Siemens Sues Puerto Rico DOT Over Tren Urbano Completion
Siemens Transportation Partnership in Puerto Rico has filed suit against the commonwealths Dept. of Transportation, seeking "urgent intervention" by the Superior Court in a dispute over completion of a 17-kilometer piece of the Tren Urbano rail line in San Juan.
The partnership, which includes a Puerto Rico-based firm and Alternate Concepts Inc., a Boston-based transportation operations consultant, wants a 284-day extension to complete its part of the $2.25-billion project. It also seeks $50 million, including nearly $10 million for work performed to accelerate the project; a $3-million judgment against PRDOT for not complying with a change order request; and $37 million in damages. Siemens also wants the court to order PRDOT to stop penalizing it for missing a Sept. 29, 2003, completion date. The department has fined the partnership $3 million and imposed $100,000 a day in liquidated damages for not completing the project on schedule.