The Gold Coast Bulletin

Games village builder’s collapse

- RYAN KEEN ryan.keen@news.com.au

THE developer of the Gold Coast’s Commonweal­th Games athletes village says a site contractor’s collapse won’t affect it.

Grocon – overseeing delivery of the Parklands athletes village – yesterday revealed subcontrac­tor Ware Building Pt Ltd had gone into voluntary administra­tion.

Ware was delivering 82 townhouses to house Games athletes at the site.

In a statement, Grocon said it would “complete the finishing touches on the few townhouses yet to be completed”, involving landscapin­g and standard “defect rectificat­ions”.

Ware Building had advised Grocon it had paid all debts to its subcontrac­tors, Grocon said.

The townhouses were on schedule and there would be no impact on the deadline or work quality, Grocon said.

“Grocon will use some of Ware’s subcontrac­tors and its own team to manage completion. A precise work plan will be confirmed in the next couple of days.”

Gold Coast builder Condev Constructi­on absorbed a lot of NSW-based Ware Building staff recently as Condev eyes southern expansion.

Condev also took on Ware Building director Matt Ware as NSW general manager.

Gold Coast-based Condev managing director Steve Marais said Condev would retain Mr Ware who was “absolutely flat”.

“He’s a good person. He’s trying to be honourable. They probably just grew too quickly and the systems weren’t there to accommodat­e a big jump in turnover,” Mr Marais said.

The Parklands developmen­t will be leased to the Queensland Government this year as the Games Village, before it becomes a residentia­l hub with 1250 dwellings.

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