DSRL loses out in security fence contract wrangle
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A DISPUTE in the contract to erect a fence as part of a £7 million security upgrade at Dounreay has had to be settled by an industry arbitration panel.
Construction firms MM Miller, of Wick, and Lybster-based John Gunn & Sons put up the electric fence, which was extended from around the high-security fuel cycle area to circle the entire site.
The taxpayer footed the bill for the work, which also included upgrading other fences, installing additional anti-vehicle defences and changing personnel access arrangements.
After the work was completed just before Christmas, site licence company DSRL claimed there had been an over-payment, totalling £150,000, to the contractors. It is believed DSRL maintained the firms had charged at the wrong rate for the job.
The dispute has been newly resolved by the panel in favour of the two firms.
A DSRL spokesperson yesterday said it would not comment as it has yet to decide whether or not to appeal the decision.
