Dont get me started...
Not to the fault of their own. The RE were fully onboard but we couldnt even get them to build a BBQ area on camp. The Engineers straight up wernt allowed to, breach of contract. There are pretty iron clad contracts in place for Facilities management within the UK which includes building and infrastructure works. Its a joke. I'm no expert on these matters and there may be exceptions. However, I very much believe there would be some clause in current regulations that would say that contracts would need to go out to tender for the creation of these facilities at great cost to the tax payer. At the end it would be over budget, over time, and produce half of what the initial plans stated it would...
Only time I've seen RE do actual building work is overseas in operational setting.
Sure remedial building works on a base. We have clearly uncovered a supply and manufacturing gap that threatens national security and foreign policy, that private industry can’t fill and threatens further escalation in a conflict that could have been resolved or never even started. We can’t have foreign policy influenced by private industry if that is actually the situation.
Renegotiate or even break the contract if necessary.
