(ATR) The head of the Olympic Broadcast Services tells Around the Rings that "daily monitoring" is required for the delivery of the International Broadcast Center.
OBS chief Yiannis Exarchos said that "the situation is much much better than what it was two months ago," but the timeline is still tight.
Exarchos’ comments are a contrast to what ATR heard before the IOC Rio 2016 Coordination Commission met in Rio on Feb. 23-25.
"Many of the outstanding issues have been resolved in the past two months with the assistance of the organizing committee and also we have a very strong commitment from the part of the city that is responsible for [its] delivery," Exarchos told ATR during the first day of the IOC Executive Board meeting.
"The good thing is that we are working all together as a team: the city, the organizing committee and ourselves [OBS], but it needs daily monitoring and focusing to deliver it on time."
The new deadline for finishing construction is October 31, after which the IOC and OBS will go in and build the broadcast studios for the Games. The date is a delay from the original August 2015 deadline.
Traditionally, the IBC is delivered one year before the Games to provide adequate time to construct the broadcast centers.
Exarchos said the major change in the approach to the IBC was "better coordination" between all the of the actors working on the project.
The city of Rio de Janeiro is responsible for the construction of the building, while the organizing committee is responsible for installing the air conditioning and power units inside. That must all be done before OBS constructs the broadcast rooms within the building.
Exarchos added that the only thing that could derail the project were "any surprises" that have been unforeseen by any of the organizers.
"I would say at this point [coordination] is the key thing, and this coordination has been as good as its been in the last two months," Exarchos said.
"We are more comfortable than we’ve been, but it needs daily monitoring and problem resolution."
Written and reported byAaron Bauerin Rio De Janeiro
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