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  It would appear that between Dover District Council and Bond City that they are throwing the St James Development into complete chaos.
  
  Bond City would appear to have failed to correctly advise DDC of the total cost of remediation the ground at the St James Development. Subsequently the whole development is now under threat! You might have noticed the very slow start and lack of machinery on the Kier area of the site.
  
  Bond City have been advised at a very early stage that significant remediation would be required. Contamination identified within the footprint of the new hotel and retail units need to be dealt with prior to commencement. The cost to complete the remediation is around £5m, with Bond City and DDC now saying that do not have the funds, which is throwing the whole scheme into turmoil.
  
  It would appear the hotel area has been contaminated by old fuel tanks buried in the ground. The rest of the site also has significant contamination that needs to be addressed.
  
  Kier have been issued with an initial order of around £800k, to carry out some enabling works. However they have been unable to enter into contact to complete the £28 million pound development.
  
  This would appear to be another in a long history of DDC howlers.
  
  It has been suggested that the project might go back out to be re-priced. This would cause significant delays and is unlikely to reduce the overall cost of the project.
  
  This information has come from a reliable contact close to the contractor.
  
  Should we be surprised, this is Dover District Council as we all know. Stump up the money and get Dover regeneration back on track!

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