Olympic stadium 法案 may 二塁打 to £630m

Last updated at 11:19 15 February 2007


The 法案 for the main stadium at the 2012 Olympics in London could more than 二塁打 to £630 million, construction insiders 予報する.

It had been 推定する/予想するd that, with construction インフレーション and design changes, the cost of the centrepiece would rise from the 初めの 見積(る) at 2004 prices of £280 million to about £400 million.

But a 報告(する)/憶測 in Construction News 明らかにする/漏らすs that Sir Robert McAlpine - the company which will build the 80,000-capacity 発生地 - has 定価つきの the 職業 much higher in 会談 with the Olympic 配達/演説/出産 当局.

A source の近くに to the 交渉s said: "McAlpine is in a very strong position because it knows the 政府開発援助 can't let them walk away because it would be a public relations 災害 for the Games.

"McAlpine wants to use its own team of 貿易(する) 請負業者s and has put in £630 million as an 開始 price."

Culture 長官 Tessa Jowell has yet to 発表する the size of the 法案 for the Olympic 施設s because she is still 交渉するing with the 財務省 over how to 支払う/賃金 it.

But the cost of the Games has 二塁打d from £2.4 billion to £5.1 billion in the 18 months since London was awarded them.

The 熱狂的興奮状態 over the costs has 誘発するd the International Olympic 委員会 to 需要・要求する that London 2012 chairman Lord Coe and Ms Jowell give a 詳細(に述べる)d 決裂/故障 of the costs when 公式の/役人s visit London this month.

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