Edith Cowan University has moved to terminate a contract with PwC to manage its $853 million campus project in Perth amid concerns the work was scheduled to be moved to the big-four firm’s public sector consulting spin-off, Scyne.

The cancellation of the contract, which had more than two years to run, has left builder Multiplex in a difficult position because several PwC employees who were managing the build have stopped working on the project before the contract ends on Friday.