Clark County has ordered MGM Mirage to verify that CityCenter’s towers are structurally sound.
The order, in a letter Monday from Development Services Director Ron Lynn to MGM Mirage Vice President Bill Ham, came six months after significant structural defects were found at the Harmon, one of seven buildings simultaneously rising at the company’s $9 billion project.
After the engineer of record on the project raised concerns, the county determined that 15 floors of reinforcing steel at the Harmon had been improperly installed by subcontractor Pacific Coast Steel, which is overseen by CityCenter general contractor Perini Building Co.
The problems were repeatedly missed by third-party private inspector Converse Consultants, hired by MGM Mirage to ensure the complicated tasks were properly executed.
Though the inspectors employed by Converse Consultants — Scott Edberg and Joseph Glenn Laurente — had not worked on any other CityCenter buildings, the county nonetheless wants MGM Mirage to reassure the public that all parts of the project inspected by the firm are free of structural problems.
Converse is performing the bulk of the private inspection work at CityCenter. The county’s Development Services Department oversees the work of such third-party inspectors.
“At this point in time we have no reason to think that there’s an issue at any other parts of CityCenter,” said Assistant County Manager Phil Rosenquist. “We just want to be sure.” Read The Full Article Click Here
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