COP COMPLEX BUILDER SENT DEFAULT NOTICE LAWYER FOR RAY WILSON CO. DISPUTES CITY OFFICIALS' CLAIM.Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff Writer GLENDALE Glendale. 1 City (1990 pop. 148,134), Maricopa co., S central Ariz., adjacent to Phoenix; inc. 1910. It is located in a rich agricultural region irrigated by the Salt River project. Glendale has become one of the fastest-growing U.S. - City officials said this week they are removing the contractor for the new $57.6 million police headquarters after nearly two years in delays. Attorneys for city government said they already had informed the Ray Wilson Ray Wilson can refer to:
``We received a notice of default from the city, and we're in disagreement with it,'' Charles Gossage, attorney for the Ray Wilson Co., said Wednesday. The builder and city officials have been wrangling for months over whether the 160,000-square-foot building at 131 N. Isabel St. is complete. Gossage said in December that the company had submitted a claim to city government for $20 million for work he said was added beyond contract specifications. He claimed that the project's design and changes ordered by city officials and the architect led to delays and higher costs. Ground was broken in 2000 on the headquarters, which includes a 340- space parking garage and 96-inmate jail. Completion was initially scheduled for May 2002, then rescheduled for November 2003. City Council members voted 4-1 Tuesday - with Mayor Frank Quintero dissenting dis·sent intr.v. dis·sent·ed, dis·sent·ing, dis·sents 1. To differ in opinion or feeling; disagree. 2. To withhold assent or approval. n. 1. - to increase by $360,000 the contract amounts for the architect, inspection and testing Inspection and testing Industrial activities which ensure that manufactured products, individual components, and multicomponent systems are adequate for their intended purpose. firm and construction-management company to cover six more months of work. The city's attorneys advised the council to approve the contract adjustments to prevent the workers from those companies from walking off the job and to ensure their cooperation during probable litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . ``I agree with my colleagues and their frustration. However, as a councilman, my fiduciary fiduciary (fĭd  `shēĕ'rē), in law, a person who is obliged to discharge faithfully a responsibility of trust toward another. responsibility is to the city,''
Councilman Rafi Manoukian Rafi Manoukian is a former member of the city council in Glendale, California. He was recently notified that he has been selected by the Board of Directors and the Selection Committee of the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) as a recipient of the 2006 Ellis Island said. ``If I have to ... add another $120,000
each for these firms to continue their work to protect the city during
litigation that's coming, I will do so.''
In mid-December, the council approved the transfer of an additional $200,000 from the project's contingency contingency n. an event that might not occur. fund to pay for professional fees, raising the total at the time to $1.5 million in extra architectural, construction and project-management fees due to delays, officials said. City officials say they are still unsure when the building, which they say is 98 percent complete, will be ready for occupation. Naush Boghossian, (818) 546-3306 naush.boghossian(at)dailynews.com |
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