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Metro settles with Acciona over problem-plagued sewage plant
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Metro Vancouver and Acciona have settled their lawsuits launched over the botched North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The regional government and the engineering firm issued a joint statement on Wednesday, May 13. “Issues arose during the project which resulted in both parties filing lawsuits against the other. The parties have mediated and have reached a settlement agreement wherein Acciona provided $235 million to the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District. The lawsuits have been resolved,” the statement read. Metro fired their main contractor in 2021, alleging they had underperformed and failed to meet contractual obligations to deliver the project on time and within budget. The regional authority said engineers found mountains of deficiencies in the construction that would have to be repaired. In March 2022, Acciona filed a $250 million civil claim against Metro Vancouver for wrongful termination, unpaid costs related to the project, as well as lost profits and “diminished reputation.” Metro filed its own suit in July that year alleging the Acciona was responsible for $500-million in cost overruns thanks to “incompetent, wrongful and Continued on A20
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