Settlement reached in legal fight over pricey B.C. wastewater treatment facility
Acciona will pay Metro Vancouver $235 million as the parties end lawsuits and restart an independent review of the delayed plant.
- On Wednesday, Metro Vancouver and Acciona reached a $235 million settlement, ending years of litigation over the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant.
- Tensions peaked in 2022 when Metro Vancouver terminated Acciona's contract, citing abandoned work and cost overruns; Acciona filed a $250 million lawsuit and the district launched a $500 million countersuit.
- PCL Constructors resumed major construction activities in 2024 to complete the facility by 2030, while Metro Vancouver announced it will restart an independent review of the project.
- Metro Vancouver board chair Mike Hurley stated, "We are very aware of residents' concerns about the project," emphasizing that the independent review will provide transparency residents deserve.
- North Vancouver City mayor Linda Buchanan and North Vancouver District mayor Mike Little requested that Premier David Eby conduct a provincial inquiry and establish a "fairness mechanism" to prevent future cost-sharing burdens.
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Settlement reached in legal fight over pricey B.C. wastewater treatment facility
Lawsuits between Metro Vancouver and the original contractor of a wastewater treatment facility on the North Shore where costs ballooned to billions of dollars have been dropped as the two sides reached a settlement.
Metro Vancouver, Acciona settle lawsuits surrounding over-budget North Shore wastewater treatment plant
Metro Vancouver and Spanish conglomerate Acciona have reached a settlement in a massive legal dispute over the handling of a North Shore wastewater treatment plant that has gone over budget and is years behind schedule.
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stock photo supplied Confidential data by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Pix4free A legal issue that revolved around the termination of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant construction contract, an open laptop, and cellphone photos of confidential information has come to an end. Metro Vancouver filed a consent order last December, officially ending a legal imbroglio between the regional government and multinational conglomerate Acciona. Backg…
Independent review of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant program to proceed - Water Canada
Metro Vancouver has settled the legal proceedings with ACCIONA related to the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Project and an independent review will now proceed. “The North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program is one of the most important projects currently underway for the health and well-being of this region, and we are very aware of residents’ concerns about the project,” said Mike Hurley, chair of the Metro Vancouver Boards of Dir…
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