An external expert review of the Muskrat Falls project warned Nalcor and the provincial government that the project’s schedule is unrealistic, according to documents obtained by Canadian Press.
As Canadian Press reported on Sunday:
Provincial Crown corporation Nalcor Energy has set next October as the timeline to complete 60 to 70 per cent of required engineering and have local staff in place ahead of ground-breaking next spring in Labrador.
"Experience suggests it is unlikely this can be achieved," says the review, released by Nalcor Energy.
"If it is not, the implementation of the contract strategy gets off to a bad start based on a pattern of unrealistic objectives."
The expert panel – whose members have international experience in megaproject design, planning and risk management – also noted concerns about on-site safety. Nalcor chief executive Ed Martin agreed that local construction projects don’t compare well to international experience in site safety.
CP quotes Martin:
""Compared to some other parts of the world, we don't compare that well," he said in an interview at his office in St. John's.
That's a fact, so we have to improve on that."
Martin also acknowledged the project is already behind schedule although he claimed it was a matter of weeks and not months.
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3 comments:
the project’s schedule is unrealistic
No Ed, it is very realistic. It was announced in time for Dear Leader's retirement. That is the only scheduling concern that Nalcor has ever had to meet. They succeeded.
True.
Sarcastic but true.
This project has been chronically behind schedule since 2005 so there's no surprise they are still off track.
These reports also don't appear to be what the Premier and others have suggested they were.
These don't seem to be reviews of the markets, costing and so forth of the project. They don't sound like studies aimed at determining if Muskrat makes sense. They just seem to be assessments of whether or not Nalcor is on track to build them.
Nalcor should release the studies. If they don't, CP should. These are the reports Skinner said they wouldn't release until August. Now that people have an idea what's in them, let's have a look at the whole thing with time to discuss them as part of the election campaign.
"Now that people have an idea what's in them, let's have a look at the whole thing with time to discuss them as part of the election campaign."
That's the last thing they want (as you well know)!
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