Forget the $200,000, the Bridge costs could balloon to $30,000,000 ($5.5 over the $24.5) pricetag if Graham bills for the 15 months in delays that were not their fault.
If that happens this things gonna end up on court
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/co...379/story.html
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Dave Smith, executive vice-president of the Calgary Construction Association, said he has "no doubt" the firm will charge for additional staff hours spent bringing the project up to specifications.
This includes extensive repairs on the steel fabricators' shoddy welds that were flagged by city-commissioned inspectors.
"You can get a fixed-price contract only if the goods delivered are what they're supposed to be," Smith said.
The welding problems have been blamed on Spanish subcontractor Augescon, one of the fabrication companies the city pre-approved but which Graham Infrastructure hired, based on its low bid.
"What the city is likely going to have to do is go after the subcontractor," said Smith, who noted he hasn't discussed the project with Graham Infrastructure or city officials.
This could lead to disagreements that land in court, he said.
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To me the below is pretty arrogant, Graham didn't do the welding, why should they just suck up the losses, or is the City implying that they're going to mess with their open bidding process?
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Mac Logan, the city's transportation general manager, hasn't yet had any new budget requests from Graham ahead of the Santiago Calatrava-designed bridge's March 24 opening.
Logan referred to the company's extensive number of city contracts as he said Graham shouldn't come after the city for more public dollars. "They know the situation," Logan told the Herald. "Graham and the city have worked together for a long time, so I'm sure that they're considering their longterm working relationship, as well as this project."
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