Construction|The bankruptcy of the construction company E. M. Pekkinen oy came as a surprise to the city. The receiver has not yet analyzed the causes of the bankruptcy.
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Helsinki is looking for new contractors due to the bankruptcy of EM Pekkinen oy.
Liisa Taskila, head of the project construction unit from the city, believes that the new contractors will be known next week.
Delays at construction sites are inevitable and depend on the arrival of winter.
The bankruptcy came as a surprise, as the company’s customer liability and credit information were in order.
The administrator of the bankruptcy estate has not yet had time to analyze the causes of the bankruptcy.
When the city will find new contractors bankrupt earthworks company E. M. Pekkinen oy’s sites?
Head of the project construction unit Liisa Taskila from the urban environment industry believes that the new contractors for all the construction sites will be known next week.
“We aim for that as soon as possible. This week, we will discuss the topic and go through options,” says Taskila.
The bankruptcy administrator of the land construction company informed the city of Helsinki that the bankruptcy estate does not commit to completing the work, so the city has to quickly find new contractors. For some construction sites, they have already been confirmed.
Work desk at this stage, it is not yet possible to say how big the delays the bankruptcy will cause for the city’s construction sites. The schedule will be confirmed in the coming weeks, depending on when the new contractors are known.
“However, it can be said that there will be delays because the work has stopped and new contracts have to be concluded.”
Delays are affected by when winter arrives in Helsinki and how hard the winter will be.
“Winter is coming and there are works that should have been completed this year. [Katujen] surfaces cannot be made during the winter if a normal winter comes. I’m sure some of it will be transferred to the spring,” says Taskila.
The costs of the contracts may increase significantly now that the city has to look for new contractors.
The contractor according to Taskila, the bankruptcy came to the city from behind the tree, because the company’s customer liability and credit information were in order. The last contract with the contractor was made in July.
“All the information was in order when risk management was done. All the investigations were done, and nothing was visible, so this came as a surprise.”
For city dwellers, the longer duration of construction sites naturally causes annoyance.
In addition, it hinders companies operating near construction sites. For example, in front of the new Lyyra block on Siltasaarenkatu, the works are standing on the street section between the Second and Third lines.
Restaurants on the block are in a difficult situation due to the construction site, which the delay may make even worse.
The land construction company E. M. Pekkinen oy, which has filed for bankruptcy, has worked in Helsinki city projects in addition to Siltasaarenkatu in Longinojanpuisto in Malmi, near Maria’s former hospital in Kamppi, and on Katajanokanlaitur. Contracts are all those where work is in progress.
Bankruptcy estate estate manager Heikki Vesa The law firm from Kroger says that it has not yet had time to analyze the reasons for the bankruptcy.
“In principle, the investigation into the causes of the bankruptcy should be completed two months after the bankruptcy.”
The bankruptcy proceedings began on September 5. The construction company had a lot of projects in its account and about a hundred employees. Because of this, the initial steps of nest management are According to Vesa, it was a lot of work.
No one from E. M. Pekkinen oy’s management or communications has wanted to comment on the bankruptcy to HS.
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