Edinburgh Tram Inquiry: Search the Evidence

…am) CHAIR OF THE INQUIRY: Good morning. Yes, Mr Mackenzie. MR MACKENZIE: Thank you, my Lord. The next witness is Steven Bell. MR STEVEN BELL (affirmed) CHAIR OF THE INQUIRY: You will be asked questions initially at least by Mr Mackenzie. If you just listen to the question and answer it as directly as possible, and if you speak clearly and…

…lestones still says that recovery is possible (page 51). Why was this said? TRI00000267 0007 Answers provided by Steven Bell via email on 1 March 2017 Steven Bell - Answers to supplementary questions (1) It is apparent that there is a very large degree ofrepetition from one month to the next in the Project Directors Report and the Reports…

ript 91.6‐91.16 (Tuesday 24 October) 490 Steven Bell transcript 92.15‐92.23 491 Steven Bell transcript 99.10‐99.15 and see Section 6C above 492 Steven Bell transcript 95.15‐95.17 TRI00000289_C_0096 that would be beyond normal design development, from which Infraco should rightly be protected, e.g. third party requirements by CEC or Forth…

…the same answ 6.36 The risk allowance was review that "We reviewed it on a numb May 2008, and certainly in the r Steven Bell himself "reviewed proposed for risk in total in M Assumptions and the items I co Notified Departure impact, and total risk allowance was adequa of May"509. The conclusion o considered that the adjustm appropriate"51…

THE EDINBURGH TRAM INQUIRY Witness Statement of Steven Bell. Statement taken by Alistair Turn bull. Solicitor present. Introduction 1. By way of introduction, it would be helpful if you could provide an overview of the following matters: (1) What were your main qualifications and vocational experience prior to joining TIE? My curriculum v…

s McEwan transcript 184.2‐184.9 479 James McEwan transcript 184.9‐184.12, CEC01465908 480 CEC01465933 481 Steven Bell transcript 104.18‐105.6 (Tuesday 24 October) 482 CEC01294479 TRI00000289_C_0095 as some were forecasting an improved date 483 and others were not on critical path and retained substantial float before Infraco were due to b…

Wednesday, 25 October 2017 (9.30 am) MR STEVEN BELL (continued) CHAIR OF THE INQUIRY: Good morning. You're still under oath, Mr Bell. Examination by MR MACKENZIE (continued) MR MACKENZIE: Good morning. A. Good morning. Q. I would like to move on the question of the risk allowance at contract close. Is that something you were involved in o…

mill transcript 61.14‐62.10, Steven Bell transcript 19.18‐19.21 (Wednesday 25 October) 325 Mark Hamill transcript 64.19‐64.25, Steven Bell transcript 25.12 (Wednesday 25 October) TRI00000289_C_0064 content with this approach or otherwise… I will take no response as acceptance.”326 This was reflective of the mood which Hamill sensed betwee…

…key changes within the tie executive management structure." If we scroll down, please, we can see your name, Mr Bell? A. Yes.

…_C_0090 7E – Other Pricing Assumptions A number of the other Pricing Assumptions were discussed in the course of Steven Bell’s evidence 455. There were 43 pricing assumptions in total. Bell accepted that Pricing Assumption 2, that the SDS design was aligned with the Infraco programme, was not correct 456. In parallel to this, Pricing Assu…

ie from September 2006 was Engineering and Procurement Director, et cetera: "... my key responsibilities were for TIE's engineering, technical standards, health and safety, risk and procurement and supporting all other key projects. That included Edinburgh Trams, Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine and EARL." I think you also say at the very bottom…

…rroneously recalled this as being PA12 (transcript 150.14‐150.17) 460 Scott McFadzen transcript 165.6‐165.16 461 Steven Bell transcript 150.21‐151.3 TRI00000289_C_0091 A separate risk provision was made for roads reconstruction 462 in respect of Pricing Assumption 12, following discussion between Bell and McGarrity 463. Bell had ultimatel…

ject? A. Was I -- could you repeat the question, please? Q. Were you involved in any way in relation to tie's reporting to Transport Scotland in relation to this project? A. The reporting was produced by the project manager. I reviewed some of those reports and I'm sure I met with Damian Sharp and other members of the project team with re…

agher, Flynn Michael and Herbert Fettig (cc Willie Gallacher, Graeme Bissett, Steven Bell, Geoff Gilbert and Suzanne Moir) dated 15 March 2008 (20:42) entitled "Re: Edinburgh Tram" TRI00000159_0013 Reference ETI Filename ETI Filename Details (available for (available from Statement 29June 2017) preparation in Nov2016) GL/2008/?0a Email fr…

er financial close, I think I became aware of the point number 2.2.4 that was suggested that Andrew Fitchie had been paid a bonus. But I had no knowledge of that at the time. With regards to contract being defective in a number of respects, we were -- I was certainly not aware of any defects in the contract at the time it was signed, and …