North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Contractor Claims Metro Vancouver Owes $ 100 Million

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Acciona Canada said Metro Vancouver’s decision to cancel its contract was “regrettable” and “not in the long-term interests of Metro Vancouver residents or the environment.”

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Cheryl chan

A sign for the Spanish multinational Acciona on a fence at the construction site of the wastewater treatment plant in North Vancouver.
A sign for the Spanish multinational Acciona on a fence at the construction site of the wastewater treatment plant in North Vancouver. Photo by Francis Georgian /PNG

The contractor in charge of building the new wastewater treatment plant in North Vancouver said he is still working on the project and claims Metro Vancouver owes him $ 100 million in unpaid work.

In an emailed statement to Postmedia News on Sunday, Acciona Canada said Metro Vancouver’s decision to terminate its contract was “regrettable, unnecessary and certainly not in the long-term interests of Metro Vancouver residents or the environment. “.

Last week, Metro Vancouver said it was canceling its contract with Acciona Wastewater Solutions LP due to a two-and-a-half-year delay in construction and a rising price.

But Acciona Canada claims that the delay was due to flaws and changes in the original design and that the The company has performed, but has not received payment, work worth approximately $ 100 million.

The construction company said the project has been “fraught with unforeseen challenges,” due in part to flaws in the original design provided by Metro Vancouver, noting that the regional district authority has requested more than 1,000 major design changes from the original contract. while waiting for Acciona Canada. to absorb delays and the resulting increased costs.

Metro Vancouver said it met the terms of the contract, including paying all overdue payments in a timely manner, even though the contractor failed to meet key construction milestones. He said Acciona needs two more years and more money to complete the project.

Acciona Canada said it has been trying to negotiate with Metro Vancouver for the past six months and continues to work on the project with a focus on the “core activities of the project.” It also reduced its workforce and business subcontractors “accordingly until pending disputes are resolved.”

The treatment plant, located in the North Vancouver district, was originally expected to be completed by the end of 2020 at a cost of $ 700 million. Since then, the price of the project has skyrocketed to $ 1.058 billion and completion was delayed until 2024.

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