A contractor engaged for the construction of Molepolole Bus Terminus Project, Estate Construction, is suing Kweneng District Council (KwDC) demanding P17m in outstanding fees for the project. Sources indicate that Estate Construction slapped the council with the lawsuit for outstanding payment following the handing over of the project in November 2016, two years after the initial scheduled date of completion. According to sources, the contractor's liability period for the bus terminus expired in November 2016. KwDC is contesting the claim for the full amount questioning some aspects of the project, which they complain are incomplete, The Patriot on Sunday has learnt. Further, sources allege that KwDC recently paid P4 million to the contractor and tried to negotiate an out of court settlement of the dispute, without success. The construction of the bus terminus started in 2012 and was due for completion in August 2014. Initially, the design and construction of the project was to cost P168 million but was revised to P115.6 million. The project later incurred variations amounting to P23.9 million bringing the total cost to around P139.5 million at the time of completion. Frustrated by delays in the project KwDC chairman, Jeffery Sibisibi, once criticised the project engineers…