The Scottish Parliament Building
The Construction of the Scottish Parliament Building: Poor Planning of Costs
Introduction
This essay discusses poor cost planning when the new Scottish Parliament Building was built. It was poorly planned beginning with the design of it to when it was handed over. I chose to discuss this building located in Edinburgh EH99 1SP which is adjacent to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. This is found at the Royal Mile, at the bottom of it to be be precise. Because it wasn’t planned well, the costs reached ten times more than what was originally planned. The original budget was £50 million. The results of my study provide information on how and why the budget was exceeded and will also provide feedback on how construction costs could have been decreased or saved.
Description of the Case Study
Under the leadership of Donald Dewar who was the Secretary of State for Scotland, the construction of the new Scottish Parliament Building was decided on 11th September 1997 to be used by Scottish Parliament members. There were three possible sites to build on which included the Royal High School, also called St. Andrew’s House. This location is by Carlton Hill, Victoria Quay in the Leith docks and Haymarket section in the city’s west end. The second site is the Holyrood site and it was not considered until one of the three sites had been decided upon. …show more content…
The information in this report explains the project’s progress since the last report which was provided in 2000. Contained in the report are results determining the reasons for the delay in project completion and why the deadline of December 2002 was missed. The report also includes reasons explaining why the costs more than doubled from £195 million in the month of September 2000 to £431 million in the month of February 2004. The management of the project and the control approaches were also analyzed and the results included in the
Introduction
This essay discusses poor cost planning when the new Scottish Parliament Building was built. It was poorly planned beginning with the design of it to when it was handed over. I chose to discuss this building located in Edinburgh EH99 1SP which is adjacent to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. This is found at the Royal Mile, at the bottom of it to be be precise. Because it wasn’t planned well, the costs reached ten times more than what was originally planned. The original budget was £50 million. The results of my study provide information on how and why the budget was exceeded and will also provide feedback on how construction costs could have been decreased or saved.
Description of the Case Study
Under the leadership of Donald Dewar who was the Secretary of State for Scotland, the construction of the new Scottish Parliament Building was decided on 11th September 1997 to be used by Scottish Parliament members. There were three possible sites to build on which included the Royal High School, also called St. Andrew’s House. This location is by Carlton Hill, Victoria Quay in the Leith docks and Haymarket section in the city’s west end. The second site is the Holyrood site and it was not considered until one of the three sites had been decided upon. …show more content…
The information in this report explains the project’s progress since the last report which was provided in 2000. Contained in the report are results determining the reasons for the delay in project completion and why the deadline of December 2002 was missed. The report also includes reasons explaining why the costs more than doubled from £195 million in the month of September 2000 to £431 million in the month of February 2004. The management of the project and the control approaches were also analyzed and the results included in the