The U.S. House of Representatives has approved an agreement that would keep construction of the Aurora VA hospital going for at least the next three weeks and avoid a work stoppage that would happen this weekend if no agreement is reached. The Senate is set to take up the matter today.
Construction of VA's Denver Hospital Could Stop Again
According to a letter from project contractor Kiewit-Turner, another stop in work could cost between $50 and $75 million. Additional costs could come from losing subcontractors. Kiewit-Turner predicts many of the subcontractors will terminate their contracts if the project is shutdown again. The lose of subcontractors could add an additional $75 to $125 million to the total project cost.
(more on the rush to keep construction going on the VA hospital project...)
VA Wants to Use Health Care Fund to Pay for Unfinished Denver Hospital Construction