The company is seeking to "rebalance the contract based solely on an update of the amount of the original bid", said Luis Diego Flores, constitutional attorney. The concessionaire maintains that the cost of the works exceeded the figures set out in the original bid for the project.

"In order to make a claim over the money, Autopistas del Sol requested that an arbitration process be opened at the International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration of the American Chamber of Commerce (CICA). The process was raised in September 2011, but yesterday it was revealed that an appointment had been made by the Attorney General's Office for representation and defense of the State", reported Nacion.com.

The lawsuit filed last year was against the National Tender Board. By decree the Presidency and the Ministry of Public Works included State representation at the Attorney General's Office which has already submitted its responses. The results are expected within six months.

Source: Nacion.com

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