City leaders have been told they could jeopardise public support for the V&A if they fail to adequately investigate its budget crisis.
Councillor Fraser Macpherson has written to ask Audit Scotland to investigate the “debacle” after apparently failing to receive a commitment from the administration.
New funding has already been promised to make a dent in the £31 million shortfall, but he believes the utmost transparency is required if Dundonians are to retain faith in the scheme.
A request to the council administration to voluntarily ask for Audit Scotland to intervene did not meet with the response he had hoped for.
In response, Mr Macpherson said: “Chief Officers and the SNP administration need to grasp the nettle of the need for an independent enquiry now, rather than resorting to procedural attempts to kick it into the long grass.
“Frankly, given the extent of public disquiet elected members are receiving about the V&A project budget problems, it is absolutely imperative that an independent inquiry is undertaken without delay.
“It should be obvious to everyone that public confidence in the project will be lost if that is not recognised.”
A spokesman for Dundee City Council said: “There will be an opportunity to debate the issue at the policy and resources committee on Monday, where elected members will decide the council’s future course of action.
“The chief executive will be offering elected members advice on the best way forward at the committee.
“A full review of the background to the situation will be carried out so that lessons may be learned for future projects and a report on the review’s findings will be brought back to elected members in due course.”