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An organization employed to restore the LaSalle Causeway bridge in Kingston, Ont., is suing the federal authorities and an engineering agency for greater than $8 million, claiming it was wrongly blamed for the bridge’s structural failure.
Landform Civil Infrastructures Inc. (LCI) says Public Companies and Procurement Canada (PSPC) breached its contract, withheld funds, and unfold false claims about its function within the bridge’s collapse, based on court docket paperwork obtained by Ontario Chronicle.
The corporate additionally alleges that Sigma Danger Administration Inc., the engineering agency employed to evaluate the incident, negligently misinterpreted the reason for the failure, concluding that LCI deviated from the required process when it had, in truth, adopted the government-approved plan.
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Based on the lawsuit, PSPC terminated LCI’s contract, withheld funds and shared incorrect details about its function within the failure with third events.
LCI is searching for damages, together with unpaid invoices, authorized prices and compensation for the misplaced enterprise alternatives, based on court docket data. These damages haven’t but been confirmed in court docket.
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PSPC declined to touch upon the lawsuits stating, “We are not able to comment on potential financial liabilities or legal matters or aspects relating to the incident.”
The engineering agency, Sigma Danger, has not but filed a press release of defence. The case continues to be ongoing.
LCI itself can also be dealing with its personal set of authorized points surrounding the mission.
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