Bombela awarded R624m in Gautrain Sandton station claim
The arbitration tribunal ruling on the Bombela Concession Company’s (BCC’s) Gautrain Sandton Station cavern claim, has increased it provisional quantum award of R354-million, as set in March, to R624-million (excluding VAT).
The award was in relation to a claim lodged by the Bombela Civil Joint Venture (BCJV), through the BCC, against the Gauteng provincial government for the costs incurred as a result of design changes to the Gautrain project.
The construction of the Sandton station was tendered as a cut-and-cover design, however, this was subsequently changed under a variation order issued by the Gauteng province to a cavern design, which attracted additional costs.
The BCJV was responsible for the design and construction of the Gautrain system. The shareholders of the BCJV were Murray & Roberts (45%), Bouygues (45%) and SPG (10%).
In a statement released by construction group Murray & Roberts on Tuesday, the company noted that the Gauteng provincial government had instituted High Court proceedings to review the quantum award.
BCC was opposing the application for review.
Murray & Roberts added that the BCJV had presented a claim to the Gauteng government for the additional costs incurred following a design change to the Gautrain bridges over John Vorster and Jean avenues, in Centurion.
The tribunal had ruled in favour of BCJV on May 4, with the quantum of the claim to be determined in October.
GAUTENG RESPONDS
After “thorough legal review”, the Gauteng provincial government was of the view that there were key aspects of the award that “warranted further steps in the dispute resolution process”, which was why it had approached the High Court for a review of the decision, said Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) acting CEO William Dachs.
He noted that the province was seeking legal advice on the cantilever bridges award.
The GMA is an agency of the Gauteng government.
Construction work on the Gautrain system wrapped up in 2012.
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