It is not the first time that the city of Antwerp has had to pay millions after a dispute with a contractor: this was also the case with these projects (Antwerp)

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Norderline: 20 million euros

The city of Antwerp, together with Flanders and De Lien, had to pay an additional €50 million to the contractor for the works in and around Antwerp Lien. For Antwerp, this amounted to €20 million. The settlement came after a dispute with the tramway contractor, El Mokawloon.

It is about the Brabo 2 project: the reconstruction of Noorderleien and Operaplein with underground car tunnels, parking lots and the new tram link to the Havana site and Eilandje. The parties involved in these actions accused each other of not honoring agreements. As a result, business was delayed. Tram contractors would have asked 120 to 150 million euros.

A settlement between the parties involved was finally reached in 2020. The originally estimated cost of Brabo 2 was €226 million.

Parking: 6.8 million euros

In 2019, the City of Antwerp paid a client Q-Park and Van Laere a settlement of approximately €7 million from the car park under the former Gedempte Zuiderdokken. The cause of the dispute is an action taken by some local residents before the Licensing Disputes Board. They feared the traffic congestion and the environmental inconveniences of the parking lot. The car park permit has been suspended and business has been suspended for over 18 months.

Work was eventually resumed after settlement. Contractor Van Laere received 6.5 million euros. If business stops again, companies could get an additional €400,000. With the settlement, the residents were assured that the car park would be equipped with an air filtration system.

The struggle was painful because building the car park would normally not have cost Antwerp anything because the investment would be borne entirely by Q-Park.

Mexico State: 1.1 million euros

After a seven-year legal battle, the Ports Authority and the City of Antwerp and Flemish Waterways paid 5.3 million euros to the shipping company México Nati. Of this amount, 1.1 million euros came from the city of Antwerp.

The conflict revolved around the company’s position. Mexico Natie is located in D’Herbouvillekaai, in the Kennedy Tunnel. It just turned out that the docks were unstable and the company was told in 2012 that they had to relocate. Mexico Nati summoned the city and the port authority at the end of 2013 with a claim of 30 million euros for damages and loss of profits. A seven-year legal battle ensued. It was settled through settlement.

Sinksenfoor: 45 thousand euros

The settlement with six locals around the former Sinksenfoor and Gedempte Zuiderdokken isn’t about an enormous amount, but it created a sensation in 2013. The locals wanted a Sinksenfoor away from Gedempte Zuiderdokken and imposed conditions on activities that could still take place on the field. might happen. A long legal battle looms.

The city of Antwerp concluded a settlement with these local residents. For example, the six plaintiffs received €45,000 in legal costs. In the settlement it was also agreed that Sinksenfoor in 2015 would not be held in Gedempte Zuiderdokken. Then the show moved to Spur Ost.

This settlement was challenged with the governor, who concluded that everything was done legally.