MGM National Harbor has
retained a handful of local companies to perform various tasks related to the
future $925 million resort-casino, including an architect of record and project manager, but the big hire is still to
come: general contractor.
There are only so many firms
that have the capacity and experience to handle a huge job like this, and
several of those that appeared at a pre-bid conference Wednesday for general
contractors fit the bill.
They include Clark Construction Group LLC, Smoot Construction,
Whiting-Turner, Facchina Group of Companies LLC, Manhattan Construction Co., Gilbane Inc., Hensel Phelps, and TN Ward Co. For D.C. area folks, TN Ward may be
the only unfamiliar name, but it's based in Atlantic City and has a large
number of casino jobs in its portfolio. It is a player.
“We’re looking forward to
hiring a capable and qualified general contractor that brings an impressive
history of working closely with minority business enterprises and construction
trade unions," said Lorenzo Creighton, MGM National Harbor president.
The resort will sit on 22
acres of sloping terrain located south of the Beltway, west of Oxon Hill Road
and north of the existing National Harbor and Gaylord developments.
It will be a mixed-use,
high-rise building featuring a conventional concrete-framed plinth from the
lowest level to the entertainment floor, and structural steel and composite
steel framing systems from the gaming floors to the roof. The 300-room hotel
rising from the east end of the site will be framed with a two-way,
post-tensioned concrete slab system.
The project will be designed
to meet LEED Gold certification for new construction.
MGM won't formally launch its
search for a general contractor until early spring. We don't know whether each
of these companies will bid, or whether they'll partner up to form some sort of
super-group, like the Traveling Wilburys. But it will be interesting to see who
emerges. MGM hopes to break ground in July.
Who would you put your money
on?
In the meantime, MGM is still
busy hiring smaller, local firms for the project. The most recent:
- Fort Washington-based Leuterio Thomas LLC for architectural and engineering services.
- D.C.-based JVP Engineers PC for mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection engineering support.
- Columbia, Md.-based Waldon Studio Architects & Planners PC for architectural design support.
- Laurel-based CSI Engineering PC for mechanical, plumbing and electrical services.
Source: Washington
business Journal
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