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[2/2] METRO CONSTRUCTION, INC. vs. CHATHAM PROPERTIES, INC.

[2/2] METRO CONSTRUCTION, INC., petitioner, vs. CHATHAM PROPERTIES, INC., respondent.

G.R. No. 141897 | 2001-09-24

The Court of Appeals disposed of the controversy in this wise:

As is extant from the records, the completion date of the Project under the Construction Contract or under the revised construction schedule was never met by reason of [MCI's] lack of manpower, necessary equipment, qualified engineers and inefficient management of the construction works on the Project. Thus, under the Contract (Exhibit '1'), [MCI] had 780 days, or until 22 January 1996, from starting date, or April 12, 1994, to finish the project. The completion date, however, was not followed and was revised as early as December 17, 1994, extending the milestone dates up to...