Galliford Try sued by Prater over 2012 village delays

摘要

Galliford Try is facing a second High Court battle with a subcontractor over delays during construction of the London 2012 athletes village, Building has learned. Cladding contractor Prater lodged a £4.4m claim against Galliford Try last month, it has emerged, alleging the contractor "presided over a chaotic and shambolic site", causing delays and losses to Prater. The claim relates to delays on the final two plots of the athletes village, N13 and N26 where Galliford Try was the main contractor. The plots were together worth £80m and comprised 14 blocks and 423 units, according to construction analyst Barbour ABI.