The City of Ottawa is settling unspecified legal claims related to Stage 2 LRT construction, according to a motion brought to Tuesday's city council meeting.
"Infrastructure projects all over North America have faced all kinds of claims for a variety of reasons and so we're in the process, as we always are, of resolving some of those claims," he said. "Part of what we decided is that we would go to other levels of government and ask for their help in resolving claims that are related to COVID delays and other issues that have come up.
Sutcliffe said he's hopeful there will be a resolution that will not damage the City's relationship with its contractors.According to documents prepared for the May 31 joint meeting of the Transit Commission and the Light Rail Subcommittee, the budget authority for Stage 2 LRT was $4.9 billion. As of April 30, $3.56 billion had been spent and $1.204 billion was classified as "funds reserved/committed.
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