Government settles N$900 000 engineer dispute

Sostenus Wilherm

The Government of Namibia has agreed to settle a long-running payment dispute with consulting engineer Farhad Nadimi, trading as Bona Consulting Engineers, over unpaid professional fees related to the construction of the Katima Magistrate’s Court.

The settlement agreement, filed in the High Court of Namibia on Tuesday, will see the government pay Nadimi a revised amount of N$767,457.92, inclusive of VAT, together with interest calculated at 20 percent per annum from 28 February 2022 until the date of final payment.

The settlement ended a legal battle in which Nadimi initially claimed N$900,776.15 from the government, alleging that he had completed professional engineering services for the project but was not paid despite repeated attempts to recover the outstanding amount.

The matter involved the minister of works and transport, the minister of justice, the executive directors from both ministries, and the government.