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Date:
18.12.86
Time:
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9.50 am
Reporter:
PMS
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MR BURDETT:
Sir, with respect, this is one of the
great problems that the consultants labour under. Allegations are made based supposedly on the report but they don't really
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CHAIRMAN:
Could I read that. If it is wrong
please point it out to us. In paragraph 137 in the middle of
the paragraph said [reads]:
"During the construction period the contractor informed the consultants that the waterproof concrete would hardly be able to restrain leakage of underground water and requested that consideration be given to the provison of a tanking system for the whole basement."
Is that a correct statement?
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MR BURDETT:
It is certainly true that the contractor
suggested that tanking should be used but I believe that I have
already dealt with that particular issue.
a realistic option at that time.
Tanking was simply not
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CHAIRMAN:
Okay, fine.
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But my question is, he is of
the opinion, he says, he informed the consultants that waterproof concrete, that is the subject, not the tanking "waterproof concrete would hardly be able to restrain leakage of underground water".
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MR BURDETT:
The simple answer, Sir, that he is wrong
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about that, and Government
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CHAIRMAN:
He is wrong?
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MR BURDETT:
Government thought that he was wrong
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as is illustrated by the letter that I have just read out which was written some time after he made that suggestion.
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CHAIRMAN:
Yes, Peter.