By NICOLE WILLIAMS
A CARDINIA Shire Council contractor has gone out of business, before a number of projects were complete. Woftam Group has previously completed a range of contracts for council but appointed a liquidator on 2 October. Liquidator Edward Muscat said the company had a number of projects ‘on the go’ at the time of the appointment of a liquidator.
“There were a number of critical ones completed just prior and currently only one matter outstanding with Cardinia Shire,” he said.
“Cardinia Shire will address the matter themselves.”
However, Cardinia Shire Council’s Governance manager Doug Evans said council had ’several’ projects underway with the contractor.
“Council has received advice that Woftam Group Pty Ltd is in liquidation, the company has ceased to trade and all staff have been terminated,” Mr Evans said.
“As council has several contracts in place with Woftam Group, we are currently determining the most effective way to complete these works.”
Mr Muscat confirmed the company would not continue in any form.
“We still hope to get an interested party to take over all assets of the company and use those assets in a business going forward, but the business won’t continue,” he said.
“Cardinia Shire Council is very competent and will be able to pick up the pieces and see the project through without difficulty. There may be additional cost, but we don’t know what that will be.”
