Work to finally resume at large affordable housing project on Nanaimo’s Brechin United Church property – Nanaimo News NOW

Crews are expected back on site by the end of the month, Evans said.

Construction started in 2018 and was scheduled to be done in January, 2020, according to BC Housing.

Construction was halted months ago due to what Evans alleged were challenges with the prior builder JBR Construction.

I cant really go into the details, because its before the courts. We terminated because of a default, Evans said.

Theres currently more than $3.2 million in liens against the property and a pair of civil lawsuits launched against JBR Construction from their subcontractors.

BC Housing confirmed the United Church is borrowing $32.5 million from its loan facility to finish the project, which is an estimated 60 per cent complete.

Evans said both primary construction contracts for the revamped Brechin United Church site were awarded following a mandated bidding process to access BC Housing loans.

Its been a major disruption for us, we certainly didnt want the building sitting for this long period, but we managed to work through this with BC Housing.

The affordable housing development at the Brechin United Church site is geared toward people with average incomes ranging between $50,000 and $100,000.

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