The reason for the postponement of the interim report seems to have become clear: the main contractor is being sued, and the claims amount to approximately 100 million euros. Not a small sum at all, but understandable, as the two offerings made this year have gone to cover budget overruns.
The claim, which exceeds NOK 1 billion, reflects previously communicated budget revisions including the NOK 500 million upward revised capex budget announced on 28 May this year as well as earlier communicated changes.
It will be interesting to see how this affects (or if it affects) the construction of the ongoing pools. This lawsuit is not being filed due to a small overbilling, so Andfjord likely has other evidence of the contractor’s negligence than just its own frustration over failed cost control.