National Audit Office

Preparations for the London 2012

Olympic and Paralyrpic Games:
Progress Report
Ju
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Conslruclion slrort dote
October 2006 October 2006 September 2009
September 2008 November 2008
Enobling Works
{site
preporofion}
Power Lines Under Grounding
{switchover
only}
Structures, Bridges ond Highwoys
Utilities
Moin Stodium
Aquotics Centre
Velopork
Hondboll,/lndoor Sports Areno
Bosketboll
lnternotionol Broodcost Cenhe/
Moin Press Centre
Olympic Villoge
Eton Monor
{troining
focilities
ond Porolympic eventsi
Broxbourne
{white
woter conoeing}
Eton Dorney (rowing)
Weymoufi ond Portlond
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September 2008 September 2008
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December 20,l I August 201 I
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August 2009
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Moy 2009
June 2008
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August 20O8
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Moy 2008
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Construction
end dote
Februcry 201 I
Completion dote
for conslruction
snd initiol overloy
for tesl evenk
June 201 I
Construciion
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Completion dote
for consiruction
ond initiol overloy
for test evenis
July 2011
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end dote
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Completion dote
for construction
ond initiql overlqy
for leif events
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Construction
end dote
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Completion dote
for construction
ond initiol overloy
for test events
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Comments
Elements of enobiing works ore criticol to ihe Auhorily's delivery progromme. Good progress hos been mode ond where deloys hove
occurred this hos notdeloyed the stortof construction octivities. See porogrophs 3.5 and Figure 8.
The
pLUp
project is criticol io ihe delivery of the Olympic Pork os itwill remove overlond power lines from the_site ond ollow the switchover
to unddr giound po,"", cobles. ln June 2AA7 the Authority ochieved o crificol. projeci miiesione, completion of the lwo moin 6km power line
tunnels
9n'iime
ond to budget. This wos o high risk octivity given the need to bore tunnels through o complex site ond hod the potentiol to
seriousl;l deioy the site preporotions. The ,Auihority expects lo switch power to ihe underground cobles by November 2008.
Ebmer{ts of the Skuctures. Bridges ond Highwoys proiect ore criticol to the Authority's delivery progrqmme. Progress is on trock, with the
first lour coniroct pockoges successfully procured ond work underwoy
{the
four mosi criticol elements of the proiect}.
The Utilities proiect is criticol io the Authority's delivery progromme. The Authority hos re-scheduled utilities works to meetthe plonned needs
of venues on the pork, in porticulcr the utilit'y requiremenls for test evenls.
Construction of the Moin Stodium ond its reodiness for iest events is criticol to ihe Auihority's delivery progromme. At the iime of the
November 2002 Progromme Boseline Report, which wos before controci signoiure, construciion ol lhe Moin Stodium wcs scheduled to be
completed in Februory 20,l 1, to be followed by LOCOG overloy works for tesi events which were to be completed by June 201 I . 1o dole
good progress hos been roi" on site prepcroiion, which hos oilowed construction io stqrt in Moy 2008, two months earlier fhon plonned^1
i, o 1.".rii of controct negotiotions the Authority hos ogreed o longer conslruction period lhon cnticipoted
[35
months ro$er thon 32]. The
Authoriry hos. however, drik
"orly
occess dotei {or LOCOG overloy works into the controct so overloy con be cqrried oui in porcllel with
ihe construciion work. The forecast dote for reodiness for test events remoins otJune 201 l.
Construciion of the Aquotics Cenire ond its reodiness for lest events is criiicol to the Authority's delivery progronrme. A'r:e
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November 2007 Progromme Boseline Report, which wos before coniroci signoture, construction of ihe Aquotics C:'--: u.:: r:-::- :: :: ::
completedinApril 201 l,tobefollowedbyLOCOGoverloyworksforlesieventswhichweretobecompleieio;J,"2011
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controct negotiotions, the Auihority hos ogreed o longer construction period. The Authorify considers, however, ci irls sioge the inrpcct on
the dote of ieodiness for test evenis is minimol. The Authority hos built eorly occess dctes for LOCOG overloy works into the coniroct so thot
overloyconbecorriedoutinporollel
withtheconstructionwork.Theforecostdoteforrecdinessfortesteventsof
August20ll isonemonth
loter thon originolly expected.
Broodly on trock
{ond
currenily forecost io be completed oheod of schedule}.
Storted eorly ond currently forecost to be completed oheod of schedule.
The stsrt dote for construction of this temporory venue wos put bock four months. but the proiecl remoins on irock for delivery in April 201 I .
The conshuction of the lnternotionol Broodcost Cenire/Moin Press Cenire is criticcl to lhe Authoriiy's delivery programme. The Authority
expects to sign the controct on ihe deol by ihe end of June 2008. ln the meontime. the design ond construclion is on trock.
The Olympic Villoge site is now cleor. Plcnning opplicotions for the first three blocks of the oportments hove now been submitted ond piling
stcrted in Moy 20b4. See porogrophs 3.20 to 3.25 on the progress towords finolising the deol for the Villoge.
The delivery strotegy for the Eton Mcnor orec on the Olympic Pork hos been significontiy refined since ihe November 2007 Progromme
Bqseline. Construciion of the different elements moking up the Eton Monor proiect
{for
exomple Porolyrnpic Tennis ond Archery} will now be
procured os one pockoge of work ond, os ot the end of Morch 2008, the Authority expects thot construction will be complete in April 20,l 1
lnvestigotions info ground contorninotion ct the Spifolbrook site in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, (plonned for the white woter conoeing course)
reueolid ihe siie is-unsuitoble. The venue will be relocqted to an olternsiive siie, six miles south of the planned site, ot the Showground
in Broxbourne.
The lotest pionned stort cnd finish dotes for the proiect
{which
is noncriticol to the delivery of lhe Auihority's progromme} hove been
deiermined using improved informotion on Gcmes time requirements.
Construction storted oheqd of schedule ond is forecosi to be delivered one month eorly-