Carillion Sued Over Bath Spa Project

Carillion and architect Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners are being counter sued for £21million by Bath & North-East Somerset (BANES) Council over the Thermae Bath Spa project.

The construction firm had previously issued a writ against Bath and North East Somerset council for £2.4million over the ill-fated project.

Much of the building work on the spa was carried out by Mowlem, which was acquired by Carillion in 2007. Mowlem departed from the project in 2005 and was replaced by Capita Symonds.

Bath Spa was originally supposed to have been completed in 2001 for a budget of £13m, but a litany of defects and various disputes between contractor, architect and the council meant it eventually opened in August 2006 at a total cost of £45m.

In a statement BANES said: “The council’s position is that significant costs which it incurred in relation to the Bath Spa are the result of design and/or workmanship issues, for which Carillion and/or Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners (NGP) are responsible.”