Promenade

Summary

A request was made regarding the Promenade project concerning concrete failure, contract delays, and contractor financial difficulties. The Department of Infrastructure disclosed that the project is behind schedule with a new completion date but denied knowledge of financial issues, while citing Section 20 to withhold information on concrete failure as it is already publicly accessible.

Key Facts

• The Promenade contract is behind the original programme.
• A revised completion date of April 2021 has been set for the project.
• The Department of Infrastructure is not aware of any financial difficulties faced by the main contractor.
• Information regarding the reason for concrete failure was not provided directly as it is considered reasonably accessible via the FOI Disclosure Log.
• The request was received on 31 October 2019 and responded to on 19 November 2019.

Data Disclosed

• 2019-10-31
• 2019-11-19
• April 2021
• 1026367
• Section 20

Exemptions Cited

• Section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Information reasonably accessible)

Original Request

What was the reason for the failure of the concrete Is the Contract on time, if not how long is it behind Is the Dept aware of financial difficulties of the main contract, what action is taken to resolve it

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: FOI Response Team/DWG/MF Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im

Our ref: 1026367 19 November 2019

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 31 October 2019 and which states (sic): 1. “What was the reason for the failure of the concrete 2. Is the Contractor on time, how long is it behind 3. Is the Dept aware of financial difficulties of the main contract, what action is taken to resolve it”. The answers to your questions are as follows: 1. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, under section 20 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you, whether free of charge or on payment of a fee. Some of the information that you have requested is available through the Government FOI Disclosure Log, by following the link below and inputting the dates shown beneath: https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/search

2. The contract is behind programme and a revised completion date of April 2021 has been given. Please see links below: https://www.myprom.im/plans/phasing-plans#cont https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-50103418 3. The Department is not aware of any financial difficulties of the main contractor.

Please quote the reference number 1026367 in any future communications.

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Yours sincerely

FOI Response Team