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The company hired to build Saskatoon’s new art gallery is preparing for a potential lawsuit by the city and blames a Saskatoon company for construction delays, court documents show.

London, Ont.-based EllisDon Corporation, which was contracted by the City of Saskatoon to build the new Remai Modern art gallery, has sued one of the subcontractors that worked on the gallery project for $2 million.

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Two other subcontractors have sued EllisDon over the project.

The most intriguing lawsuit was filed on March 30, 2016 by EllisDon against Saskatoon’s Dynamic Glass & Door Ltd., seeking $2,047,090.32 in compensation. The statement of claim alleges Dynamic, which was contracted to install glass and an exterior curtain wall, failed to perform its work properly and on time.

Allegations contained in statements of claim have not been proven in court.

In addition to the $2 million, the claim against Dynamic envisions a possible lawsuit by the city against EllisDon resulting from Dynamic’s alleged failure to live up to its contract. EllisDon wants Dynamic to pay the possible costs of any successful lawsuit by the city.