PENTICTON – The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen will get some money back after paying too much for a municipal construction project.
It has won a lawsuit against Associated Engineering (B.C.) Ltd. for negligence and breach of contract relating to work the firm did as part of the Naramata Water Supply 2005 Improvement Project.
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The district successfully argued there were cost overruns that were the defendant’s fault and excessive amounts were paid for gravel.
The engineering company has been ordered to pay the RDOS $150,000 in damages and must also cover most of the district’s legal costs.
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