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February 15, 2008, 02:53 PM ET
Connecticut Sues Architects and Contractors Over University Construction
The Associated Press is reporting that the State of Connecticut is suing 15 contractors, suppliers, inspectors, and architects for $15-million for construction problems at the University of Connecticut Law Library.
“The $24-million library, which … was intended to be a landmark when it opened in Hartford in 1996, has instead been plagued by leaks and mold,” writes the reporter, Stephen Singer. “Its stone facade had to be removed and reattached to the building because its anchors started to loosen, causing a potential safety problem.”
The lawsuit closely follows a settlement between UConn and a development company that built several residence halls at the university. That company will pay almost $15-million of the $25.5-million the university has spent fixing hundreds of fire and safety problems.
A lawyer for Lombardo Mason Contractors, a defendant in the lawsuit, said the university, the state, the construction managers, and the architects signed off on the work every day.
The architecture firm, S/L/A/M Collaborative, had no comment for the Associated Press. [However, after this item went up on the blog, the firm sent us this statement.]
Incidentally, an architect from S/L/A/M Collaborative will be the inaugural guest blogger on this blog, starting in March.
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