Dive summary:
- A very public dispute between the Department of Veterans Affairs and contractor Brassfield & Gorrie has taken a new twist with the agency's filing a second notice to cure, which is a threat to terminate the contract.
- A VA spokeswoman says the agency thinks it can work out something for Brassfield to finish the $300 million, 134-bed project rather than having to start over with bidding again.
- The VA filed its first notice to cure a problem last summer, and Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs,called the project a "debacle."
From the article:
Last year, the problems on the project, which centered on design changes related to electrical drawings and medical-equipment selection – degenerated into a public dispute between the parties. ...