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Contractor Incompetence
19th May 2008
A classic example of contractor failure .... here is the view from my study of a local firm of road contractors digging up a speed table for the 2nd time having failed on two separate occasions to get the specification right.
The sound of suspensions and bumpers hitting the road surface has become a routine feature of life on this stretch of road in recent weeks. You can see why a speed table is needed with a dangerous corner just fifty yards away. Fortunately the incompetence of the contractors will not cost the local council anything, the only main negative externality being a fresh round of disruption and noise. Fingers crossed that the contractors strike 3rd time lucky.
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.