Marion County settles Courthouse Square lawsuit | News

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Marion County and Salem-Keizer Transit District have reached a $1.8 million settlement with two contractors that the agencies accused of botching a $34 million office building and bus mall.

Courthouse Square opened in 2000 and less than two years later showed signs of structural and nonstructural problems.

Engineers last week found defects so severe that the county and transit district decided the safest course was to vacate the downtown Salem building within 90 days. The adjoining transit mall already has been closed.

The Salem Statesman Journal reports the agencies settled a lawsuit with Arbuckle Costic Architects Inc. for about $695,000. A lawsuit against Pence/Kelly Construction Inc. and five subcontractors was settled for about $1.17 million.
      
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