Michael Lee at the Austinmer pools as the storm hit on Friday afternoon. More than two years after he folded his firm, the pool restoration job is not complete. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Council designs for the Austinmer pool renovation were flawed and not realistically able to be completed, claims the contractor whose company went into liquidation on the job.

Michael Lees company Specialised Marine Services was awarded the tender for the pool restoration works with an approximate cost of $700,000 and a finishing date of November 27, 2014.

But just days before that date he put SMS into liquidation after Wollongong City Council (WCC) warned him it would apply liquidated damages of $500 a day if the project went over time, Mr Lee said.

In fact the…

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