Denver VAMC

[lou loomis]

Crisis averted for another three weeks.

They are still a few hundred million short on a hospital that is already $1 billion over budget (now $1.73 billion total). The new VA will contain 206 beds (120 inpatient, 30 spinal cord, 30 nursing home - I know the numbers don't add up, but that is verbatim from the VA website...). Construction began in 2010, was slated to be completed in 2014, and is now going to be finished in 2017 (assuming they can get the funding).

Just as a comparison, the newly opened William P. Clements Hospital (affiliated with UT-Southwestern) was completed for $800 million. It contains 460 beds and is absolute state-of-the-art.

Also affiliated with UT-Southwestern, the new Parkland Hospital in Dallas comes in at 2.5 million square feet with 862 rooms (most private). It was completed for $1.3 billion. Construction started in 2010 and was completed in 2015.

Hooray for federal government?

 

[WORTHYWISH]

 

[B1GDeal]

Crisis averted for another three weeks.

They are still a few hundred million short on a hospital that is already $1 billion over budget (now $1.73 billion total). The new VA will contain 206 beds (120 inpatient, 30 spinal cord, 30 nursing home - I know the numbers don't add up, but that is verbatim from the VA website...). Construction began in 2010, was slated to be completed in 2014, and is now going to be finished in 2017 (assuming they can get the funding).

Just as a comparison, the newly opened William P. Clements Hospital (affiliated with UT-Southwestern) was completed for $800 million. It contains 460 beds and is absolute state-of-the-art.

Also affiliated with UT-Southwestern, the new Parkland Hospital in Dallas comes in at 2.5 million square feet with 862 rooms (most private). It was completed for $1.3 billion. Construction started in 2010 and was completed in 2015.

Hooray for federal government?

Remember, the govt cant just pick a contractor... they have to often go with less than best and the red tape also adds to delays. Private business can select who they want... govt very limited which often causes a lot of issues.

 

[WORTHYWISH]

This has nothing to do with which contractor won the bid. VA is at fault here.

 

[B1GDeal]

This has nothing to do with which contractor won the bid. VA is at fault here.

In this instance those who decided to begin the project without a finalized plan are at fault. And then, to attempt to change the design after the build had began was another major error. That said, the contractor is charging huge fees to slow down and ramp up build while congress decides funding. The most recent instance the contractor added $200 mil... crazy, but looks like they will get away with it with our $$$.