Representatives from building services company Rok have been in talks with Bristol City Council after the firm's collapse left contracts in doubt.
The Exeter-based company held a number of contracts with the authority, including one to build 12 new council homes.
Administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers announced 711 job cuts at Rok, which employs about 4,000 people.
Both Rok Plc and Rok Building Limited went into administration this week.
Rok, which has contracts throughout the West, provides building services for councils, schools, housing associations and businesses.
'Prison cell'
Building work at the council's Croydon House in the St Lawrence area of Bristol has been halted, and scaffolding left up.
One resident said she felt like she was living in a "prison cell".
"I'm just depressed, it gets you down," she said.
"You don't see daylight."
A spokesman for Bristol City Council said Rok was one of the main contractors it used to install kitchens, new wiring and windows in its council properties, and for major work to some of its high-rise buildings.
"We have been holding discussions with representatives from Rok as they have withdrawn from all current construction sites," he said.
"However, we are unable at this time to confirm whether they will no longer be carrying out this work for Bristol City Council.
"A statement is expected from the administrators on Monday and we will be reviewing our position."
Source: BBC News
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Builders in Trowbridge, Warminster and Melksham are among businesses across Wiltshire who have been left out of pocket by the sudden collapse of Rok.
The national building firm, which was known for working with housing associations, schools and councils, left many businesses with unpaid debts when it went into administration this week.
Selwood Housing Association contracted Rok to build 49 homes at Prospect Place in Trowbridge, which were well on the way to completion for January when the news broke on Monday.
A spokesperson for the association said: “Work has stopped at our Prospect Place development and we have made the site secure.
“We are talking to Rok’s administrators about their possible solutions.
“We had people due to move into the homes and are keeping them closely informed with what’s going on.
“Rok were appointed as contractors on Prospect Place in February 2009 before there was any doubt over their financial position.
“We have been monitoring the situation since the summer.”
Although Selwood is not owed any money by Rok, many of the sub-contractors who were working on the site are owed tens of thousands of pounds.
Glyn Jenkins, who has run a bricklaying and scaffolding business from Warminster for more than 30 years, is owed more than £50,000.
His firm had 10 men onsite building the Prospect Place homes and has supplied scaffolding for the project.
He said: “The men turned up for work on Monday to be told by site management that the company had gone into administration and to leave. They just gathered as much as they could and left.
“You have got to be a well-established company to deal with something like this. The less established could be taken down by something like this.
“Luckily, I have other contracts but it is still a lot of money to be owed.”
Robert Hunt, Michael Jarvis, Robert Lewis and Jeremy Webb, all of Pricewaterhousecoopers, were appointed as joint administrators when Rok went into administration.
Mr Lewis said: “We have been undertaking a review of the business to see whether its possible to sell. That process is still under way but we are talking to over 75 parties interested in taking parts of the business.
“It’s not going to guarantee contracts will be taken but if we are able to transfer those contracts on to a new party, then those parties would look to complete those projects.”
Source: This Is Wiltshire