The Energy Hua Hin is a large seaside condominium project in Phetchaburi's Cha-am district. Contractors say they have not been paid since early this year. The project is owned by Baan Rajprasong Plc.(Photo by Chaiwat Satyaem)

PHETCHABURI - Contractors at The Energy Hua Hin's condominium project in Cha-am district claim they have not received any payments for many months, are owed 50 million baht and in deep financial trouble.

Representatives of 50 contracting companies gathered in front of the seaside condominium construction site on Phetkasem Road in tambon Cha-am on Tuesday, demanding the developer pay them the money they are owed as they have bills and employees to pay.

The Energy Hua Hin project is owned by Baan Rajprasong Plc. The contractors were hired to work on infastructure services and decorations at the project site.

Kittipong Promsakikorn, 38, of Pathum Thani’s Khlong Luang district, said he had been contracted to install the electrical and communication systems at the project. He had not been paid for the work and was in financial trouble as a result.

His car was under lease and had been seized as he had no money for the monthly instalment. He was also being sued for failing to pay instalments on a house, said Mr Kittipong.

He had to borrow from relatives and loan sharks to pay his workers' wages while awaiting for payment for work due him by the project developer. He had not received any money since early this year.

He kept asking about when he would get the money, but the developer kept citing reasons to delay payments, such as lost documents.

As there were no signs the payments would ever be made, he and other contractors facing the same plight would lodge a complaint with the provincial Damrongtham centre and other relevant agencies asking for help.

During the gathering, no representatives of the project developer showed up. The company does not answer media enquiries.

The Energy Hua Hin project is a large condominium development spread over 180 rai.  It is on the coast between Cha-am district of Phetchaburi and Hua Hin district in Prachuap Khiri Khan. 

The condo project has 6,500 units valued at over 2.5 billion baht. The project's Facebook page contains complaints from many buyers about construction delays.  Several demanded the return of their money after waiting more than four years for delivery of their condominium unit. https://www.facebook.com/TheEnergyHuaHinFamily/

Subcontractors converge in front of the project, demanding the developer pay them for unpaid work totalling 50 million baht. (Photo by Chaiwat Satyaem)

The entrance to the  Energy Hua Hin condominium project. (Photo by Chaiwat Satyaem).