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While construction is now finished, the building isn’t ready for occupancy yet and no firm date for when staff can move in has been set.
The building was originally slated to be completed in 2018, but has been delayed for several years, in part due to technical issues related to vibrations emanating from a nearby tram line.
These vibrations were detrimental to the sensitive laboratory conditions and had to be corrected over months by expensive interventions.
"We have completed the building but the security we are facing is that what we have built is not operational," said a spokesman from the Central Government Real Estate Agency.
Building company Meet Strukton is figuring out the problem – but it’s still unclear how long this might take. That has left officials unable to commit to a moving date.
Therefore, the 2,200 employees must remain working from the present Bilthoven site. An RIVM spokesman vented frustration about the invention, saying he is keen to receive a definitive timetable.
The transition might take place in 2025 — or be postponed to 2026.
