Toivo Tammik is accusing the authorities in charge of the construction work of making significant changes to the project without his knowledge, novosti.err.ee reported. The changes, he said, would make the project about 1.15 million euros cheaper than it appears on paper. Representatives of the Keila Education Foundation, the body responsible for overseeing the construction, have denied any wrongdoing, as has the project's chief engineer.

Tammik said he became suspicious two weeks ago when he arrived at the site and happened to see new plans for the building, which had changed significantly from the original. He said he suspects that the customers have hired people from outside to make the changes, despite the fact that the original names of the architects remain on the plans.

"Now the redesign is going on in parallel with the construction, and is being done by non-professionals. What will come out of all this, I can't tell you," said Tammik.

According to Tammik, the changes are too far-reaching and could lead to serious problems in operating the building, which will be occupied by about a thousand children on a daily basis.

Those responsible for the construction refute Tammik's claims.

"There have been no serious changes in the construction. We have been trying to build according to the plans, said Mart Raik, chairman of the Keila Education Foundation. His position was backed up by the project's chief engineer, Tanel Seppel.

Officials and builders have suggested that Tammik's accusations may have been motivated by a dispute over the amount the architect wanted to charge for supervising the construction.

Nearly all the 11.5 million euros for the project has been allocated. Tammik suspects that as a result of the changes the cost of the project has fallen by 10 percent. For their part, those connected with the building of the school say the opposite – that the project costs have gone up by 10 percent.