Airport contractor sues govt in P43m dispute
Friday, December 19, 2014
Government retrieved the penalty from the project’s initial P433 million contract sum in November 2012 as a contract default penalty. This followed the termination of Sinohydro’s Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (SSKIA) contract in July 2012 for “ failure to complete the expansion of the airport within stipulated time frames and cost estimates”.
In a matter heard by Justice Michael Leburu last week, Sinohdryo is seeking the High Court to order government to pay back the P43 million, and deposit the monies into a mutually held account as directed by the Dispute Adjudication Board(DAB).
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