Audit finds oversights in MetroCentre renovation
Posted By Jim Hagerty On November 30, 2010 @ 4:45 pm In Happening Now | No Comments
By Jim Hagerty
Staff Writer
According to SMG, the group that manages the MetroCentre, an audit released Tuesday, Nov. 30, revealed that officials flubbed important elements necessary to properly complete the venue’s $23 million renovation in 2008.
According to the audit, which was commissioned by the Rockford Area Venues and Entertainment Authority (RAVE), more than a dozen construction-related tasks were overlooked during the renovation process. Each of the 16 items was omitted from a construction punch list approved by MetroCentre officials.
Because a successful agreement between the MetroCentre and SMG hinges upon positive audit results, SMG must now negotiate a plan with the architect and general contractor to make sure omitted items are fixed.
DLR Group, an international architectural firm, designed the MetroCentre renovation, while local contractor Sjostrom and Sons Inc. oversaw the construction.
While both firms were noted as being timely and professional, the audit charges the project was not properly “closed out,” Michael Godoy of SMG said.
It is not yet known what needs to be repaired at the MetroCentre to properly complete the project. SMG officials said a complete list of items and their costs will be released in the near future.
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