Construction industry still awaiting benefits of govt accord

Construction industry still awaiting benefits of govt accord
Jenny Ruth
By Jenny Ruth Sept. 12 (BusinessDesk) - Government departments are still trying to foist onerous contracts on building companies, notwithstanding the Construction Industry Accord signed in April, Southbase chief executive Quin Henderson told an industry forum in Wellington. Henderson cited a meeting he has just had with one group of officials in which they continued to insist he put his business on the line and assume unacceptable levels of risk. "There was no desire whatsoever by any of the people in that room to change the contract w...

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