Miami-Dade settles longstanding law suit over botched dredging project
News - January 30, 2006
The Miami Herald reports that Miami-Dade County has settled a long-standing lawsuit for US$22.5 million over a botched dredging project at the Port of Miami-Dade, ending what it called "an embarrassing saga that began more than a decade ago."
"The dredging was finally completed in November, though the project stemmed back to 1994, when now-bankrupt Dutra Construction of California was awarded the contract by then-port director Carmen Lunetta, who testified during the three week trial in Miami-Dade Circuit Court," said the newspaper.
The county advanced Dutra US$9 million for work that hadn't yet been done, but the company abandoned the job in 1997 amid financial difficulties. A Dutra affiliate was brought back again in 1999 for a second chance but couldn't finish the job and also quit.
The county sought US$40 million in damages from Dutra's surety company, Safeco Insurance.
''We're pleased with the result, and we're pleased that the job is finally finished,'' Assistant County Attorney Steve Bass told the Miami Herald.
Another company brought into finish the project that the Duta companies had left unfinished, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock, finished the dredging last year.
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