After working through a bumpy procurement for its estimated $515-million convention center renovation and expansion contract, the city of Miami Beach is now battling what it claims to be a surprise lawsuit from contractor Clark Construction Group seeking more than $70 million in damages on the still-unfinished project.
In addition to alleging “constant design changes” and “mismanagement of the design process,” Clark’s suit asserts that the city and its program manager, Hill International, took “unreasonable positions” throughout construction, refusing to pay for changes, to grant time extensions or compensate Clark for delays caused by Hurricane Irma.