Aecon Construction And Materials Limited Case Summary

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Aecon Construction and Materials Limited (Aecon) is requesting compensation for the additional work associated with driving the piles. The extra work included pre-drilling piles P52-P62 as it was instructed in the response to RFC 023 and splicing operation. The splicing was essential for Piles P46, P47, and P50 due to the fact that the required resistance wasn't achieved at the design elevation and the piles had to be driven deeper than anticipated.

As a result, Aecon incurred additional costs of $27,212.71+HST for which is seeking reimbursement. This price includes all labour, materials, and equipment deemed necessary to perform the additional works by means of T&M as detailed below.

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