Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has sued 13 contractors for reportedly botching a major expansion of the York Correctional Institution in Niantic, seeking more than $18 million to fix pervasive water leaks and cracked walls. Blumenthal's suit alleges that the companies, including Bacon Construction Co., Inc., Tishman Construction Corporation of New England, HDR Architecture P.C. and Maguire Group, Inc., knew or should have known the work was defective. The companies designed, managed, built, tested or insured construction of 22 buildings between 1991 and 1997 costing more than $50 million. Shortly after completion, leaks and/or outer wall cracks appeared in at least 19 of the buildings. At some structures, water damage to interiors is significant and stone has fallen from exterior walls. The state estimates repairs will cost at least $18 million. Blumenthal filed the lawsuit on behalf of Department of Correction Commissioner Theresa Lantz and Department of Public Works Commissioner Raeanne Curtis. The lawsuit charges the defendants with improper design, management and construction of exterior walls, including flashing and "weeps," which direct water away from the foundation, and other vital structural components. Ascertaining the cause and extent of the problems required forensic engineering studies and review of sections of the buildings. The other defendants in the lawsuit are: Stratton Co., Inc., J.S. Nasin Co, Independent Material Testing Laboratories, Inc., Testing Labs, Inc. DBA Testwell Craig Laboratories of CT, Inc., Naek Construction Co, Inc., B.W. Dexter II, Inc., Travelers Insurance, American Insurance Co. and Employers Insurance of Wausau.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Conn. AG Sues 13 Contractors
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has sued 13 contractors for reportedly botching a major expansion of the York Correctional Institution in Niantic, seeking more than $18 million to fix pervasive water leaks and cracked walls. Blumenthal's suit alleges that the companies, including Bacon Construction Co., Inc., Tishman Construction Corporation of New England, HDR Architecture P.C. and Maguire Group, Inc., knew or should have known the work was defective. The companies designed, managed, built, tested or insured construction of 22 buildings between 1991 and 1997 costing more than $50 million. Shortly after completion, leaks and/or outer wall cracks appeared in at least 19 of the buildings. At some structures, water damage to interiors is significant and stone has fallen from exterior walls. The state estimates repairs will cost at least $18 million. Blumenthal filed the lawsuit on behalf of Department of Correction Commissioner Theresa Lantz and Department of Public Works Commissioner Raeanne Curtis. The lawsuit charges the defendants with improper design, management and construction of exterior walls, including flashing and "weeps," which direct water away from the foundation, and other vital structural components. Ascertaining the cause and extent of the problems required forensic engineering studies and review of sections of the buildings. The other defendants in the lawsuit are: Stratton Co., Inc., J.S. Nasin Co, Independent Material Testing Laboratories, Inc., Testing Labs, Inc. DBA Testwell Craig Laboratories of CT, Inc., Naek Construction Co, Inc., B.W. Dexter II, Inc., Travelers Insurance, American Insurance Co. and Employers Insurance of Wausau.
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