mart Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 They know how to waste money. Scaffolding used to shore up a cafe in a Sheffield park has cost the taxpayer more than £111,000, new figures show. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-67476587 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resident Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 5 hours ago, mart said: They know how to waste money. Scaffolding used to shore up a cafe in a Sheffield park has cost the taxpayer more than £111,000, new figures show. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-67476587 Scaff company will belong to someone connected to a councillor. Average UK cost for scaffolding is around £875 per week (2 storey, encompassing a house). The cafe isn't a 2 storey house but at that price the total for the 70 weeks it's been up is just over £61,000. So why has is cost £50k more? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prince al Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) Missing a good opportunity here. Knock the dilapidated thing down and build something better with an imaginative design to be proud of, with renewable energy as a power source. Edited November 23, 2023 by prince al 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, prince al said: Missing a good opportunity here. Knock the dilapidated thing down and build something better with an imaginative design to be proud of, with renewable energy as a power source. Probably right about knocking it down, and rebuilding, but 'imaginative designs' will cost a fortune in Architects fees and double the cost of the building and IMO tend to be awful. I'd like to see an exterior similar to what there is now, I like it, but that's just me. However using renewable energy, and modern technology is a reat idea. Edited November 23, 2023 by Anna B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Resident said: Scaff company will belong to someone connected to a councillor. Average UK cost for scaffolding is around £875 per week (2 storey, encompassing a house). The cafe isn't a 2 storey house but at that price the total for the 70 weeks it's been up is just over £61,000. So why has is cost £50k more? but not just that, there's probably 5 grand or so in actual scaffolding there. They could have bought it outright, scrapped it at the end, and still saved over 100 grand. Edited November 23, 2023 by geared 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 1 hour ago, geared said: but not just that, there's probably 5 grand or so in actual scaffolding there. They could have bought it outright, scrapped it at the end, and still saved over 100 grand. Exactly. This sort of flagrant stupidity is why people have lost all faith in politicians. We pay them a lot of money to be this daft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hardie Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 4 hours ago, Resident said: Scaff company will belong to someone connected to a councillor. Average UK cost for scaffolding is around £875 per week (2 storey, encompassing a house). The cafe isn't a 2 storey house but at that price the total for the 70 weeks it's been up is just over £61,000. So why has is cost £50k more? They could have bought the scaffolding for a fraction of what they’re paying and then sold it when it’s no longer needed, but this is taxpayers’ (i.e. somebody else’s) money we’re talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man in Crete Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Whilst many councillors have no grasp or experience of such matters they seem to rely upon the so called expertise of their council officers many of whom are evidentially unfit for purpose. It’s high time they were brought to task and where necessary disposed of post haste. Will that happen well no cos we’ve seen too many examples of waste and no one pays the price meanwhile the elusive Kate Joseph’s is complaining yesterday that government is not subbing our council sufficiently. To coin a phrase what have the romans ( aka k Joseph’s) ever done for us? Answer on a fag packet please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hardie Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 2 hours ago, geared said: but not just that, there's probably 5 grand or so in actual scaffolding there. They could have bought it outright, scrapped it at the end, and still saved over 100 grand. Sorry, didn’t see your post before I had a go along the same theme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassett one Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 why did they not knock it down ,use some of those containers doing nothing and then clad the outside to get the old apperance job done and it would last for years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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