5.14.60 On the 17th May 2016, it was reported that the Chief Executive of the City of Edinburgh Council had met with ESP and Galliford Try on the previous evening. The discussions had been positive with both parties acknowledging that they understood the Council's requirement for a clear audit trail of the process of remediation. They had agreed to provide a programme of all outstanding work and the required documentation, including CDs of technical details and photographs of the works.
5.14.61 On the evening of the 17th May 2016, Galliford Try had advised the City of Edinburgh Council that the work to the schools due to reopen on 24th May 2016 had been completed. On the 18th May 2016, Scott Bennett Associates confirmed that they had that day received CDs of the calculations and remedial work undertaken for these schools and that it would take two to three days to assess them, making it just possible to achieve sign off before the due date.