Floors at new hospital require work

VICTORIA - An /A\ News exclusive investigation has found construction issues on the new patient tower at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria that could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The Vancouver Island Health Authority insists there are no structural problems with the new tower, but there are nagging whispers on the jobsite about floors that sag. VIHA says they do not, but crews are working to level the concrete in the new building.

The Vancouver Island Health Authority says the new wing is ahead of schedule and under budget, but crews have hit a snag.

VIHA says the floors do not meet performance standards. While project managers are reluctant to say the uneven floors were unexpected they do confirm construction schedules had to be reworked to fix the problem

Some parts of the floors need to be built up ,while in other areas bumps are ground down before a levelling compound is applied. The contractor says it takes about a week and a half to remediate each floor.

The Health Authority says the floors passed a stress test in November.

It is unclear who will pick up the bill, but VIHA says it will not be tax payers. The health authority says the cost it is the responsibility of the design - build consortium -- the private partnership contracted to build the new patient tower at a fixed price.

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