A primary school in Tameside is facing a bill of \u00a35m to repair problems with a \u00a32.7m refurbishment carried out by Carillion before the contractor collapsed.<\/p>\n
The firm did the work at Russell Scott Primary in Denton in 2015. Problems were reported by the school soon after work was completed and \u00a3670,000 has since been spent in dealing with structural problems. Tameside council estimated that it would cost about \u00a35m to carry out the necessary repairs, but also warned that the work might not fix things entirely.<\/p>\n
On Monday, local MP Andrew Gwynne asked in Parliament for the government to intervene. He said: \u201cThis is serious, so may I ask the secretary of state for an urgent meeting to look at how we can help Russell Scott give the children there the very best education in the very best buildings?\u201d<\/p>\n
Education secretary Gavin Williamson said the minister for schools, Baroness Berridge, would look into the situation.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for Tameside council said it had been left disappointed by the “poor quality” of work carried out by Carillion. They added that critical works keep staff and pupils safe had been carried out, but funding for a full remediation programme was still needed. “Unfortunately, there are no immediate funding solutions but officers will continue to work with the Complex Projects Team at the DfE to address the obvious funding gap,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n