CM Tries to Bring New Atlanta Airport Terminal Design Estimate Back to Earth
Officials at Atlantas Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport are trying to preserve the original $688-million budget for its planned new international terminal by cutting $140 million off projected costs through design changes.
A cost dispute flared when the construction manager at risk, a joint venture of Holder, Atlanta; Manhattan Construction, Tulsa; C.D. Moody, Atlanta; and Hunt Construction Group, Scottsdale, Ariz., determined that the terminal would run $200 million over budget as currently designed. The design team, a joint venture of Leo A. Daly Co., Omaha; KHAFRA Engineering Consultants, Atlanta; Anthony C. Baker Architects & Planners, New York City; and Browder + LeGuizamon and Assoc., Atlanta, disputed the CMs estimate, but eventually agreed to attempt the redesign, says Felicia Browder, an airport spokeswoman.