パナマ運河拡張工事で、パナマ運河庁;ACP(la Autoridad del Canal de Panama)が、スペイン企業のSacyr会社を頭とする運河企業連合体、GUPC(el Grupo Unidos por el Canal)の50%の工事追加費用の1'600'000'000$を,拒否し交渉決裂で、工事は資金不足で中止に。(契約違反)
El presidente de Sacyr: “Queremos seguir negociando aunque la obra se pare”
Manuel Manrique señala que seguirá luchando por acabar la obra
Ana Pastor insta al Canal y al consorcio a mantener el diálogo
Sacyr y el Canal de Panamá rompen la negociación sobre las obras de ampliación
Cronología del conflicto
Miguel Jiménez Madrid 6 FEB 2014 - 00:00 CET
Sacyr chairman: "We continue to negotiate even though the work is stopped"
Manuel Manrique says it will continue fighting to finish the work
Ana Pastor urges the Canal and the consortium to maintain dialogue
Sacyr and break the Panama Canal negotiations on the extension works
Chronology of conflict
Miguel Jiménez Madrid 6 FEB 2014 - 00:00 CET
The negotiations have been broken , but both the Panama Canal Authority (ACP ) and the Grupo Unidos por el Canal ( GUPC ) still have an open slot to resume dialogue , at least in their statements. " As long as possibilities , we will keep fighting ," he said Wednesday Manuel Manrique, President of Sacyr El Pais . The director admits that , in the absence of funding, "the work slows and alone, in fact, going to stop." But even in that scenario , the consortium maintains that dialogue is possible . "We will insist that we continue to negotiate if the work is stopped ."
The Government will claim the endorsement if Cesce Sacyr must pay. The group has not yet quantified the impact on your
In favor of trading on Wednesday ruled also the Minister of Development , Ana Pastor. Speaking in Alicante by Europa Press, the minister insisted appeal "to which the parties have made in the past month , to continue the dialogue " and to " reach an understanding " to conclude that a "key infrastructure for everyone " . Pastor insisted that it is a financial problem. " He's not talking about engineering, that is pristine , gorgeous technologists and engineers working on site. We 're talking about a financial problem you have to solve the sides, " highlighting the importance of" the defense of the brand Spain in civil engineering. "
The Government , for the moment, is not planning another trip to Panama , after the visit of Pastor January . " If the news of the breakdown of the negotiations confirmed, would be bad news for all parties because we believe that there was an alternative that was better for everyone," the economy minister said Wednesday , Luis de Guindos , before participating in a symposium organized by Deloitte and the Association for the Advancement of Management ( APD ), reports Amanda Mars .
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Guindos said that the government will try to "minimize" the impact the final disagreement and cessation of works on public accounts . Referred to the counter provided by Cesce , most public company in connection with the execution of the work. If the firm has to disburse Zurich performance bond of 400 million , may in turn demand it to the national insurance firms consortium members . Cesce provided an initial guarantee for $ 217 million ( 160 million euros) if the bond is executed Zurich and Sacyr not reinstated within five days. Separately, the Spanish Cesce signed an agreement builder Sacyr to pay the required premium and reimburse the amount of compensation in the event that payment of the same were to occur , so that alone would hazard public funds in an extreme assumption builder insolvency group.
Sacyr admitted last month that plays deposits, advances and guarantees are playing for $ 573.9 million of ( 420 million euros). These guarantees include 173.3 million dollar performance bond , payment to suppliers 21.7 , 363.4 advance loans work and 15.5 . Consortium members are jointly and severally against the ACP 600 million, of which 400 are in compliance with the warranty work .
Sacyr has not yet quantified the impact of the conflict on their accounts Canal . It will assess the situation with the help of an independent expert and the auditors of the consortium and the company, which will have to decide whether to enter a warning or emphasis of matter paragraph in their report on the accounts .
Manrique considers that the consortium can hardly do anything else after their latest offering , which involves taking over the financing of 50 % of the additional costs , estimated at $ 1,600 million ( 1,200 million euros) and the ACP to ensure the collection the other half if the judges give reason to Channel arbitrations on these unforeseen costs. It also stresses that the proposal implies that all the new money is put by the consortium, while the channel is limited to postpone repayment of the advances . Sacyr chairman rejects accusations Canal that was "inflexible " and stresses how GUPC has softened its stance. After ordering $ 400 million contribution Canal , admitted that this amount will be taken as debt by the consortium. And to claim that the repayment of payments to be deferred to arbitration admits reintegrate in installments from 2015 to 2018, the year that just maintenance contract.
Manrique believes it is too early to talk about the legal battle , which actually runs parallel and in relation to the additional costs , which will in the end be the case if the breach of contract is consummated .
Chronology of conflict
■ April 2006. Panama initiates procedures to enlarge the canal with a project amounting to $ 5,250 million (4,000 million euros ) and had to be finished in 2014.
■ July 2009. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP ) awarded to Grupo Unidos por el Canal ( GUPC ), led by Sacyr, most of the project , with a budget of 3,118 million.
■ March 2010. The GUPC claims to have discovered anomalies in ground surveys made by the ACP .
■ July 2012 . The group led by Sacyr claims 588 million euros and requests to extend the deadline for the works.
■ December 30, 2013 . Sacyr and its partners to send a notice of ACP cessation of work in 21 days ( January 20) for lack of liquidity. The consortium demand payment for unforeseen costs 1,200 million.
■ January 1, 2014 . ACP rejects the pressures of the international consortium to negotiate " out of contract " unforeseen costs.
■ January 2, 2014 . The president of Panama , Ricardo Martinelli , travels to Spain and Italy to require governments to ask their companies to fulfill the contract .
■ January 6, 2014 . The Minister for Public Works , Ana Pastor, visit Panama to mediate the conflict.
■ January 7, 2014 . They start negotiations between the ACP and the consortium . The GUPC requested an advance of $ 400 million .
■ January 8, 2014 . Impregilo , Sacyr partner in GUPC , states that works to continue from Jan. 20 , the Channel should provide up to 735 million euros.
■ January 9, 2014 . Canal Authority rejects the offer of Impregilo considering that the proposed conditions are "out of contract " .
■ January 13, 2014 . Sacyr chairman , Manuel Manrique, unforeseen costs defends claiming the builder and its partners.
■ January 20, 2014 . The Zurich Insurance , responsible for guarantees of the work is to mediate the dispute by submitting a bid for the bonds that can be converted to 600 million dollars ( 440 million euros) in loans.
■ January 23, 2014 . The parties extended the negotiation period until 1 February.
■ January 28, 2014 . The insurer Zurich rejects the plan b of Panama , another company or consortium that is not the end GUPC expansion works .
■ February 5, 2014 . Negotiations between the group and the ACP Sacyr break. Panamanian authorities accuse GUPC paralyze the works.
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