5.14.76 On 31st May 2016, a further meeting was organised by the City of Edinburgh Council with ESP and Amey to discuss the revised programme they had submitted. The programme showed Pirniehall/St. David's, Broomhouse/St. Joseph's Primary Schools, Rowanfield Special School and the work to the gymnasium at Howdenhall finishing prior to the end of the current term with the remaining Phase 1 schools being completed prior to the date in August that the schools were due to reopen after the summer holidays.
5.14.77 The meeting was advised that Amey were still awaiting a set of the original construction drawings from WSP, which was delaying progress on finalising the design for the remedial solution for Drummond High School. The City of Edinburgh Council was subsequently advised by WSP that they had not retained any of their design information on this school.
5.14.78 At that point the CPM from the Council did not have a direct contact point within Amey in relation to the management of the remedial works on Phase 1 schools and were finding it difficult to understand who in Amey was taking responsibility for the project.
5.14.79 Subsequently, Amey put in place a highly experienced and effective construction manager, who acted as a point of liaison with ESP and the City of Edinburgh Council and who oversaw the remedial works on the Phase 1 schools.
5.14.80 A small delay had been caused to the projected completion of the work to Firrhill School in that ESP and Galliford Try had not been aware that one of the extensions to the school had been built under the PPP1 scheme and as a result had only recently commenced work on it. However, it was agreed that Firrhill High School, the only Phase 2 school still currently closed, would reopen on 6th June 2016 subject to the standard requirements in relation to assurances being met by Galliford Try.