The Kiewit-Turner joint venture building a massive new U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospital in Aurora, Colo., says it wants out of the $604-million job. In a complaint filed with a federal appeals board in July, the contractor blames multiple design changes and project mismanagement for an additional $200 million in projected cost overruns.
The figure is beyond a $200-million escalation targeted by the team in January, bringing the current construction cost to more than $1 billion. The construction cap was set originally at $610 million.