Council has allocated additional funding to the Bombala and Cooma pool upgrades to allow works to continue while matters around the contract are separately resolved.
Council resolved to terminate the contract for the works at its monthly meeting on Thursday 16 April 2026.
Work will immediately start to engage contractors directly by Council to undertake the remaining works. An exemption from the need to obtain multiple quotes has been put into place due to the need to urgently get the works back underway. This will reduce the timeframes for work to recommence.
Once contracts are in place, the physical works will proceed. Any final rectification of the work done so far will also be completed.
Additionally, options will be developed to look at what would be required to reduce the distance between the water level and the pool lip at Bombala Pool. This will be reported back to a future Council meeting for consideration, but will not delay getting the pool back in operation.
Outcome summary: Bombala and Cooma pool upgrade projects
Thursday 30 April 2026 Extraordinary Council Meeting
- Council to self-manage completion of both pool upgrade projects
- Additional $588,793 in Council funding approved to enable project completion
- Immediate action to be taken to recover missing Council equipment
- Option for CEO to engage a new primary contractor if most cost effective
- Cost recovery and legal remedies to be sought in relation to terminated contract
- Monthly progress reports until both pools are open
- Council to develop designs, costings and funding options for the community-requested redesign of the lip edge at Bombala Pool
Council has met with local contractors hired by the former prime contractor on these projects, and we continue to provide direct support to assist them in recovering payments owed to them through the legislated NSW Security of Payments process.
