Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 9 : Construction of the cultural centre, 1977-1981

~ ..entre From Page 1 ('tOl'dlllg to the repul'I Bhr ·la \' 1 ... l'lulmcd tllur 111uc· 1 had been do111: ,Jrrc,•t rrirly dcflc enl'le:io. l t. a id 111- ,1111111,m n•qulrccl Lo upclutc the work 1 .;ru111 Vil\\ not Mtppllcd u n til ~lo~· \'Clir wtud1 hncl led to a 111l~– IJ11g ,,ol'k 11roJ,:ra1n hPrn~ subrmuci.J tie Work1; DL•1>11 rtrnrn t. 11 rlo11... doubl~ about. t he time 1 !Nf fnr flnlshlm: work torcNi t llP dl11lic.. cu11111lr11on d H e to be put ',1 • tn Oect mbcr, lfiH:L ,I the f CIXlrL li1 rc lllY B ros dcnlcc1 t 1l l'itufl or ~ub-oon trncton,· t11- ,·11petc11ce llrtd bre11 n. major factor , k or cxperic11rc nnd competence in v•r~ had cnu!>cd delay.-.• •11· Nortllo,·cr said jn th e report he– Ill h lei I Jks \\'It h lhc- tntc Work• \.11:u·1111cnt director or buildlni!s, Mr n:11nn Pa\'lystl\'n, He wns t,,old thr. 11u11s trite or Ilic project hRd become .ncnl "unly in tlu! Jm,t few mont h.c;." 11·11s scnous In lhnL I nffected hnr– onr. completion date nnd the uh l- 1tc cost. ho report said the Works Dcpa rt - t••,l rea l <cd tlrnL llnrclny Bros hnd 1 urrenLexpcrlen e in t he particuhtr • before the contract wRs leL. The!' , no 1mruculn1· dlssatisfactJou from workmr111shlp point. of view, It. WR5 w l.1· Joh hurmon.r, luck or renl prog– . Jou costs nnd overrun contract .i,·h were nf cnnccrn. · !'he depnrLmenl Rt 110 lime mtslc-ct " eontruclors s to the nature. time I clifflc11lt)' or the works nnd do noL hevc thnl anr e,·ents hn\'e occurrntl hnn~e LhnL l'iew," t tie report said. 1 111 Bnrcln.v·s expressed concern re– n~ 10 the t·onLrol or the project b,1· arch1tccL wn:i u planned decision - ,,,,. 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