A Winnipeg construction company is suing the city and the Assiniboine Park Conservancy for more than $16.8 million after it says it was not fully compensated nor able to do its work correctly on the Leaf, a popular horticultural attraction.

In a statement of claim filed by Bird Construction Group on Oct. 16 at the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench, the construction company alleges the conservancy misrepresented the project, and breached trust and the construction management contract for Canada’s Diversity Gardens, which includes the Leaf.

The company is suing for the $16.8 million it says it is owed, legal costs and special and punitive damages.

The lawsuit claims the actions of the conservancy — the non-profit corporation that manages the park — “constitute a callous and wanton disregard for the interests of Bird and warrants an award of punitive damages.”

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