BUILSA NORTH DISTRICT ASSEMBLY vs. ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING SERVICE LTD

The Builsa North District Assembly, the plaintiff herein, with its capital at Sandema in the Upper East Region, contracted Messrs Bisco Tesco Enterprise of Bolgatanga to put up a three (3) story office complex at Sandema to provide office accommodation for its officers. The contract was awarded on 27th May, 2010, in the sum of Nine hundred and Forty seven thousand, Four Hundred and Twenty Eight Ghana Cedis, Sixty three pesewas (GH¢947,428.63), to be completed within a period of twelve months from the date the site is handed over to the contractor. The defendant, Architectural and Engineering Services Ltd, was appointed the consultant to the contract, tasked to supervise the execution of the project, in which capacity it was to ensure that the works were carried out according to specifications and prepare certificates for work done to be paid by the plaintiff. This charge was to be performed by the Upper East Regional branch of the company. In this suit, the plaintiff/assembly asserte....