The APB will terminate the contract with Isolux due to failure to fulfil the works of Es Martell

The APB will terminate the contract with Isolux due to failure to fulfil the works of Es Martell

Eivissa

05/04/2016

The Balearic Islands' Port Authority (APB) has started the proceedings to           terminate the contract with the firm Isolux Corsán, in charge of the works of Es Martell, at Ibiza's Port, due to breach of contract. The cleaning works of the site and the construction of the foundations of the future building will conclude before summer, once the demolition of the old maritime station finishes. However, the works will not continue, as the contracted firm is failing to fulfil the deadlines and its obligations, not only with the APB but also with subcontractors and suppliers.

According to the president of the APB, Joan Gual de Torrella, "Isolux won the contract being the third Spanish firm in public works —we could not expect more solvency—. However, it has entered a     difficult asset situation and is now unable to fulfil the contract".

In view of this situation, the APB will terminate the contract, suspend the construction until the end of the high summer season and take the appropriate legal actions against the defaulter firm. "They have defaulted on their contract and the APB has to react in order to avoid future inconveniences to Ibiza, and above all, to the neighbourhood of the Marina", Gual de Torrella has stated. 

For the construction phase of Es Martell building, the APB will open a bidding process whose           regulations have already been written, so that the construction of the building can start at the end of the summer season.

The APB hopes that more firms participate in the bidding process —also smaller local firms—, as the budget will not be as high due to the fact that the first demolition and foundation works have been   finished.

The Es Martell building is included in the remodelling project of Ibiza's Port, whose design has been made in collaboration with Vila's city council. In view of this situation, the APB will work to avoid any inconveniences to the neighbours and shopkeepers and to make Vila's Port remodelling a reality as soon as possible, according to plan.