Pattaya Contractor for Road Resurfacing Delays on Sukhumvit Rd to Face Daily 100K Baht Fine

[webfact]

Pattaya City Mayor Mr. Poramase Ngampiches is taking drastic action against the contractor of a delayed road resurfacing project on Sukhumvit Road by fining them over 100,000 baht per day until the work is done.

According to reports given to The Pattaya News, the project, which began in April 2023, has fallen significantly behind the February 2024 deadline. It has also been causing frustration and impacting traffic flow on Sukhumvit Road.

 

This frustration has certainly been felt on our own social media platforms with numerous comments from both Thai nationals and foreign expats complaining about what seems like neverending construction everywhere in Pattaya.

This particular project involves resurfacing four key intersections on Sukhumvit Road, including Chaiyapruek Intersection, Wat Boon Kanjanaram Intersection, Motorway Intersection, and North Pattaya Intersection. The city decided to initiate the repairs due to heavy traffic that had worn down the road surfaces.

 

Despite previous confirmation from Pattaya City officials that the project would be expedited and completed by June 2nd, 2024, recent reports indicated that the work is still ongoing at some intersections, with the repaving yet to be completed and especially on weekends and holidays Sukhumvit turning into a car park as a result.

 

By Aim Tanakorn

PHOTO: สายตรงนายกเมืองพัทยา

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2024-06-06

 

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[jacko45k]

Let us just hope the contractor doesn't simply take umbrage and abandon all the work.......

[Gottfrid]

Yeah, seems totally fair to fine the contractor in this case. It´s good that someone do it, so others maybe fix their work in time. It´s all a learning curve. For this contractor an expensive one.

[Tropicalevo]

All construction projects should have a penalty clause for late completion built into the contract.

Under Thai law, for the contract to be legal, there also has to be an equivalent bonus for early completion.

I had three houses built. All three were late (one by seven months) but in fairness, the last one was only three weeks late so I gave the workers a small bonus.

[brianthainess]

Well at least one guy has it sorted, just drive on the pavement with a safety helmet on, no one will know your not on the construction team.   

[brianthainess]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

taking drastic action against the contractor of a delayed road resurfacing project on Sukhumvit Road by fining them over 100,000 baht per day until the work is done.

Did they choose the cheapest contractor ? Anyway that looks like a little bit more than just "Resurfacing" init.

[nakhonandy]

As this is obviously more than just resurfacing and a major project, surely deadlines and penalties would have been built into the contract Statement of Work.

I've lost count of how many Pattaya road projects go wrong. Why isn't a Civil Engineering team closely supervising this?

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Yeah, seems totally fair to fine the contractor in this case. It´s good that someone do it, so others maybe fix their work in time. It´s all a learning curve. For this contractor an expensive one.

But will the contractor pay the fine?

[hotchilli]

48 minutes ago, nakhonandy said:

I've lost count of how many Pattaya road projects go wrong. Why isn't a Civil Engineering team closely supervising this?

Clueless people.

[newnative]

    The right turn from the Motorway was STILL closed the other day--this after weeks and weeks of being closed.   Unbelievable it is taking so long at such a key intersection.

[phetpeter]

Two good reasons for the delays, one is the company is saving money by employing the lowest number of workers it can get away with, and secondly not working 24 hours to finish the job, if they lose the contract who is going to finish it? Just look at the photo how many workers can you see? I see only 2!