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controversial wali built by a developer on land designated as green belt in the
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Milhion-dollar lawsuit filed in Neptune Bulk Terminal dispute

delays in

NEPTUNE BULK Terminals has launched a million-dollar
lawsuit against Kilborn Engineering for alleged design
faults in the construction of its new $30 million bulk pot-
ash faepily in North Vancouver.

In a lengthy 21-page, 8t-point
statement of claim filed Tuesday
in B.C. Supreme Court ino Van-
couver, Neptune claims a broad
list of alleged defects and defi-
ciencies in the design and
engineering process Jeading to the
building of the potash facility.

Neptune retained Kilborn in
September 1988 for the potash
terminal. The project integrates

By Brent Mudry
Contributing Writer

railcar unloading and ship loading
with an advanced storaze butld-
ing.

The terminal was completed in
Ocrober, 1692, .

The claims begin with the initial
geotechnical site investigation,

Citing an inadequate number or
distribution of test holes, the suit
claims “the footings of the new
potash shed were inadequately
designed and constructed upon
inadequate foundation soils."*

Neptune further claims Kilborn
changed the specifications for
conveyor apparatus after original
equipment was purchased,
resulting in further damages and
delays.

The suit alleges that incorrect
field measurements were made,
and inadequate drawings and
documents were prepared, leading

to “grassly excessive’
canstruction,

Neptune claims that the project
failed fo achieve agreed-upon
production capacity of 3,000 tons
per hour, and faults in the tripper
conveyor Jed to ‘excessive leakage
of material,” again increasing
construction costs,

John Willcox, president of Nep-
tune Terminals, was unable to
comment further on the suit.

‘Kilborn officials were unable to
comment on the suit.

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