[Letter from ESP]

Andrew Kerr
Chief Executive
The City of Edinburgh Council
Waverley Court
4 East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG

20 May 2016

Dear Andrew

Edinburgh Schools PPP - Oxgangs Primary School

We refer to the surveys and remedial works that have been undertaken by ESP and its supply chain over recent weeks.

This letter has been approved by the Board of ESP and the confirmations that it contains are confirmations that each director endorses and supports.

We confirm that:

1. In our view, having taken all reasonable professional advice, Oxgangs Primary School is safe for occupation by staff and pupils.

2. We consider, having taken suitable professional advice, that all wall ties and roof head restraints at Oxgangs Primary School have now been property surveyed and, where necessary, suitably rectified.

3. We have also engaged structural engineers to undertake visual inspections of Oxgangs Primary School to identify any other defects or potential defects and no such defects have emerged.

4. Having made proportionate and appropriate enquiries, we believe that Oxgangs Primary School has been suitably designed and constructed such that the wall tie and head restraint issues are, we conclude, isolated building defect issues.

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