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April 26, 2016

WSCC, Skanska-Hunt resolve their dispute

By JOURNAL STAFF

Officials from Washington State Convention Center and Skanska-Hunt Construction Group said today that they have “amicably resolved their disagreements.”

In a press release from Skanska, WSCC Board Chairman Frank Finneran said this will allow the project to move forward and frees WSCC to proceed with the GC/CM process with another firm or use a different contracting process.

“WSCC decided to terminate the preconstruction process for convenience because design and budget issues led us to conclude that we would not be able to negotiate a satisfactory maximum allowable construction cost for the project,” Finneran said in the release. “As Skanska-Hunt performed during the preconstruction process, WSCC came to realize that taking a step back to re-evaluate aspects of the schematic design would benefit the project.”

Skanska Executive Vice President and General Manager Chris Toher said the resolution “recognizes the valuable services our team provided over the past nine months.”

WSCC terminated its contract with the joint venture last month for the $1.4 billion expansion project. Skanska-Hunt sued, charging that the termination violated the state’s general contractor/construction manager statute.




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