Summary of the CSCCA judgment of 2016-07-07: Recours exercé par la Elsamex S A. Contre la décision de résiliation du contrat de travaux sur la réhabilitation de la route nationale no 3 entre Hinc
Summary: The court's published summary of its judgment of 2016-07-07 in the following case: Recours exercé par la Elsamex S A. Contre la décision de résiliation du contrat de travaux sur la réhabilitation de la route nationale no 3 entre Hinche et Saint-Raphaël.. The court sat in its administrative jurisdiction. The summary gives the facts, the texts applied and the operative ruling. The court publishes these summaries rather than the judgments themselves, and they are most of what is publicly available of Haitian financial and administrative case law.
Key Findings
- The 7 July 2016 administrative decision ruled on Elsamex SA's appeal against early termination of a works contract for rehabilitation of National Road 3 between Hinche and Saint-Raphael.
- The contract was signed on 25 January 2012 between the National Authorizing Officer for the European Development Fund in Haiti and Elsamex SA.
- Elsamex filed its appeal on 19 August 2014 against the 8 July 2014 termination and also requested a stay of execution on 20 August 2014.
- The Court found itself competent because Elsamex was a Spanish firm authorized to operate in Haiti and found the appeal admissible under CSCCA filing rules.
- Elsamex sought annulment, recognition of a violated 7-day notice period, a 7.127452 million euro balance and 20 million euros in damages, while the National Authorizing Officer argued the termination was supported by notice and contractual grounds.
- The Court rejected Elsamex's claims, granted the defense counterclaim for indemnification at 10 percent of the contract and additional completion costs, and ordered continuation of the Hinche-Saint-Raphael rehabilitation project.
How to cite
Superior Court of Accounts and Administrative Disputes (CSCCA), Summary of the CSCCA judgment of 2016-07-07: Recours exercé par la Elsamex S A. Contre la décision de résiliation du contrat de travaux sur la réhabilitation de la route nationale no 3 entre Hinc, https://cscca.gouv.ht/