The board of the national children’s hospital has issued proceedings against the main contractor on the project, BAM Building Ltd, in a row over a building contract. Last December, National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) chairman Fred Barry admitted the final cost of the hospital is not yet known. It is understood BAM essentially questioning the validity of the Phase B contract. “This process was agreed by the NPHDB and BAM and was set out in the executed construction contract prior to issuing the instruction for the Phase B construction works, the above ground construction works,” the statement said. “The instruction for the Phase B construction works was issued to BAM by the NPHDB on January 8, 2019 and the Phase B works commenced at that time and have been ongoing since.

Source: Irish Independent April 02, 2020 14:48 UTC