The developer of a high-profile Sunshine Coast apartment complex has been ordered to pay a contractor more than $3 million over an unpaid invoice.
The dispute involved Gold Coast-based Alroe Constructions Pty Ltd, which claimed the amount was owed by Emporio Fiduciaries Pty Ltd, as trustee for the Emporio Trust, which is in liquidation.
The Emporio complex at Maroochydore currently comprises six- and eight-storey mixed-use buildings and a four-storey office building, with commercial tenancies at ground level and apartments above.
A third stage was planned but the remaining 3589sqm of vacant land at 2-10 Maroochy Boulevard – which has approval for a childcare centre, medical facility and office space – was put on the market earlier this year.
The decision by Queensland Building and Construction Commission adjudicator Barry Tozer was published on October 7.
“The claimant (Alroe) is a contractor specialising in commercial, residential and industrial building work … who acted as head contractor under the contract for the project,” it said.
“The respondent (Emporio) was the developer of the project and principal under the contract.
“The project was described in the adjudication application as the construction of…