Tuesday, April 5, 2005
Photo by Stephanie Farley
University of Kansas officials are in the process of negotiations to fix a leak in the roof of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics.
The leaking began a few months after the building was dedicated in July, 2003, said Steve Scannell, consultant services manager.
No damage to the artifacts had been reported.
There has been cosmetic damage to the ceiling panels, but it was not very noticeable, said Bill Lacy, Dole Institute director. A temporary receiver was put in place in the northeast corner of Hansen Hall, the main exhibit hall, to catch the leaking.
Lacy did not comment on the cost of the repairs on the advice of University legal counsel.
McPherson Contractors, Inc. has offered to make a number of repairs to correct the problem, Scannell said.
The University’s legal counsel is reviewing those offers to ensure that the proper people are held responsible, he said.
Normally, the roofing contractor would be responsible, but it went out of business after the Institute was built. McPherson Contractors is responsible for the repairs because it hired the roofing contractor, Scannell said.
Ray Buyle, project manager from McPherson Contractors, said the cost of repairs would not be known until the University clarified exactly what needed to be done to fix the roof.
“There are problems on every construction project,” Scannell said. “They have been pretty responsive, and we hope to get it resolved in the near future.”
The University legal counsel is reviewing the proposal and will make a response to the company.
Buyle said he had been waiting since November for a response to the proposal.
Scannell said if the leaks were not repaired by the contractors, the next step would be to decide if the architects held any responsibility for the leak.
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