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Brian Seitinger has been in construction his whole life. His father was in construction. His grandfather was in construction.

There must have been days over the last 14 years that he’s felt he’s been working on the Charles Camsell Hospital renovation for most of his life too.

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Seitinger is the owner of T.C. Biggs Construction and the project manager of the Camsell project. He’s worked with developer Gene Dub on many projects over the years, including the reconstruction, brick-by-brick, of the Alberta Hotel. But the decommissioned hospital, which Dub purchased from the province in 2004, has been their nemesis project.

It’s been beset by construction challenges, including the need to remove huge amounts of asbestos and two interior fires caused by construction workers. It’s been just as plagued by legal and financial tangles, as Dub and his past partners had a fallout over their deal. And it’s been plagued by years of destructive vandalism.