It seems strange that there has still been no comment from the Chief Executive, Carmarthenshire County Council concerning the developers of the new shopping centre, St Catherine's Walk in Carmarthen, Simons Group and the fact that they have been fined for over-pricing and bid-rigging (in York, Hull and Newark).
I read today, (thanks to Private Eye) that another Council, this time West Dorset Council also awarded a similar contract to this company. Significantly, they also paid £250,000 of council taxpayers money to help the company prepare it's planning application.
I would be interested to know how much of our money, if any, was used in this way to ease through the planning application for St Catherine's Walk.
All the more reason, in the interest of reassuring the county's taxpayers, for Mr James to double check that all was above board during the tendering process. He does seem reticent on the subject though.
(Previous posts here and here.)
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