I have pajamas older than this!

Have you seen the scaffolding outside of  the Public Safety Building?   I hear that we are spending $250,000 on repairs.  It is only eight years old.  It opened in 2003.  In this week's Administrative Report, Steve Feller wrote:

Cost Construction continues to make repairs to the exterior of the public safety building.  All the windows and coping flashing on the east side of the building have been completed.  A few areas remain to be caulked.

Who is paying for this?  Insurance?  The original contractor? Taxpayers? Was it inspected?  I am sure it was, but why didn't it last longer than eight years?

Update: There is a twelve year statute of limitations in PA.  http://www.acec.org/advocacy/committees/pdf/statute_of_repose_limitations.pdf
Update 11/21/11: The Commissioners met in executive session this evening to discuss construction issues related to the Public Safety Building.