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MR MOTTRAM: With all due respect, surely when a contractor puts in a bid for any building or any development
he must always be aware that he should construct in accordance
with the specification which he has tendered for. I think we have made the point, I am not quite sure in which paragraph, but if the
contractor had any doubts at the tender stage, as indeed some
contractors do, they put in a proviso in the tender, that, yes, they think they could do this job but they suggest that the job might be done better or an alternative method might be done at such and such a price. This contractor did not.
CHAIRMAN: Your point is not only this contractor but all the submissions for tender did not put in a proviso ?
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As far as we are aware, yes.
CHAIRMAN :
That's right.
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CHAIRMAN : So whichever one you picked
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MR MOTTRAM: Yes.
CHAIRMAN: I am wondering if my colleagues have any
Mr Chung ?
MR CHUNG: Mr Mottram, may I refer you to paragraph 138 of the Director of Audit's report, which says that in your opinion the failure of the waterproofing was caused by poor concrete work, in particular by poorly erected and braced shuttering, insufficient compaction and a lack of care in placing concrete.
Was it your responsibility to ensure that the work was done properly in
accordance with the terms of the contract ? I understand that in
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