Client to keep close eye on Balfour Beatty at Midland Met

By Alice Lorenzato-Lloyd2020-01-06T06:00:00

NHS trust has own team in place at hospital near Birmingham to ensure contractor meets standards following Carillion collapse

The NHS trust responsible for the Midlands hospital that was left in limbo when Carillion went into liquidation has revealed that it has its own experts monitoring the replacement contractor.

Despite having hired Gleeds as an independent project manager, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, which is the client on the Midland Metropolitan Hospital in Smethwick, is making sure that its own team is also keeping an eye on Balfour Beatty's work.

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