Deal signed for work on tower to get underway

SCAFFOLDERS are poised to return to the city's marina tower after the developer and contractor signed a new contract at the weekend.

Developer Ferrara Quay has fended off compensation inquiries from some frustrated buyers, after the recent two-and-a-half-month delay — which left Wales's tallest residential scheme boarded up in some areas and exposed to the elements in others.

Chris Hope, property director at Dawsons, the selling agent for the beachfront site, the showpiece building of the Meridian Quay residential development admitted the two-and-a-half-month delay, the result of a payment dispute between contractor Carillion and Ferrara Quay had been "very disappointing and frustrating".

But he said that once scaffolding was in place, the first 17 floors should be completed by the end of August or the first week in September, said Mr Hope.

However, he said residents should be able to move in before that time, bit by bit.

"The sun is out, and Meridian Quay is back on track," said Mr Hope. "There is massive support for the scheme from buyers, and it will become Wales's pride and joy."