Client settles with project manager after near-doubling of project cost

09 Jan 2023

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Standard Life Assurance has partly settled a legal dispute with consultants over the near-doubling in cost of a mixed-use scheme in Newbury, Berkshire. The dispute stems from higher-than-expected costs for a retail and residential project called Parkway. When Costain won the fixed-price contract from client…

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