ATTORNEY General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall has moved to the court against the contracting company, Design and Construction Services Ltd for breach of contract in relation to the design and installation of lighting towers at the Albion Sports Complex in Berbice.

A relase from the AG’s Office said: “On the 3rd of October, 2014, the Attorney-General, Mohabir Anil Nandlall filed an action against Design and Construction Services Ltd claiming in excess of sixty million three hundred and seventy four thousand and fifty-two dollars ($ 60, 374, 052.00) for breach of contract and negligence.
Design and Construction Services Ltd were contracted by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport on the 28th day of February, 2011, to provide consultancy services in relation to designing and supervising all capital works, inclusive of building and construction of civil and electrical works for the erection and operation of six (6) lighting towers supplied by MUSCO Sports Lighting Inc. at Albion Sports Complex situate at Albion, Corentyne, Berbice.
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport required the works to be completed to provide floodlighting facilities at the Albion Sport Complex for the playing of cricket and hosting of other sporting events at nights.”
“In the Statement of Claim, the Plaintiff alleges that in executing the works pursuant to the said contract Design and Construction Services Ltd was guilty of negligence in the performance of the services, whereby they failed to design, specify and outline the appropriate foundation structure and electrical system for the erection of six (6) lighting towers and to prepare adequate bills of quantities thereof;”
“As a result, the foundation structures and the electrical system as so designed by the Defendant contained serious and substantial defects which prevented the foundation structures and electrical system from being used for the purpose they were designed for and had to be demolished, redesigned and reconstructed at additional costs to the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.
The action was filed in the Commercial Division of the High Court and is set to be heard on November 12th, 2014, in the Commercial Court.”