Construction giant Multiplex has sued casino operator Star Entertainment claiming losses of more than $400 million due to soaring costs while building Brisbane’s $3.6 billion Queen’s Wharf resort.
The Queen’s Wharf project was first announced in 2015 with plans to build 2000 apartments, 1000 hotel rooms and a casino on the edge of Brisbane’s CBD, just across the river from the city’s tourist-heavy South Bank.Multiplex filed a claim in Brisbane Supreme Court late last month against the Destination Brisbane Consortium, a joint venture behind the resort consisting of Star and two Hong Kong companies, alleging breaches of contract and deceptive conduct.
Those alleged losses included almost $1 million in costs from the public holiday in response to the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 22. The lawsuit also claimed the consortium failed to communicate over 54 design variations at the project that allegedly cost Multiplex at least $38 million over changes to door frames, locks and keys as well as the ballroom, riverside facade and atrium escalator.
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