Industry boss accused of meddling over assembly
3 April 2012
The national industry body for construction companies has been accused of hindering progress in the renegotiation of the troubled Welsh Assembly building contract.
The accusation came after Robert Firth, the Construction Industry Council’s chairman for Wales, warned companies not to submit new bids for the work after the Richard Rogers Partnership was sacked in July.
He branded a dozen architects and developers “unethical” for informing the assembly of their interest in taking over the project and urged them to hold back...