The City of Saskatoon is suing two companies for what it says are ongoing temperature and humidity problems at the Shaw Centre.
The city, seeking over $1.8 million, filed a statement of claim Aug. 28 against Henry Downing Architects, the company hired to design the Shaw Centre, and Daniels Wingerak Engineering, the company hired by the architecture firm to design the centre’s heating and ventilation system.
The city claims the architecture firm and the engineering company failed to use reasonable care and skill in their work, didn’t properly design the HVAC systems and didn’t warn the city that the design wasn’t adequate.
Problems with temperature and humidity control began soon after the Shaw Centre opened in 2009, the claim states. The city hired a consultant to review the HVAC systems and spent nearly $700,000 to repair the problems.
Once the city thought the issues were resolved, in 2013, it found the spectator area of the centre’s competition pool was excessively warm when the stands were full.
The city paid out over $1.1 million for more repairs, according to the statement.
The claim states there is also damage to the centre’s infrastructure due to poor humidity control.
Both Henry Downing Architects and Daniels Wingerak Engineering did not return messages from CTV and the city declined to comment.
