Further construction issues have emerged from the work Carillion carried out on the Royal Liverpool Hospital project prior to the firm’s collapse in January.
Arup was appointed to survey the incomplete building and identified cladding failings last September.
Now Laing O’Rourke, which was brought in last month to complete the works, has found further remedial works that need carrying out, following surveys with Arup and architect NBBJ.
The contractor plans to begin work on 3 December, modifying the ventilation system in the anaesthetic rooms in theatres. “This requirement was identified during Carillion’s tenure, but the remedial works were not completed,” a statement from the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust said.
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