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| https://polis.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397712 | Colorado Congressional Delegation Sends Letter Urging VA, KT to Negotiate a Path Forward for VA Hospital | 2014-12-11 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | CO | Jared Polis | P000598 | polis.house.gov | legacy | Today the Colorado Congressional delegation sent a joint letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Kiewit Corporation, and Turner Construction, urging immediate negotiations to determine a path forward to continue construction of the VA hospital in Aurora. The letter, co-signed by the entire Congressional delegation, laid out the need for a short and long-term solution and the importance of the construction project for the veterans of the Rocky Mountain region and the State of Colorado. "The veterans of the Rocky Mountain West have waited more than a decade for this hospital, and 1,400 construction workers are being sent home right before the holidays with their jobs in jeopardy as this project sits idle," the delegation wrote. "Given the size, scope, and importance of this construction project to our veterans and the State of Colorado, we urge in the strongest terms possible, for immediate negotiations between the VA and KT resulting in a new contract modification to allow continued construction for 60 days." The letter is in response to a Civilian Board of Contract Appeals ruling that determined the VA was in material breach of the contract. Kiewit Turner has since responded to this ruling by stopping all work on the project. The letter urges both parties to consider the long-term consequences of any action and for immediate negotiations to result in a new contract modification negotiated by the Army Corps of Engineers. The full text of the letter, with signatures, is available here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |