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Originally Posted by jvj
Hmm...a few questions come to mind.
Considering they had all of the numbers in January, why did it take until mid-May for them to decide that the costs were too high?
And related to that, what makes them think that delaying or coming up with alternative measures is going to end up with a better financial result?
And of course, what are the chances that the best proposal might not have come from the 2 local favorites (Harvard and Brandt)...and they were wondering how they could make an award to an out of province developer palatable? I can't say for sure that's what happened, but it's possible...both those 2 have high profiles and strong relationships locally, and both would have been lobbying very hard to keep the project in "local" hands. Just a thought.
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From the government press release:
"An engineer’s report confirms the current building is structurally sound and safe. There are some infrastructure and maintenance concerns that will need to be addressed at some point, but they are not safety-related. There are no plans for an extensive renovation of the building."
Possible explanation for the delay:
Given the higher than expected net cost (spread between new build and salvage value of old building) an engineers assessment on the building's safety would have been required before deciding to simply go with the status quo.
Sometimes things are just as they are stated in the press release (not always, but sometimes).
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