The Harmon Hotel is part of MGM International Resort’s CityCenter development. Designed by British architect Norman Foster this oval, blue glass tower has a prominent position on the front of Strip, but unfortunately the project has failed despite it’s prime location and high quality design team. The Harmon Hotel construction issue is one of the major blights on the Strip.
The Harmon is one of six high rise towers on CityCenter’s 67 acre plot and it was originally planned to be a 47 storey mixed-use tower. It was going to have 207 residences at the top, and a 400 room hotel. Then it was discovered that the reinforced steel bars used in the concrete (the rebar) had been incorrectly installed. The project was subsequently shrunk to 26 stories in height, with the residences wiped out – whether this was an economic decision, or related to the construction is a matter being debated by teams of attorneys.
General contractor Perini Building was tasked with making the Harmon a reality, but the company is now tied up in litigation with MGM. The affair was investigated by the Nevada State Contractors Board and the Clark County Building Department. It seems that Converse Consultants, the Harmon’s inspection firm, provided inaccurate data in their daily reports. As a result the firm was suspended from bidding on new work in Southern Nevada for six months and Perini Building’s subcontractor Pacific Coast Steel was fined $14,105, although it did not admit any fault in the rebar mistake. The mistake likely had its origins in the fact that the rebar was moved without first checking with the structural engineer.
The legal battle between MGM and Perini over the Harmon Hotel construction issue has a number of aspects to it. Perini is suing its subcontractor Pacific Coast Steel for defects relating to the beams, the general contractor has also pointed the finger at MGM by claiming the structural drawings were late and riddled with errors. MGM claims that the Harmon was halved in size because of the construction defects, but Perini counters that it was a decision made because of the downturn in the market for luxury condos.
Today, the Harmon remains unfinished and on hold, and $490 million of payments are being withheld by MGM International Resort. Perini has filed a master mechanic’s lien, and the attorneys are the only ones making money out of this deal at this time.
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