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Gov’t sues construction firm over Sports Complex works
…seeks over $60M in damages
Several flaws with the four months old floodlighting facilities at the Albion Sport Complex, have prompted the Government to file a lawsuit in the High Court seeking in excess of $60M from Design and Construction Services Limited.
One of the flood lights at the Albion Sports Complex
This lawsuit comes less than four months after President Donald Ramotar formally commissioned the state-of-the-art lighting system that cost $91M, on July 7, last.
Filed yesterday in the Commercial Division of the Georgetown Supreme Court, the lawsuit, that claims $60,374, 052 in damages, accuses the construction firm of breach of contract and negligence.
“In executing the works pursuant to the said contract, Design and Construction Services Ltd was guilty of negligence in the performance of the services, whereby they failed to design, specify and outline the appropriate foundation structure and electrical system for the erection of six lighting towers and to prepare adequate bills of quantities thereof.”
According to the complainant, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport entered into an agreement on February 28, 2011, with Design and Construction Services Ltd., to provide consultancy services in relation to designing and supervising all capital works.
The works, the suit said, included the building and construction of civil and electrical works for the erection and operation of six lighting towers supplied by MUSCO Sports Lighting Inc. at Albion Sports Complex, situated at Albion, Corentyne, Berbice.
The government alleges in the lawsuit; that the foundation structures and the electrical system designed by the company contained serious and substantial defects which prevented them from being used for the purpose they were designed for.
“…They had to be demolished, redesigned and reconstructed at additional costs to the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.”
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, the lawsuit says, required the works to be completed to provide floodlighting facilities at the Albion Sport Complex for the playing of cricket and hosting of other sporting events at nights.
The case is set to be heard on November 12 in the Commercial Court.
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