A review of the cost of fitting out the £80.1 million V&A at Dundee is now under way, but Dundee City Council is confident the overall budget will not increase.
Those leading the ambitious project are looking at everything from the most basic of fixtures to the cost of mounting the museum’s initial attention-grabbing exhibitions.
They will include the restored Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed Oak Room which once formed part of Glasgow’s Ingram Street Tearoom.
It was salvaged when the tearoom was redeveloped to become part of a hotel.
The 600 numbered pieces will be rebuilt to form a central exhibit when the museum opens in 2018.
Though the review is ongoing, council chiefs have already said they are confident there will be no additional financial costs arising.
The Courier understands a large proportion of the fixtures and fittings required have already been secured and paid for.
The review was one of a series of key recommendations made by businessman John McClelland, who produced a report into the budget fiasco, which had seen the cost of the museum rise by £31m and its opening delayed.
Almost 12 months ago he expressed concern that each part of the museum budget had increased significantly since the project began with the sole exception of that for furniture, fixtures and fittings.
The budget for those elements of the build, he said, had not been reviewed for some time and he called for “an urgent review” to be undertaken.
A spokeswoman for the council said: “The overall budget for the project remains on track as we enter 2016, and a review of the fixtures, fittings and equipment provision for the V&A is well under way.
“Part of this is the completion of the arrangements for the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Oak Room, which is an innovative partnership with Glasgow Life and which will form a key part of the new museum.
“Work is also in hand on a range of detailed equipment requirements, finishes and operating details.
“All of this will be reported to councillors and the Dundee Design Ltd board on completion.”