Edinburgh Tram: Bilfinger Berger vehemently denies allegations
November 05, 2010
November 5, 2010
Edinburgh Tram: Bilfinger Berger vehemently denies allegations
Bilfinger Berger is considering legal action against David Mackay, the now resigned head of the public transport authority in Edinburgh for damaging the company’s reputation. Yesterday, he publicly discredited the company and its employees.
As leader of a consortium with Siemens and Spanish company CAF, Bilfinger Berger was commissioned to build an 18-kilometer long tram line in Edinburgh. The client alone is responsible for delays in the project schedule which have occurred as a result of numerous design changes and a lack of preparatory work.
The contract that was agreed between the public transport authority and the consortium prevents the Group from making any statement relating to content. Bilfinger Berger emphasizes, however, that the allegations are completely unfounded. This is also reflected in the numerous decisions already made at adjudication proceedings in which Bilfinger Berger’s claims have been confirmed.
“Bilfinger Berger’s behaviour in the Edinburgh tram project has complied with the contract”, says Joachim Enenkel, Member of the Executive Board at Bilfinger Berger. “We have consistently presented the client with constructive proposals to solve his problems. To then be publicly insulted and slandered shows just how out of his depth the now departed client representative was with a project of this size. We see the change of management on the client side as an opportunity to finally move forward with this project in an orderly manner.”
