The American arm of Swedish contractor Skanska has filed a lawsuit against the Frost Science Museum in Miami.
Skanska USA is seeking back payments for work already undertaken and for work to complete the $300m project, which opened officially in 2017.
The Miami Herald quotes Michael Brown, Skanska USA’s general manager, as saying: "The public is enjoying downtown Miami’s newest museum, but the workers who built the building haven’t been paid in full for their labour."
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Skanska has not cited an amount for what it is owed, but Brown commented: "Skanska and its subcontractors – including many small and local businesses – are owed millions."
Construction Dive has said that officials believe outstanding work on the museum is minor and can be covered by insurance.
Skanska was working under a fixed-payment contract until March 2017, when it switched to a time-and-materials contract.
Construction of the 23,225 sq m Frost Museum has been fraught with issues, including the termination of a contract with Boston’s Suffolk Construction, the previous contractor on the project, which also filed a lawsuit against the museum in 2016 seeking $800,000 for unpaid work.
The museum was originally known as the Junior Museum of Miami when built in 1949; it relocated to downtown Miami in 2017.
Images courtesy of the Frost Science Museum