The federal government awarded a final construction contract to complete an over-budget veterans medical center in Aurora, Colo., according to an article on the Stars and Stripes website.
The contract authorizes the builder to spend about $571 million more to finish the facility, on top of almost $1.1 billion already spent.
The money is to come from other accounts within the Veterans Affairs Department budget.
The $1.7 billion total means the medical center will cost nearly triple the estimates of last year. Investigators blamed the overruns on multiple design changes and a decision by VA officials to use a complicated contract process they didn't fully understand.
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