Skanska and a condominium developer in Seattle are trying to settle a multifaceted dispute over costs and payments that has simmered for a year and boiled over into a lien filed Jan. 31 by the contractor for $34 million, or about 20% of the contract value. The developer contested most of the lien in state court in Washington and is now negotiating a settlement.
Court documents show that the two sides agreed to mediation in early March and, according to a joint statement from Skanska and Burrard Properties, the Vancouver-based developer, the two companies are “continuing to work toward resolving the dispute.”