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5 Jacksway Cresc. |
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326 units, about 70 owners; some units rented to students. |
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Besides condo board president Sal Pacifico, who along with his wife owns 35 units, other board members include Altaf Jiwali, who owns about 34 units through numbered companies; Marcello Di Vincenzo, a 3M executive who own one unit and Paul Graham, a former resident who doesn’t own a unit. |
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Hira contends the project’s cost soared and work was delayed because of upgrades and design changes the condo corporation demanded through EXP. |
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It maintains much of the fibre board was rotten and mouldy and had to be replaced, adding to delay. |
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It contends the first cheque it received for work done bounced. Concerned about the condo board’s ability to pay, it demanded financing information. |
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It alleges two others firms, Endiang Ltd. and Pepe Construction, took over even before HIRA was fired in May. |
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No statement of defence filed yet. |
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A factum filed in court by lawyers for the board, in response to HIRA’s construction lien, blamed HIRA for the delays and problems. The board contends “HIRA continued to fail to comply with their own proposed schedules as a result of their deficient work, mismanagement of the project, and failure to have adequate labour on site.“ |
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The condo board factum says HIRA worked without building permits, and contrary to the building code. |