After 18 months of failed talks, contractor Bam reignited the dispute engulfing the National Children's Hospital in the Commercial Court under the heading "extremely urgent". Francesca Comyn looks at the contractual claims underpinning this monumental legal clash.
Careful project selection is being supplanted with advance political commitment to unevaluated schemes, after which "delivery" becomes an obligation regardless of value for money.
BAM Ireland has long been a profit centre for its Dutch owner. Last year, however, it made a loss as a result of Covid shutdowns and its ongoing role as lead contractor with the National Children’s Hospital.
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