Rocky Mountain Court

Known Issues (news/court)

[lawsuit_or_court - insurance] Condominium Corporation No. 9312374 sought coverage under its all-risks property policy for damage to the structural integrity of its parkade caused when a contractor cut too deeply into the parkade slab during rehabilitation work; the court held this was excluded as the cost of making good faulty workmanship, found the 'resultant peril' exception did not apply because damage itself is not a peril, allowed Aviva's appeal, reversed the Master's decision finding coverage, and awarded costs of the action to Aviva. (2018-09-19); [lawsuit_or_court - insurance] The Court of Appeal considered whether Aviva's all-risk policy covered damage to a parkade's structural integrity caused when contractors cut too deeply into the slab during membrane remediation in June 2011; the Court held the faulty workmanship exclusion only barred the cost of making good the membrane work itself, not the resulting structural damage, allowed the condo corporation's appeal, and granted indemnity under the policy. (2020-04-28); [structural_balcony_parkade] A judge ruled that Williams Engineering Canada violated the Alberta Building Code three times during 2011 parkade concrete replacement work at Rocky Mountain Court, after a subcontractor cut into a key concrete slab without proper depth checks, forcing ground-level businesses to close and causing millions of dollars in repairs for condo owners. (2011); [structural_balcony_parkade] Charges were laid under the Safety Codes Act against Rocky Mountain Court's condominium owners, its property manager, an engineering firm, and two contractors after concrete in the parkade was damaged during waterproofing renovations last spring, making the structure unstable and forcing several businesses out of the building. (2012); [structural_balcony_parkade] City officials ordered people out of the lower levels of the 29-storey Rocky Mountain Court, including seven main-floor businesses, after an inspection found the second level of the parkade's integrity was compromised during a renovation done about a year earlier; condo owners say the construction problems will cost them more than $4 million, and residents also lost building parking. (2012-07); [evacuation_unsafe_order] City officials temporarily ordered residents out of the lower levels of the building in July after the parkade renovation was found unsafe; an engineer later declared the elevator, lobby and exit corridor safe, allowing residents to remain, though main-floor businesses stayed closed. (2012-07); [evacuation_unsafe_order] City officials temporarily ordered people out of the lower levels of the building in July after the parkade inspection, though condo owners were later allowed to remain after the elevator, lobby and exit corridor were declared safe, while main-floor businesses stayed closed. (2012-07); [evacuation_unsafe_order] City officials temporarily ordered residents out of the lower levels of Rocky Mountain Court in July 2012 after an inspection found the parkade's second level integrity was compromised; parking was allowed to resume in June 2013 after it was deemed safe. (2012-07); [lawsuit_or_court] The city charged the condominium owners, Maverick Condominium Property Management, Williams Engineering, Durwest Construction Systems and Champion Concrete Cutting under Alberta's building code for infractions including causing damage, failing to notify authorities, and failing to obtain permits; condo owners are also suing Durwest Construction Systems and Williams Engineering Canada Inc., while about eight condemned main-floor businesses have filed a separate suit against the condo board. (2012-10); [lawsuit_or_court] The condominium owners for Rocky Mountain Court, along with Maverick Condominium Property Management, Williams Engineering, Durwest Construction Systems and Champion Concrete Cutting, were charged with seven counts of violating the Alberta Building Code under the Safety Codes Act, related to lack of permits and leaving the building open in an unsafe condition. (2012-10-30); [special_assessment] Condo owners at Rocky Mountain Court pitched in more than $3 million for further repairs following the parkade damage. (2012-10-30); [special_assessment] Owners faced a special assessment of between $12,000 and $15,000 per owner to cover costs related to the parkade structural issues. (2013-06-02); [lawsuit_or_court] Fixing the faulty parkade work cost condo owners about $4 million, which they are seeking to recover through a civil lawsuit against Williams Engineering and original contractor Durwest Construction Systems; a provincial court judge also found Williams Engineering guilty of three Alberta Building Code violations, each carrying a maximum fine of $15,000. (2014-11); [special_assessment] Residents of the 300-unit condo tower each had to pay several thousand dollars as their share of the roughly $4 million in repair costs resulting from the faulty parkade work. (2014-11-04)