FearTheVee wrote:I agree, and actually this touches on my main concern here.
There are a number of people who COULD be at fault for this (I don't know anything about building but I assume that the roofer could have carried out his plans perfectly, but the architect inadvertedly created a windtunnel effect which increased the load of the roof above that which it was designed to bear, or similar)
My concern is that everybody involved will spend a long time arguing about who is at fault, which might leave us short on time or cash until it's sorted?
Perhaps someone can tell me that the main contractor has to fix it then argue about money with subbies afterwards, that would be the ideal.
It appears that the club had a contract with Langtree to design and build the stadium and they appointed Barr to build who had a sub-contract with CSP Roofing, so in any event the club (or its insurers) is unlikely to be speaking to CSP Roofing but will in all probability be speaking to Langtree and possibly Langtree's insurers.
If in the end it is concluded it is a design and not a construction fault, then as far as I can see as it was designed by Langtree's "in house" team either way it is their issue with Saints i.e. whether it was a design/specification issue or a construction issue it is still Langtree's problem.
They (Langtree) may they argue is it a contruction issue which means they can then try to offload liability to the builders, but as Saints do not appear to have a direct contract with Barr's then this is a mute point for the club IMO.