‘The “disgusted” owner of a Christchurch building being urgently demolished says the Government is using emergency earthquake powers to rip people off.
Late last month, the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) served Apex Car Rentals with a 10-day demolition notice for its Lichfield St building, on the corner of Madras St.
The building, a former fire station, was seriously damaged in September’s earthquake and suffered further damage in the February quake.
On June 7, Cera provided a $448,000 quote for the demolition of the one-and-a-half storey, century-old brick building.
Days later, Apex appointed another contractor to do the job for $194,000.
However, yesterday Cera told the company its plans were “non-compliant” and the building would be knocked down for it.
.…..Under Cera’s 10-day notices, building owners must provide a demolition plan, a safety plan, waste-minimisation plan, transport-management plan and a hazard-management plan.’ source
Here’s a really, really radical idea–send somebody to Japan and ask them how they’re managing to clean up their mess so quickly. Although I suspect the answer is already known, and it’ll have something to do with the clipboard/worker ratio.
