If we are paying consultants then they would need to provide sufficient evidence that any out contract fees/costs/expenses etc are necessary, justified and proportionate and not just an excuse to bung a few extra quid on to their invoice to make their own numbers look good.
There is something terribly, terribly wrong with this project. Particularly since Peel Port's Liverpool2 container terminal development costs are slated at £400 million: https://www.peelports.com/about-us/investment
The way things are going our measly/minuscule little berth will be getting on for a quarter of that. How is that possible??