The new cladding and windows on what is now called the Ronald A. Irwin Civic Centre were supposed to last 40 or 50 years.
But seven years after the $6.9-million construction project started, the building is still leaking.
At next week's city council meeting, Carl Rumiel, the city's director of engineering, will ask for $50,000 to be added to the project's original $566,400 engineering fee to plug the remaining bungholes.
"Stantec (previously Morrison Hershfield) was, and is, the lead consultant the city retained to complete the design and contract administration of the civic centre's cladding and window replacement," Rumiel says in a report prepared for a council meeting on Tuesday.
"Since substantial completion, the city has experienced and reported leaks and other deficiencies in the civic centre.
"The city requires Stantec to continue with inspection and contract administration until final completion.
"Staff are recommending additional engineering fees totalling $50,000 be approved, bringing the total engineering fee limit from $566,400 to $616,400."
Rumiel will suggest the additional $50,000 be paid to Stantec out of a miscellaneous construction allocation within the city's operating budget.
Next week's city council meeting will be livestreamed on SooToday starting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
The Sault's council meetings are usually held on Mondays, but next week's meeting will be on Tuesday to allow council members, city staff and the public to vote in Monday's federal election.