A TOP architect has raised concerns about the future of the Glasgow School of Art's £100m restoration of its fire-gutted Mackintosh Building as it emerged it faced legal action over the botched procurement process.
It is understood the reset came after the school received a pre-action letter from one of the other bidders challenging the final outcome. Later an internal GSA email is said to have confirmed errors had been found with the scoring process and that 'an issue [had] arisen with the outcome of the Architect Led Team tender evaluation".
Mr Dunlop, who is a GSA alumnus added:"There might also be a a legal challenge for recovery of time involved and money spent making the bids." When the procurement process was launched last March, the successful team was expected to be appointed by October. The iconic Charles Rennie Mackintosh building was gutted on June 15, 2018, while nearing the end of a £35m restoration project following an earlier fire in 2014.More than 120 firefighters tackled the 2018 blaze at its height. The flames also took hold of nearbyIn October 2021, the Glasgow School of Art ruled out constructing a new building and for a ‘faithful reinstatement’ of the architectural masterpiece.
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