory could go up again.

The landmark scheme has been designed by OMA and last year jumped £19m to a new figure of £130m.

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