Date:

Originator:

Addressee:

Subject:

Inquiry Reference
File:

12 December 1997

Hugh Fisher

William Armstrong

Letter - Executive Summary: Feasibility Report

DL/1/013 - 016

6 January 1998

Hugh Fisher

William Armstrong

Fax – Guidance Notes on Construction Management

DL/1/029 - 044

27 January 1998

Ian McAndie

William Armstrong

Letter – Feasibility Estimate for Refurbishment of Queensberry House

DL/1/017 - 020

30 January 1998

William Armstrong

Hugh Fisher

Fax – Roles and Activities of the Project Adviser Team

DL/1/022 – 028

24 February 1998

Hugh Fisher

Scottish Office

Letter – Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for Cost Consultancy and Quantity Surveying Services

DL/1/045 - 061

21 April 1998

DLE

Scottish Office

Memorandum of Agreement between Secretary of State and DLE - 21 April 1998

DL/1/062 – 076

24 July 1998

William Armstrong

Brian Stewart

Letter – Seeking Reduction in Designed Area to Achieve £50m Target

DL/1/100

24 August 1998

William Armstrong

Hugh Fisher

Letter – Holyrood Cost Plan

DL/1/021

23 October 1998

Ian McAndie

William Armstrong

Fax – Estimate of Construction Costs

DL/1/097 - 099

2 November 1998

DLE

Scottish Office

Feasibility Estimate at Stage C

DL/1/101-103

16 November 1998

Ian McAndie

Brian Stewart

Letter – Revised Feasibility Estimate at Stage C 

DL/1/104 - 107

11 February 1999

DLE

William Armstrong

Feasibility Estimate at 11 February 1999 

DL/1/108, 108A -109

19 February 1999

John Paterson

Brian Stewart

Letter – Draft Press Release: Archaeology Works on Holyrood Site

DL/1/092 - 093

2 March 1999

DLE

William Armstrong

Feasibility Estimate at 2 March 1999 

DL/1/110-112

4 March 1999

DLE

William Armstrong

Feasibility Estimate at 12 March 1999

DL/1/113, 113A -114

25 March 1999

Ian McAndie

Notes – Trip to Barcelona on 25 March  

DL/1/211

29 March 1999

Ian McAndie

Barbara Doig

Letter - Feasibility Estimate (Issue 7) at 26 March 1999

DL/1/115 - 118

15 April 1999

John Paterson,

Scottish Office

Pegasus Security Group

Provision of Security Services – Site Handover to Bovis

DL/1/090

19April 1999

Ian McAndie

Alan Mack,

Bovis

Fax – Confirming Possession of Western Holyrood Site

DL/1/091

21 May 1999

Ian McAndie

Barbara Doig

Letter - Feasibility Estimate (Issue 8) at 25 May 1999

DL/1/119 – 122C

25 May 1999

Ian McAndie

Barbara Doig

Letter - Reviewed Stage D Feasibility Estimate Issue 8

DL1/123 - 125

5 July 1999

Ian McAndie

John Kinsley

Fax – Estimated Costs Additional to Issue 8

DL/1/126

5 July 1999

Ian McAndie

John Kinsley

Fax – Additional Costs –East Basement

DL/1/127

7 July 1999

DLE

Scottish Parliament

DLE File Note – Meeting on Package Financial Management – 7 July 1999

DL/1/196

12 July 1999

Martin Mustard

P Henry, Demolition Services Ltd

Letter - Practical Completion of Demolition Works

DL/1/094

28 July 1999

DLE

Scottish Parliament

DLE File Note - Meeting on Release of Cost Information to the Design Team - 28 July 1999

DL/1/197

30 August 1999

Ian McAndie

Notes – Extraordinary Meeting between EMBT/RMJM, DLE, Holyrood Project Team and Scottish Office

DL/1/212a

1 September 1999

Ian McAndie

Barbara Doig

Letter - Feasibility Estimate (Cost Check Issue  9) at 30 August 1999

DL/1/128 - 131

1 September 1999

Ian McAndie

Notes – Meeting on Project Review Report

DL/1/213R

3 September 1999

Ian McAndie

Hugh Fisher

Fax –  Cost Check Issue 9

DL/1/132

7 September 1999

Ian McAndie

Notes – Meeting to Clear the Estimate on 7 September 1999

DL/1/214

8 September 1999

Ian McAndie

David Lewis

Ove Arup & Partners

Letter – Feasibility Estimate Cost Check Issue 9

DL/1/133

9 September 1999

Barbara Doig

Enric Miralles

Letter – Budget Issues and Arranging SPCB Meeting on 14 September 1999

DL/1/095 - 096

27 September 1999

Ian McAndie

Brian Stewart

Letter - Feasibility Estimate Cost Check Issue 9A at 27 September 1999

DL/1/134-137

30 September 1999

Ian McAndie

David Lewis

Ove Arup

Letter - Feasibility Estimate Cost Check Issue 9A

DL/1/138

7 October 1999

Ian McAndie

John Kinsley

Letter - Feasibility Estimate Cost Check Issue 9A

DL/1/139

21 October 1999

Ian McAndie

Notes – Meeting on Debating Chamber on 21 October 1999

DL/1/215

14 February 2000

Ian McAndie

Barbara Doig

Letter - Feasibility Estimate Cost Check Issue 10

DL/1/148 - 149

14 February 2000

DLE

SPCB

Feasibility Estimate (Cost Check) at 14 February 2000 - Stages B/C/D – Issue 10

DL/1/156-158

15 February 2000

Ian McAndie

John Kinsley

Letter –Cost Check Issue 10

DL/1/159

23 February 2000

Ian McAndie

Notes – Meeting on Fit out of Chamber and Committee Rooms – 23 February 2000

DL/1/216

25 February 2000

Barbara Doig, Director,

Holyrood Project Team

Hugh Fisher

Fax – Paper Background to Holyrood Building Cost Estimates and Draft Minute of Meeting

DL/1/140 - 147

2 March 2000

Martin Mustard

Ian McAndie

Letter - Feasibility Estimate (Cost Check Issue 10) of 14 February 2000

DL/1/161-164

13 March 2000

Ian McAndie

Brian Stewart

Letter - Feasibility Estimate (Cost Check Issue 10)

DL/1/165

15 March 2000

Ian McAndie

Martin Mustard

Letter - Response to Feasibility Estimate (Cost Check) of 14 February 2000

DL/1/166-168

22 March 2000

Carol Thorburn, DLE

Mick Duncan

Letter - Feasibility Estimate (Cost Check Issue 11) at 20 March 2000

DL/1/169 - 172

25 April 2000

Ian McAndie

Barbara Doig

Letter and Feasibility Estimate (Cost Check Issue 12) at 20 April 2000

DL/1/173 - 176

9 May 2000

Paul Grice

Alan Mack

Letter - Acceptance of Stage D Scheme Design dated 9 May 2000

DL/1/178 - 179

24 May 2000

Ian McAndie

John Kinsley

EMBT/RMJM

Fax- Cost Check to be Carried out by 31 May 2000

DL/1/180

30 May 2000

Ian McAndie

T Barr, Ove Arup & Partners

Letter - Feasibility Estimate (Cost Check Issue 12)

DL/1/177

9 June 2000

Ian McAndie

John Gibbons

Letter - Feasibility Estimate (Cost Check Issue 13) at 8 June 2000

DL/1/181 - 184

28 August 2000

DLE

SPCB

Cost Plan at 28 August 2000

DL/1/193 - 195

6 September 2000

Hugh Fisher

Notes – Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 6 September 2000

DL/1/217

8 September 2000

Ian McAndie

Bovis Construction

Letter - Cost Plan Issue 14 - based on June Stage D Report

DL/1/150 - 155

24 October 2000

Hugh Fisher

John Gibbons

Letter - Difficulties Arising from Architects Joint Venture

DL/1/186

17 January 2001

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 17 January 2001

DL/1/218 – 220R

31 January 2001

Ian McAndie

Notes – Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 31 January 2001

DL/1/221R

14 February 2001

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting on MSP savings put forward by RMJM – 14 February 2001

DL/1/222 - 223

21 February 2001

Ian McAndie

Notes – Meeting with Brian Stewart and Hugh Fisher on 21 February 2001

DL/1/224

20 April 2001

Ian McAndie

Alan Ezzi

Project Director

Letter - Construction Industry Inflation and Local Market Conditions

DL/1/187

27 April 2001

Paul Grice

Hugh Fisher

Fax – Holyrood Building Project Meeting on 1 May 2001

DL/1/188 - 190

3 May 2001

Paul Grice

Hugh Fisher

Letter – Principals’ Meeting of 1 May 2001

DL/1/191 - 192

24 September 2001

Ian McAndie

Report - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 25 September 2001

DL/1/225

17 October 2001

Hugh Fisher

Sarah Davidson

Letter – Perceived Impediments to Completion of the Project for April 2003

DL/1/226 - 227

26 October 2001

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 24 October 2001

DL/1/228

2 November 2001

Ian McAndie

Notes – Programme Issues at the Holyrood Project Team

DL/1/229

27 November 2001

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 27 November 2001

DL/1/230

5 December 2001

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 5 December 2001

DL/1/231R

19 December 2001

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 19 December 2001

DL/1/232

16 January 2002

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 16 January 2002

DL/1/233

30 January 2002

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 30 January 2002

DL/1/234R

13 February 2002

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 13 February 2002

DL/1/235

27 February 2002

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 27 February 2002

DL/1/236

20 March 2002

Ian McAndie

Notes – Holyrood Project Team Risk Meeting on 20 March 2002

DL/1/237

10 April 2002

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 10 April 2002

DL/1/238

8 May 2002

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 8 May 2002

DL/1/239R

5 June 2002

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Project Team Meeting of 5 June 2002

DL/1/240R

5 July 2002

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 5 July 2002

DL/1/241R

14 August 2002

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 14 August 2002

DL/1/242

11 September 2002

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 11 September 2002

DL/1/243

1 October 2002

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 1 October 2002

DL/1/244

15 October 2002

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 15 October 2002

DL/1/246

12 November 2002

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 12 November 2002

DL/1/247

10 December 2002

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 10 December 2002

DL/1/248

14 January 2003

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 14 January 2003

DL/1/249

28 January 2003

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 28 January 2003

DL/1/250

12 February 2003

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 12 February 2003

DL/1/251

25 February 2003

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 25 February 2003

DL/1/252R

11 March 2003

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 11 March 2003

DL/1/253

26 March 2003

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 26 March 2003

DL/1/254

9 April 2003

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 9 April 2003

DL/1/255

23 April 2003

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 23 April 2003

DL/1/256

6 May 2003

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 6 May 2003

DL/1/257R

20 May 2003

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 20 May 2003

DL/1/258 - 259

4 June 2003

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 4 June 2003

DL/1/260

30 July 2003

Ian McAndie

Notes - Holyrood Progress Group Meeting of 30 July 2003

DL/1/261

15 August 2003

Ian McAndie

File Note – Meeting with Linda Fabiani

DL/1/262

31 October 2003

DLE

Holyrood Inquiry Team

DLE Time Line – Feasibility Estimates of Construction Cost Without Contingency - October 1997 to August 1998

DL/1/003

31 October 2003

DLE

Holyrood Inquiry Team

DLE Time Line  - Procurement Strategy

January 1998 to February 1998

DL/1/004

31 October 2003

DLE

Holyrood Inquiry Team

DLE Time Line -   DLE Consultancy Pitch and Fee Bid February 1998 to April 1998

DL/1/005

31 October 2003

DLE

Holyrood Inquiry Team

DLE Time Line - Demolition  - July 1998 to July 1999

DL/1/007R

31 October 2003

DLE

Holyrood Inquiry Team

DLE Time Line  -Development of Costs

October 1998 to August 2000

DL/1/008 -012

6 February 2004

DLE

Holyrood Inquiry

Paper - Summary of DLE Estimating/ Cost Reporting, December 1997 to August 2003

DL/1/206 – 207

11 February 2004

DLE

Holyrood Inquiry

Cost Estimate March 1999 Stage D – Issue 8

DL/1/198 – 199