Pittsburgh Arena Mop-Up Operations Now Include A Date With a Judge
Theyve been playing basketball at the Petersen Events Center on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh for more than a year. Although many have called the new arena delightful, the school and the states Dept. of General Services have chosen to focus on cost overruns and a leaky roof. Their game plan now includes lawsuits against the designers and contractors.
Filed just before New Years Day in county court in Pittsburgh, one lawsuit accuses architects Apostolou Associates, Pittsburgh, and Rosser International, Atlanta, of negligence related to numerous delays and extra costs that the suit claims were caused by deficient design. Rather than monitoring and expediting changes and construction, the architects actually delayed and interfered with the contractors, the suit alleges.