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A \u00a345m Kier job to combine four Scottish schools into a community campus has experienced another delay.<\/p>\n

The new Tain Community Campus, a project to relocate four schools onto one site, has been pushed back a further three months \u2013 and will now be completed 20 months later than first thought.<\/p>\n

Kier has been working on the Passivhaus design-and-build job since 2021, and had already delayed completion twice. It was originally meant to finish work in August 2024. But the project has now been delayed until April 2026.<\/p>\n

Data intelligence provider Glenigan values the project at \u00a345m.<\/p>\n

In a letter sent to parents of school pupils, Isobel Sinclair, collaborative lead officer for education and learning at Highland Council, confirmed a new completion date of 22 April 2026.<\/p>\n

\u201cFollowing a meeting with Highland Council\u2019s school estates team and education staff, the agreed date for moving into the new campus will be Wednesday 22 April 2026,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe contractors are working with the council staff on remaining actions before the building is handed over to the council,\u201d Sinclair added.<\/p>\n

The council did not state the reason for the delay in the letter sent to parents.<\/p>\n

Construction News <\/em>has approached Highland Council and Kier for comment.<\/p>\n

The council previously said this was the first Passivhaus project<\/a> it had worked on.<\/p>\n

The project will replace Tain Royal Academy, Craighill Primary school, Knockbreck Primary school and St Duthus School with a new learning campus for children of between 3 and 18 years old.<\/p>\n

Tain Royal Academy will then be redeveloped into housing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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