Roofs

In the early part of the previous decade a project to maintain and repair roofs across the Barbican Estate was undertaken.  Costs were estimated and charged to residents, but the work came in under estimate leaving a significant pot of residents money being held by the City.  Over the last few years money has been paid back to residents block by block.  Residents of Ben Jonson House are among the last to get their money back.

Here is the latest request from the house group put to the RCC about the "Apportionment":

Questions for RCC 2nd March 2015.
Ben Jonson House Estimated Final Roof Apportionment
The Estimated Final Apportionment for the above is stated as March 2015 in the RCC documentation dated 24th November 2014.

On behalf of the BJHG House Group Committee and BJH Residents, I look forward receiving the information.
If it is anticipated that the information will not be forthcoming at the next RCC, I would point out that this issue has been outstanding since the roofing work reached practical completion in December 2003.

Before the RCC of 24th November 2014, in answer to my query as to why this question is continually postponed, the reply was as follows:

The issue is that there are a small number of contract instructions that do not have a cost against them. Whilst we know the original tender figure and the final account figure, we do not have full details of the difference. The issue is compounded by the fact that officers who worked on the project and the consultant who projected managed are no longer with us. We are in touch with the Consultants practice to try and resolve the matter. 

Could you please tell me: 

(a) if the Consultants practice has been able to supply you with the costs of the small number of contract instructions, which are needed before a decision on the final apportionment can be made?

(b) if not, what actions are being taken/can be taken to acquire full details of the difference between the original tender figure and the final account figure? 

Could you also please let me have the original tender figure and the final account figure. It is a fair assumption that the related sum has been sitting in an account for the last 10/11 years.  In view of this, it is reasonable to expect that any amount owed to the residents be repaid with interest, say 5% pa. 

I do hope that we can put this matter to rest at the next RCC meeting, otherwise the BJHG Committee feels their only course of action is to make a Formal Complaint to the Town Clerk.

RCC Representative
Ben Jonson House