MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo (KMOX) - Saying it has yet to be compensated for $6.1 million in work performed on the Centene Community Ice Center, ARCO Construction says it has served a notice of intent to file a mechanic's lien on the complex.
ARCO, which is based in St. Louis, says it has been trying to get paid for a year.
In a release, ARCO says it continues working on the final phases of the project, and pay subcontractors, despite not receiving full compensation.
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“After more than twelve months of good faith meetings and discussions on our part, we have been unable to reach a fair settlement with Legacy,” said John Komlos, Vice President of ARCO Construction. “We were asked by Legacy to navigate many unforeseen challenges after construction started, including major weather delays, hundreds of design changes and several scope of work additions, all of which required significant overtime scheduling for our subcontractors, suppliers and vendors. We successfully met all those challenges and welcomed the Stanley Cup Champion St. Louis Blues to their new facility in time to begin their training camp in September of 2019. We believe everyone that made this happen deserves to be compensated for their work.”
St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation Chairman Patrick Quinn tells KMOX they have been working out differences and have agreed to a process that includes mediation, which is scheduled for mid-January. He says the dispute will not impact the ice center's operation.
There's no reaction yet from the city of Maryland Heights.
A mediation between ARCO and Legacy is scheduled for mid-January 2021.
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